Posted by Scott Cummings - Wed, May 14, 2008 - [ Women's Golf ] - Viewed 1102 times
Ceanne Kressig
Ceanne Kressig

(LEBANON, Ill.)-Dominating from start to finish, William Woods University posted a 107-stroke margin of victory in the American Midwest Conference Championship held May 5-6 at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo. The tournament was held along with the NAIA Region V event.

William Woods registered a two-round score of 628 to outdistance runner-up McKendree University for the title. Hannibal-LaGrange College was third in the team scoring, while Missouri Baptist University did not have a team score.

The Owls took the top four individual slots in the AMC Championship. Winning the event to grab 2008 AMC Player of the Year honors was Ceanne Kressig. A junior from Salisbury, Mo., Kressig first a 36-hole score of 153 to finish six strokes ahead of teammate Char Cruchelow for the individual championship.

Jessica Smith of McKendree University was named the 2008 AMC Newcomer of the Year after the tournament. Smith, a junior from Swansea, Ill., took seventh place in the event to earn the conference's top transfer player honor. The Owls' Ashley Schlueter grabbed AMC Freshman of the Year accolades. The Holts Summit, Mo., native, was a member of William Woods' conference championship squad.

Barry Doty of William Woods was named the AMC Women's Golf Coach of the Year. Doty is in his sixth year as the head coach of the Owls' golf program.

The complete list of 2008 AMC Women's Golf award winners can be found below, along with the final team and individual results.

2008 AMC All-Conference Honors
AMC Player of the Year: Ceanne Kressig, William Woods University (Junior from Salisbury, Mo.)
AMC Newcomer of the Year: Jessica Smith, McKendree University (Junior from Swansea, Ill.)
AMC Freshman of the Year: Ashley Schlueter, William Woods University (Freshman from Holts Summit, Mo.)

AMC Coach of the Year: Barry Doty, William Woods University

2008 AMC Women's Golf Championship
A.L. Gustin G.C. – Columbia, Mo.
TEAM RESULTS
William Woods University                         311-317-628
McKendree University                                371-364-735
Hannibal-LaGrange College                    442-477-917
Missouri Baptist University                       DNF

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (*Denotes All-Conference Player)
*Ceanne Kressig, William Woods             77-76-153
*Char Cruchelow, William Woods             78-81-159
*Megan Bornhauser, William Woods        79-81-160
*Amanda Purcell, William Woods              77-84-161
*Jennifer Lotz, Missouri Baptist                  83-79-162
*Whitney Guin, William Woods                   84-79-163
*Jessica Smith, McKendree                        87-87-174
*Kelli Bowling, Hannibal-LaGrange          85-90-175
*Miranda Gibson, McKendree                    90-93-183
*Brittany Kellerman, McKendree                94-95-189
*Katie Dunlap, Missouri Baptist                 97-96-193
Bethany Hinkle, McKendree                       109-89-198
Kate Schellinger, McKendree                    100-100-200
Ashley Tucker, Hannibal-LaGrange         110-116-226
Sara Rondeau, Hannnibal-LaGrange     119-125-244
Devan Carty, Hannibal-LaGrange            133-146-279
Lauren Bekeneier, Missouri Baptist        148-149-297

Amily Webow, Hannibal-LaGrange          126-WD-WD