Wartburg College championship web site (with tee times, tourney preview and results)

Macalester's Jordan Matheson (Jr., Vancouver, B.C. / Nichols School – N.Y.) and Karla Leon (Fy., Quito, Ecuador / Colegio Menor SFQ) have been selected to play in the upcoming NCAA Division III women's golf championships. The NCAA women's golf committee announced 20 teams and 11 individuals yesterday that will participate at the May 13-16 championships in Waverly, Iowa. The four-day event will be held at Centennial Oaks Golf Course and will be hosted by Wartburg College.

Leon is making her second straight trip to nationals and was a 2007 All-America player in her first collegiate season. She placed 13th overall out of 111 golfers a year ago at Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Leon made a big move up on a leader board by firing a 76 on the third round.

This is Matheson's first trip to the NCAA championships after just missing out on a bid last season. A two-time All-MIAC golfer, Matheson was the Minnesota state tourney champ as a junior and third-place finisher this year. She also played to a high finishes last fall at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational and UW-Eau Claire Invitational. Matheson is Macalester's Junior Female Athlete of the Year.

Eleven conferences have been granted automatic qualification and the remaining nine teams were selected on an at-large basis from conferences and the remaining independent institutions. Eleven individuals, not from selected teams, also were selected for the championships. The championships will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently.

The MIAC will be well-represented at the tourney. Gustavus Adolphus and St. Thomas will challenge favored Methodist (N.C.) for top team honors, while MIAC individuals invited are Matheson, Leon and Carleton's Katrina Wood.

The selected teams and individuals are listed below:

TEAMS
1. Methodist University
2. Gustavus Adolphus College
3. University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
4. Southwestern University (Texas)
5. University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
6. Williams College
7. Illinois Wesleyan University
8. Otterbein College
9. DePauw University
10. Allegheny College
11. Olivet College
12. University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
13. Middlebury College
14. McMurry University
15. Mount Holyoke College
16. Wartburg College
17. Franklin College
18. St. Lawrence University
19. Pacific University (Oregon)
20. Illinois College

INDIVIDUALS
1. Stephanie Mingos, Rhodes College
2. Katie Dale, Oglethorpe University
3. Kimberly Eaton, Wellesley College
4. Julia Gates, Oglethorpe University
5. Jordan Matheson, Macalester College
6. Meagan Brennan, Ohio Northern University
7. Karla Leon, Macalester College
8. Katina Wood, Carleton College
9. Tory MacNeil, Elmira College
10. Vicki Kasza, Hollins University
11. Alyssa Gaudio, North Central College