For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Golfer of the Week
Hannah Hankinson
(Jr., Edina Minn. / Edina HS)
Augustana
- Finished in third place at the Augustana Spring Fling played in Palm Desert, California
- Shot rounds of 75 and 78 to finish eight-over-par at 153
- Was one stroke back from second and seven off the leader in Augies first action of the spring
- Led Augie to a sixth place finish in the 10 team field
- Named NSIC Golfer of the Week for the second time this season (10/3/18 & 10/23/18)
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week
Augustana Spring Fling	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Hannah Hankinson placed third at +9 (153) to lead Augustana individually - McKayla Poppens tied for 11th place as she shot a +16 (160) and Kait Asklund played as an individual and shot 21-over par (165) for 23rd place - Alex Stone placed 28th with a two-day score of 166 for 22-over par, Annemarie Fisher placed 38th with a score of 172 and 28-over par
Team Notes
- The Vikings placed sixth as a team with a two-round score of +75 (651) - The Vikings had four place in the top-25
Up Next
Mar. 25-26 at Jennies Invitational - Warrensburg, Mo.

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week
SMSU Spring Challenge – Avondale, Ariz.	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Freshman Kalley Wagner led the Beavers and tied for fifth individually by carding a score of 155 (78-88, +11) at the SMSU Spring Challenge held at Coldwater Golf Club in Avondale, Arizona - Erica Gartner followed by shooting 164 (79-85) in two rounds
Team Notes
-The Beavers placed fifth of seven teams at the SMSU Spring Challenge at the Coldwater Golf Club in Avondale, Ariz., by combining for a team score of 657 (322-335), a season low
Up Next
March 30-31 at the Upper Iowa Spring Invite in Waterloo, Iowa

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week
Holiday Inn Express Invitational - St. Joseph, Missouri	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Sophie Hill finished 18th by shooting a 164 (+20), including a 78 in round one - Heather Claussen posted her best career round by shooting a 77 on day two and moving 26 spots up the leaderboard, finishing with a total score of 169 (+25) - Lexi Partington matched Claussen with a total score of 169 (+25), shooting an 86 and an 83
Team Notes
- Finished 9th of 14 teams in their first tournament of the spring
Up Next
Mar. 25-26 at Jennies Invitational - Warrensburg, Mo.

University of Minnesota Crookston

Last Week
Idle

Up Next

April 13-14 – at Augustana Invitational – Sioux Falls, S.D.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week
Holiday Inn Express  Missouri Western Invite	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Haley Tollette carded rounds of 77 and 76 to finish second out of 82 individuals - Sophomore Alissa Carlson (76-80--156) tied for fourth - Junior Tash Carlsson (82-79--161) tied for 12th - Junior Maddy Schintz (79-89--168) tied for 27th and sophomore Faith Krause (86-89--175) placed 49th
Team Notes
- MSU placed second at the Holiday Inn Express Classic, which took place at the St. Joseph (Okla.) Country Club - The Mavericks combined to shoot 638 on rounds of 314 and 324 for the 36 holes of the event - The Mavericks have played six tournaments this year, winning once and placing second three times
Up Next
March 30-31 at the Upper Iowa Spring Invite in Waterloo, Iowa

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
March 30-31 at Upper Iowa

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
March 23-24 at Nebraska Kearney in Axtell, Neb.

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
March 25-26 at the Jennies Spring Invite at Central Missouri State in Warrensburg, Mo.

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week
SMSU Spring Invite SMSU Spring Challenge SMSU Shootout	7th out of 10 teams 6th out of 7 teams 2nd out of 2 teams
Top Performer (s)
- Sophomore Hannah Kohls led SMSU in all three events last week - Kohls tied for 13th at the SMSU Invite with a 23-over 167; she placed 13th at the SMSU Challenge with a 16-over 160 and shot a 9-over 81 in the SMSU Shootout - Kohls tied a season-low with a 3-over 75 in the first round of the SMSU Spring Challenge on March 15 - Freshman Anna Davison shot a career-low 8-over 80 in the first round of the SMSU Spring Challenge on March 15. She shot a 9-over 81 in the second round on March 16
Team Notes
- Southwest Minnesota State hosted three events over the past week in Arizona
Up Next
April 8-9, Central Region Preview, Rivercut Golf Club, Springfield, Mo.

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Mar. 23-24 at Nebraska-Kearney Invitational

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Mar. 25-26 at Central Missouri Invite at Mules National Golf Club

Winona State University Warriors