Cleveland, Tenn.----Wingate University junior
Mind Puangcharoen finished in a tie for 26th place at the NCAA Division II South Super Regional women's golf tournament, hosted by Lee University at the Cleveland Country Club (par 72, 5957 yards) this week. Puangcharoen shot a 79 Wednesday to complete 54 holes at 228. Twelve teams and 66 student-athletes competed in the tournament (
complete results;
live results;
tournament home page).
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
NCAA Division II South Super Regional, 54 holes (18/18/18)
Cleveland Country Club
Cleveland, Tenn. (hosted by Lee University)
WINGATE LINE-UP
T26-Mind Puangcharoen, 79-70-79=228 (
hole-by-hole scorecard)
WINGATE/TOURNAMENT NOTES
-Puangcharoen's third-round 79 included 12 pars.
-The South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year started her third round on number one.
-Puangcharoen had a 39 on the front nine and a 40 on the back nine.
-Puangcharoen's final season scoring average of 74.5 is a new SAC record.
-Lynn junior
Helen Kreuzer earned medalist honors with a two-under-par 214.
-Kreuzer shot an even-par 72 Wednesday; she was the only player to finish the event under par.
-Limestone junior
Pilar Martinez finished second at even-par 216.
-Kreuzer led Lynn to the team title with a final score of 884.
-The Lynn Fighting Knights are one of four teams to qualify for nationals.
-LU will be joined by Limestone (890), Barry (892) and Florida Tech (899).
-Saint Leo's
Isabel Nesteus (218) and
Izzy Lawrence (221) qualified for nationals as individuals.
-Anderson's
Victoria Hall (221) will also advance to the national tournament.
-Nova Southeastern's
Aldana Foigel won a play-off for the fourth and final individual berth to nationals.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
Wingate Director of Student-Athlete Development and women's golf coach
Erin Thorne: "It was a tough day on the greens for Mind. She left a lot of her first putts short. I'm very proud of her for the season she has had. We know she will continue to work hard over the summer to have a strong senior year."
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
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In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past 13 years. Wingate is first in the 2000s among NCAA Division II and North Carolina's colleges and universities with 106 CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections. Wingate is tops among all SAC schools with 115 lifetime Academic All-America® honorees. For more information on WU athletics, go to
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