HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLORIDA -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's golf team finished 15th of 19 teams after weather forced the cancellation of the fourth and final day (Friday, May 13) of the four-day and 72-hole 2011 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Thunderstorms in the Orlando area forced the cancellation of the final round late in the afternoon, even though BW and several other teams had already finished play. Despite much of the round being completed, the final results are based solely on how Thursday's round three concluded, per NCAA by-laws.
Under the direction of first-year Head Coach and OAC Coach of the Year Alyson Campbell, the Yellow Jackets ended one of the most successful seasons in program history. BW had a record of 83-18 during the regular season with five tournament titles (in 11 events), including the Ohio Athletic Conference title last weekend.
After 54 holes, sophomore No.4 player Rebecca Kapusta (Independence) was BW's top finisher as she recorded a stroke total of 254 (86-83-88) and tied for 44th as an individual.
Freshman No. 2 player Emilee Woolf (Ravenna) finished tied for 54th at 260 strokes (87-87-86) and had a final round 78, which was wiped out due to the weather ruling. Sophomore No. 1 player Brooke Hamilton (Cleveland/St. Joseph Academy) finished the three rounds tied for 71st with 266 strokes (93-87-86).
In addition for BW, No.3 player Miranda Cunningham (Dayton/ Christian) ended with a three-day total of 272 (92-83-97), good for a tie for 84th and freshman No.5 player Rebecca Jones (Hilliard/ Darby) was 93rd overall with a three-day total of 287 strokes (98-99-90).
Methodist (N.C.) University won their 14th consecutive national title and the Monarchs' Paige Caldwell was the individual national champion.
This is the third time that the BW women's program has qualified for the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The first two appearances were in 2000 (seventh place) and 2001 (10th place). The OAC title this spring was BW's third.
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