Terps Ready for Dodge ACC/SEC Challenge in Florida
9/24/2001 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 24, 2001
College Park, Md. - Terps ready for Dodge ACC/SEC Challenge in Florida
* The Maryland women's golf team will send sophomores Katie Redeker (Pepper Pike, Ohio), Marie Harper (West Point, Va.) and Stacey Wolejko (Hatfield, Mass.), freshman top recruit Kristen Shew (Hockessin, Del.) and junior Carter Crowther (Kilmarnock, Va.) to the three-day Dodge ACC/SEC Challenge. "This is our strongest team in terms of length off the tee,"said head coach Jason Rodenhaver. "We have had a great week of practice so we are looking forward to a great showing in Florida."
* The tournament will be played at the Sandestin Resort on the par 71, 5,937-yard Raven Course. This is the Terps' first apperance in the tournament. The team will face defending ACC champions and NCAA runners-up, Duke.
* The Terrapins finished in seventh place at the Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic Sept. 7-9, three places ahead of last year's finish. Sophomore Katie Redeker led the way for the Terps over the three-day tournament finishing in a tie for 10th place (77-79-74---230). Fellow sophomore Marie Harper (West Point, Va.) finished four strokes behind Redeker and tied for 19th overall, carding a 76 in the first round, a 78 in the second round and an 80 in the third round, for a three day total of 234.
Terps At A Glance
* Head coach Jason Rodenhaver, who built the women's golf program from the ground up in 1999, has seen his squad steadily improve since its inception at Maryland three years ago. The Terps look to continue their success this fall with the return of eight letterwinners and the arrival of one outstanding freshman.
* The most consistent Terp last spring was Marie Harper, who posted a 78.92 stroke average across five tournaments. Her best finish, a sixth-place tying 152 (78-74--152), helped the Terrapins to the first-ever tournament championship in program history at the James Madison Lady Dukes Invitational April 7-8, 2001.
* Junior Carter Crowther registered a 79.80 average in two tournaments last spring after being sidelined by mononucleosis. Crowther's recovery was evident when she fired the first eagle in program history at the JMU Invitational.
* Junior captain Erin Clasper (Potomac, Md.), sophomore Katie Redeker, sophomore Kara Gropler (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) and junior Jennifer Gibson (Havertown, Pa.) also return after making solid contributions last spring. Clasper's 79.90 average over four tournaments was second on the squad.
Summer Success
* Junior Carter Crowther's medalist finish at the Virginia State Golf Association Tournament was among several strong summer performances.
* Juniors Erin Clasper and Jennifer Gibson finished No. 2 and No. 3 at the Collegiate Players Tournament outside of Atlanta.
* Check out the list of summer success at www.umterps.com.
