April 16, 2011
2011 MWC Championship Final Results in PDF Format
San Diego State senior Stephanie Arcala (Oceanside, Calif.) and sophomore Christine Wong (Richmond, B.C.) were both named to the Mountain West all-conference women's golf team Saturday at the conclusion of the 2011 league championships at the par-72, 6,408-yard Wigwam Golf Course. Wong, who was the conference freshman of the year last season, becomes the first Aztec to ever be named a two-time all-MWC selection, while it is the first such honor of Arcala's career.
In the final team standings, the Aztecs placed fifth for the second year in a row at 23-over 887, despite having all five golfers post or match their best 18 holes of the three-day event. SDSU fired a final-round 2-over 290, which was six strokes better than its second-round total, but not enough to edge out New Mexico (884) for fourth place. The Aztecs' 54-hole score of 887, however, tied as the second-best in a conference tournament in program history.
While Arcala and Wong were recognized for their accomplishments during the entire season, it was sophomore Gina Clark (Murrieta, Calif.) who recorded the squad's best finish of the MWC championships in 11th with a 4-over 220. Clark fired the team's only sub-par round this week with her 1-under 71, highlighted by three birdies and only two bogeys. A year ago, she placed 29th on the individual leaderboard with a 29-over 245.
Wong, meanwhile, moved up the individual standings for the second day in a row, settling in a tie for 17th place with her final-round 72, which included two birdies and two bogeys. Teammate Alessia Knight (Bologna, Italy) matched Wong's 7-over 223 to log both her best finish and lowest total by two strokes of her one-year Aztec career.
After posting consecutive 75s, SDSU junior Malin Enarsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) did one better with her 2-over 74 to tie for 20th place with a 224. Arcala rounded out the group in a tie for 22nd place with a 9-over 225, including a 74 over the final 18 holes.
TCU staged a huge rally, erasing a three-stroke deficit with the best round by any team in the tournament at 4-under 284, to claim their second MWC title and first since 2007. The Horned Frogs, who were the highest ranked squad entering the week, ended up with a 1-over 865, five strokes better than UNLV, which held the lead through the first two days.
The Rebels didn't go away empty handed, however, as league player of the year Therese Koelbaek posted a final-round 68 to win by four strokes at 7-under 209.
San Diego State will learn if it earned its second consecutive trip to the NCAA regional round when the postseason bids are announced on April 25.
2011 Mountain West Conference Championships
Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Wigwam Golf Course - Par 72, 6,408 yards
Final Results - 54 Holes
Team Scoring
1 TCU 288-293-284-865 (+1)
2 UNLV 286-292-292-870 (+6)
3 BYU 292-294-296-882 (+18)
4 New Mexico 303-289-292-884 (+20)
5 San Diego State 301-296-290-887 (+23)
6 Colorado State 300-297-292-889 (+25)
7 Wyoming 305-300-305-910 (+46)
Individuals (Top 6 Individuals out of 35)
1 Therese Koelbaek, UNLV 70-71-68-209 (-7)
2 Betsy Kelly, CSU 71-72-70-213 (-3)
Kelsey Vines, BYU 72-71-70-213 (-3)
4 Prisela Campbell, TCU 70-74-71-215 (-1)
5 Ellis Keenan, UNLV 68-73-75-216 (E)
Maggie Yuan, BYU 71-70-75-216 (E)
San Diego State Golfers
11 Gina Clark 76-73-71-220 (+4)
T17 Christine Wong 77-74-72-223 (+7)
T17 Alessia Knight 76-74-73-223 (+7)
T20 Malin Enarsson 75-75-74-224 (+8)
T22 Stephanie Arcala 74-77-74-225 (+9)
2010-11 Women's Golf All-Mountain West Conference Team
Stephanie Arcala, Sr., San Diego State
Christine Wong, So., San Diego State
Kelsey Vines, So., BYU
Brianna Espinoza, Jr., Colorado State
Brooke Beeler, Jr., TCU
Melissa Loh, Sr., TCU
Sanna Nuutinen, Fr., TCU
Therese Koelbaek, Sr., UNLV
2010-11 Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Year
Therese Koelbaek, Sr., UNLV
2010-11 Mountain West Women's Golf Freshman of the Year
Sanna Nuutinen, TCU
2010-11 Mountain West Women's Golf Coach of the Year
Angie Larkin, TCU