May 7, 2003

Marshall, Minn. - In firing 15 birdies in the two-day affair, the second-most out of any team, Bemidji State University ended fifth with a 1,002 (329-340-333) at the 2003 NCAA II Women’s North Regional Golf Tournament at the Marshall Country Club.

The Beavers ended up right where they were ranked in the region as senior Jeanne Larson (Springfield, Minn.) ended her brilliant career leading the team with the lowest score. Larson, who tied for the most birdies (6) on the circuit, tied for tenth with a 243 (84-79-80). Larson competed individually in last season’s regionals and tied for 21st overall with a 176 (91-85). She leaves BSU as a four-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference pick.

The downfall for BSU was par-golf as it totaled the lowest amount (85) out of all six of the teams.

Finishing strong behind Larson was junior Tracy Depew (Bemidji, Minn.) as she tallied a 248 (81-87-80) to tie for 17th. Junior Dana Hasselberg (Staples, Minn.) shot a 255 (78-89-88) while senior Marci Falldorf (Bemidji, Minn.) carded a 256 (86-85-85) to tie for 23rd and tie for 25th, respectively. Hasselberg had the low BSU round for the tournament with a first-day 78.

Sophomore Courtney Wallace (Park Rapids, Minn.) wrapped up the Beaver scoring as she placed 33rd with a 286 (91-99-96).

Team champion Northern Colorado and second-place MSU-Mankato advance to the NCAA Championships, May 14-17 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. The top two individuals plus Sarah LeClair from St. Cloud State and Laura Lundbohm from Southwest State move on in the tournament as the pair were the top golfers from non-qualifying teams.

As a team, the Beavers have never made an appearance in the NCAA DII Championships - the post-season format began in 1996.

All results can be viewed on the tournament hosts website, Southwest State, at http://www.southwest.msus.edu/athletics/.

Team Scores
1. Northern Colorado 318 316 317 = 951
2. MSU-Mankato 313 322 317 = 952
3. Nebraska-Omaha 329 326 314 = 969
4. St. Cloud State 327 339 335 = 1,001
5. Bemidji State 329 340 333 = 1,002
6. Southwest State 344 339 339 = 1,022

Top 10 Individuals
1. Emily Russell - Northern Colorado 76 78 77 = 231
2. Laura Lundbohm - Southwest State 78 79 77 = 234
Meagan Dahlberg - Northern Colorado 76 82 76 = 234
4. Jen Otto - MSU-Mankato 75 83 77 = 235
5. Jennifer Ellsworth - MSU-Mankato 78 80 80 = 238
6. Sarah LeClair - St. Cloud State 78 83 79 = 240
7. Kristi Carlson - MSU-Mankato 80 80 81 = 241
8. Becky Digmann - MSU-Mankato 84 79 79 = 242
Kate Etter - Nebraska-Omaha 79 82 81 = 242
10. Angie Glover - Northern Colorado 83 75 85 = 243
Jeanne Larson - Bemidji State 84 79 80 = 243

Bemidji State Individuals
T10. Jeanne Larson 84 79 80 = 243
T17. Tracy Depew 81 87 80 = 248
T23. Dana Hasselberg 78 89 88 = 255
T25. Marci Falldorf 86 85 85 = 256
33. Courtney Wallace 91 99 96 = 286