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\"Indianapolis<\/a>

Indianapolis became the first non-Florida school to win the NCAA Div. II title<\/p><\/div>\n

(Allendale, Mich.) Further evidence of climate change was seen last Saturday at the NCAA Division II Women\u2019s Championship at The Meadows GC in Allendale. The University of Indianapolis (IN) became the first school outside of Florida to capture the national golf title beating perennial powerhouse Rollins College (FL) by five shots in the 72-hole medal play competition. It was also the school\u2019s first national sports crown in its history. However, it was not a surprise outcome to its coach, Brent Nicoson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis team had this goal since day one,\u201d said Nicoson. \u201cBack when the season started we thought about getting into the final group and with a chance to win the title. This team was relentless about getting better and reaching its goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading the field by a single shot over Rollins after day one, the Greyhounds\u2019 strong play on the second gave them a 16-shot advantage over the field. It was a lead they never relinquished in spite of a late charge by Rollins which carded a week low tally of 293 on the final day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe held the lead for three days but we knew we could do it,\u201d said senior Chanice Young who paced her squad by tying for fifth place in the individual competition, five shots behind medalist Brenna Moore of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. \u201cLast year, we finished fifth at the finals so this year we wanted to move up the leaderboard. We felt comfortable here at The Meadows. It\u2019s northern golf so it\u2019s home to us.\u201d Joining Young on the winning national team were Brooke Beegle, Annika Hayes, Paxton DeHaven and Molly Ward.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a team, we never talked about being the first non-Florida team to win this championship,\u201d said Nicoson. \u201cIn our opinion, if you can play golf you can play golf anywhere. We never felt like we couldn\u2019t compete with the best schools.\u201d When asked what he told his team the night before the school\u2019s historic win, Nicoson said: \u201cI told them to keep it solid, to keep it simple and stay confident. And about getting off to a good start and being aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Brenna<\/a>

Brenna Moore lifts the trophy as a national champion<\/p><\/div>\n

Getting off to a good start in the individual competition was Moore, a Midwestern State senior who became the school\u2019s first national champion. She followed up her opening 74 with steady rounds of 73, 74 and 76 to claim the medalist crown by two strokes over Rollins\u2019 Madison Lellyo. \u201cAfter the first round, I told myself to stay in the moment and if I hit a bad shot to recover and move on.\u201d said Moore, a graduating senior who\u2019s entering nursing school next fall.\u201d For the week, Moore carded only two double bogies over the demanding Meadows layout, designed by Michael Hurdzan on the campus of Grand Valley State University.<\/p>\n

Competing as an individual, GVSU\u2019s Kelly Hartigan, a senior and four-time All-GLIAC player, finished tied for ninth with rounds of 79, 80, 74 and 72.<\/p>\n

The NCAA golf finals was the ninth held at The Meadows, first opened in 1994. General Manager Terry Sack along with head golf professional Don Underwood have presided at all of them. Commenting on the evolution of those nine championships at The Meadows, Sack said: \u201cThe quality of golf has definitely improved and the competition is much tighter. And the NCAA has really lifted this event with more staff, more signage and support for these student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sack also praised the work of volunteers led by Dave Tanis. \u201cThere were over a hundred volunteers this week in a variety of roles,\u201d said Sack. \u201cWe thank them but they always thank us in turn for giving them the opportunity to be a part of this championship. That says a lot about Grand Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Images courtesy of the NCAA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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