West Lafayette, Ind.–Junior Sarah Sasse became just the fifth player in school history to qualify as a individual for an NCAA Championship after an eighth-place finish Saturday at the NCAA Central Regional in West Lafayette, Ind. As a team, Nebraska fired a final-round 321 to finish in 10th place, six shots off of the needed eighth-place finish to move on to the team championship.
Sasse is joined by Allie Blomquist of Wisconsin as the two top-finishing individuals from non-qualifying teams who will represent the Central Region at the NCAA Championship at the Mission Inn Golf & Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., May 23-25
Sasse, a two-time All-Big 12 selection, fired a final-round 78 en route to a three-round total of 226 (+10). A product of Lincoln High School, Sasse now becomes the first player in school history to participate in two national championships after playing on last season’s NCAA qualifying squad.
The team race was won by 13th-ranked Tulsa, which carded a final-round 313 to edge host-school Purdue by two strokes. Individually, Kari Damron of Purdue shot a one-under 71 in the final round on her home course to take first.
Senior Amy Roux, a four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, closed out her career at NU with a final-round 79 to finish in a tie for 29th. Junior Catha Fogelberg’s final-round 83 was good enough for a tie for 53rd, while junior Amanda Sutcliffe’s nine-over 81 put her into a tie for 67. Sophomore Amanda Krane rounded out the scoring with an 86.
“We didn’t quite pull it off,” Head Coach Robin Krapfl said. “We got off to a really poor start, playing the first hole eight-over. We just had to battle the rest of the way. Our start today was the key to not qualifying.”
Team Standings
Team R1 R2 R3 Total
(1) Tulsa 300 291 313 904
(2) Purdue 295 300 311 906
(3) Texas 298 310 302 910
(t4) New Mexico St. 303 299 323 925
(t4) Oklahoma State 304 295 326 925
(6) Louisiana State 305 305 318 928
(7) Kent State 299 309 324 932
(8) California 309 312 319 940
(9) Oklahoma 314 306 324 944
(10) Nebraska 319 306 321 946
(11) Florida 312 311 327 950
(12) Baylor 309 311 334 954
(13) Central Florida 317 314 324 955
(14) Texas A&M 324 309 330 963
(15) Alabama 317 313 335 965
(16) Minnesota 318 325 325 968
(17) San Francisco 330 315 331 976
(18) Idaho 319 331 329 979
(19) Texas Tech 319 340 334 993
(20) Princeton 321 327 347 995
(21) Oral Roberts 333 335 347 1,015
Top Individuals
Individual (School) R3 Total
(1) Kari Damron (Purdue) 71 216
(2) Stacy Prammanasudh (Tulsa) 76 218
(3) Kristin Dufour (Texas) 72 222
(t4) Martina Gillen (Kent State) 73 224
(t4) Linda Wessburg (Okla. St.) 79 224
(t4) Suzie Fisher (Tulsa) 79 224
Husker Individuals
Name R1 R2 R3 Total
(t8) Sarah Sasse 76 72 78 226
(t29) Amy Roux 80 76 79 235
(t53) Catha Fogelberg 82 76 83 241
(t67) Amanda Sutcliffe 81 82 81 244
(101) Amanda Krane 89 85 86 260