INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals that will compete in the 2016 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships.
The NCAA Division II women’s golf super regional competition will be conducted May 2-4. Each super regional will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently with twelve teams and six individuals from non-qualifying teams at each site. All participants will compete throughout the 54 holes of competition. The top three teams along with the top three individuals not with a team from each super regional will advance to the championships.
The 2016 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships will be held May 18-21, at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Colorado. The championships will be part of the 2016 NCAA Division II Championships Festival. Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Denver Sports Commission will serve as the hosts.
The championships will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently. All participants will compete throughout the entire 72 holes of competition.
In the team competition, the low four scores for each team will count in each day’s total score. The number of participants that qualify for the finals is 72.
The following teams and individuals were selected to participate in the championships.
Central Region Teams:
1. Northeastern State
2. Augustana (South Dakota)
3. Central Oklahoma
4. Arkansas Tech
5. Lindenwood (Missouri)
6. Henderson State
7. Southwestern Oklahoma State
8. Missouri Western State
9. Concordia-St. Paul
10. Minnesota State Mankato
11. Upper Iowa
12. Central Missouri
Central Region Individuals:
1. Katya Hoffman, Winona State
2. Kaleigh Ashen, Northwest Missouri State
3. Frida Rydberg, Arkansas-Monticello
4. Lauren Johnson, Arkansas-Monticello
5. Laurel Enstrom, St. Cloud State
6. Helle Leed, Southern Arkansas
East Region Teams:
1. Grand Valley State
2. Indianapolis
3. Findlay
4. Southern Indiana
5. Missouri-St. Louis
6. Ashland
7. California (Pennsylvania)
8. Northwood (Michigan)
9. Trevecca Nazarene
10. Illinois-Springfield
11. Lewis
12. William Jewell
East Region Individuals:
1. Kasey Frazier, Wheeling Jesuit
2. Krystal Knight, Merrimack
3. Jamie Ellison, Ohio Dominican
4. Nicolle Barmettler, Truman
5. Ellen Mitchell, Drury
6. Diana Munoz, Gannon
South Region Teams:
1. Rollins
2. Barry
3. Florida Tech
4. Nova Southeastern
5. West Florida
6. Montevallo
7. Saint Leo
8. Lynn
9. Lee
10. Flagler
11. Armstrong State
12. Limestone
South Region Individuals:
1. Fran Bremm, West Georgia
2. Ashlii Thompson, UNC Pembroke
3. Krysta Schaus, Erskine
4. Julie Loennechen, Mount Olive
5. Abbey Williams, Florida Southern
6. Shannon McKew, Florida Southern
West Region Teams:
1. Tarleton State
2. Dallas Baptist
3. St. Mary’s (Texas)
4. California Baptist
5. Sonoma State
6. Academy of Art
7. Point Loma Nazarene
8. Western Washington
9. West Texas A&M
10. Chico State
11. St. Edward’s
12. Oklahoma Christian
West Region Individuals:
1. Jennifer Liedes, Saint Martin’s
2. Linnea Karlsson, Cal State Monterey Bay
3. Sierra Campbell, Midwestern State
4. Imkeleen Meyer, Newman
5. Cha Cha Willhoite, MSU Denver
6. Allie Johnston, MSU Denver
Super Regional Sites:
Competition to be conducted May 2-4
Central Region:
Awarii Dunes Golf Course
Axtell, Nebraska
University of Nebraska at Kearney, host
South Region:
Marcus Pointe Golf Course Pensacola, Florida
University of West Florida, host
East Region:
Panther Creek Country Club Springfield, Illinois
University of Illinois at Springfield, host
West Region:
Brookside Country Club
Stockton, California
Pacific University and Stockton Visitor and Convention Bureau, host
In the 2015 championship, Indianapolis won its first NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship, with Rollins College finishing in second place.
