2008-09 Olivet College Women's Golf News

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Seventy-seven Olivet College student-athletes named to the 2008-09 MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Seventy-seven Olivet College student-athletes named to the 2008-09 MIAA Academic Honor Roll

Seventy-seven Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2008-09 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic (MIAA) Honor Roll.

Four Olivet College teams receive MIAA team GPA award
Four Olivet College teams receive MIAA team GPA award

Four Olivet College teams have received the 2008-09 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) team GPA award. This award is presented to conference teams who achieve a 3.300 or better grade point average for the entire academic year

Olivet College’s Pipkin named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® second-team
Olivet College’s Pipkin named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® second-team

Olivet College senior golfer Lindsay Pipkin (White Lake/Lakeland) has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® At-Large College Division second-team, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America.

Three Olivet College women’s golfers earn NGCA honors
Three Olivet College women’s golfers earn NGCA honors

Three Olivet College golfers -- sophomore Amber Conrad (Battle Creek/Harper Creek), senior Lindsay Pipkin (White Lake/Lakeland) and junior Megan Rimmel (Ithaca) -- have been named to the 2008-09 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-Great Lakes Region Team.

Olivet College’s Pipkin and Vanderhyde earn Academic All-District IV first-team honors
Olivet College’s Pipkin and Vanderhyde earn Academic All-District IV first-team honors

Olivet College’s Lindsay Pipkin (White Lake/Lakeland) and Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) have earned 2008-09 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV At-large first-team honors.

Women’s golf team ties for 11th-place at NCAA Championships
Women’s golf team ties for 11th-place at NCAA Championships

The Olivet College women’s golf team tied for 11th-place at the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championships May 13-16 at the PGA Golf Club and on the Wanamaker course in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Field announced for the 2009 NCAA Division III Golf Championships
Field announced for the 2009 NCAA Division III Golf Championships

The NCAA has announced the teams and individuals selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Division III National Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships. The Olivet men received one of the 27 automatic bids virtue of winning the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship last fall. The Olivet women received one of 10 at-large berths.

Women’s golf team wins MIAA Playoff Round #3
Women’s golf team wins MIAA Playoff Round #3

The Olivet College women’s golf team took first-place at the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Playoff Round #3, which was played on the Comets’ home course, The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall.

Women's golf team places second at MIAA Playoff Round #2
Women's golf team places second at MIAA Playoff Round #2

The Olivet College women’s golf team placed second out of seven schools at the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Playoff Round #2. Olivet hosted the playoff at The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall.

Women’s golf team finishes in second-place at MIAA Playoff Round #1
Women’s golf team finishes in second-place at MIAA Playoff Round #1

The Olivet College women’s golf team finished in second-place in the first of three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) playoff rounds. The school with the lowest score after the three rounds will receive the MIAA’s automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championships.

Women’s golf team captures team championship at Trine Invitational
Women’s golf team captures team championship at Trine Invitational

Senior Lindsay Pipkin (White Lake/Lakeland) broke the individual 18-hole school record, as the Olivet College women’s golf team captured the team championship at the two-day Trine University Invitational at the Zollner Golf Course in Angola, Indiana.

Women's golf team finishes in tie for fourth-place at NKU Invitational
Women's golf team finishes in tie for fourth-place at NKU Invitational

The Olivet College women’s golf team finished in a tie for fourth-place at the Northern Kentucky University Invitational at the Perry Park Country Club. Due to the inclement weather in Kentucky, Sunday’s second round was cancelled.

Women’s golf team finishes in second-place at Peach State Spring Fling
Women’s golf team finishes in second-place at Peach State Spring Fling

The Olivet College women’s golf team finished in second-place at the Peach State Spring Fling Tri-match at The Creek at Hard Labor State Park in Rutledge, Ga. The Comets posted a 341 team score. Wheaton (Ill.) College took first-place with a 335, while the host Piedmont College was third with a 374.

Women’s golf team captures third straight MIAA championship
Women’s golf team captures third straight MIAA championship

By virtue of a first-place finish in the final two rounds Friday and Saturday, the Olivet College women’s golf team captured its third straight Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship.

Women’s golf team extends lead in MIAA standings
Women’s golf team extends lead in MIAA standings

The Olivet College women’s golf team extended its lead in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) seasonal standings with a first-place finish today at the league’s fourth jamboree at the Lenawee Country Club in Adrian.

Women’s golf team places second at DePauw Small College Classic
Women’s golf team places second at DePauw Small College Classic

The Olivet College women’s golf team moved into and finished in second-place (out of 13 schools) at the two-day DePauw University Small College Classic at the Deer Creek Golf Club in Clayton, Indiana.