BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The defending NSIC Women's Golf Champions from Minnesota State University, Mankato were picked to win the league in the preseason women's golf coaches' poll. The Mavericks received nine first place votes (coaches cannot vote for their own team) and tallied 131 points, nine points ahead of second place Augustana. The Vikings amassed 122 points and a first place vote, while Winona State was third with 113 points, and Sioux Falls was fourth with 109 points and a first place vote. Rounding out the top five was Wayne State with 106 points and a first place vote.
Augustana senior Lanie Veenendall was voted by the league coaches as the preseason golfer of the year. Veenendall is the reigning NSIC Player of the Year after finishing third at the NSIC Championships, holding a scoring average of 76.4 over 24 rounds and earning All-NSIC First Team honors for the third straight season.
The three-round NSIC Women’s Golf Championship will take place next spring on April 22-24 at Adams Pointe Golf Complex in Blue Springs, Missouri.