Profiles
Nicole Barrington
Returnee
Sophomore
Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
2009: Played in three tournament and averaged 119.0…shot a season-best round of 104 in the Carthage Invitational.
High School: Coached by Mike Wesling…National Honor Society member, Spanish Honor Society member, Honor Society for High School Journalism and four-year high honors student.
Personal: Double major in biology and chemistry…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 1, 1990.
Tabby Bell
Newcomer
Freshman
Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic)
High School: A regional medalist her senior year on a Cornbelt Conference and regional-championship team that went on to finish third at the Illinois High School Association state championship…both her sophomore and junior-year teams finished second at the regionals…a three-year team MVP…coached by her mother, Mary Jo Bell…member of the track and field team her freshman year…four-year honor student.
Personal: Double major in graphic design and public relations…her uncle, Stoney Ferlmann, played golf at the University of Notre Dame…born May 12, 1991.
Amy Binstein
Returnee
Junior
Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)
2009: Tied for 14th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with an 84-90-174…averaged 88.3 with and matched her career-best round of 84 on the first day of the conference championship.
2008: Finished 30th at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with a 92-89-181…averaged 91.3 with a career-best round of 84 on the first day of the Sept. 1-2 Illinois College Invitational.
High School: Three-year letterwinner and coached by Jeff Paek…Glenbrook South “scholar-athlete.”
Personal: Geography major…named twice to the Carthage dean's list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 28, 1989.
Michelle Braun
Returnee
Sophomore
Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West)
2009: Played in five tournaments and averaged 98.6…shot a season-best round of 87 at the Carthage Invitational.
High School: Four-year member of the golf team and coached by John Hauenstein…four-year member of both the basketball and softball teams and one year in volleyball.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…catcher-shortstop on the 2009 Carthage softball team…born March 29, 1990.
Kiki Buege
Newcomer
Freshman
Hudson, Wis.
High School: Qualified for the Iowa High School Athletic Association state championship as an individual her junior and senior years…played on three-consecutive Big Rivers Conference championship teams…her senior-year suqad won both regional and sectional titles, and her sophomore-year team won a regional championship…coached by Jackie Gunderson…National Honor Society member, Big Rivers Conference all-academic and honor student.
Personal: Elementary education major…born Aug. 9, 1990.
Heidi Chronowski
Newcomer
Freshman
Monticello, Iowa
High School: Named first-team All-Tri-Rivers Conference her senior year on a league and district-championship team…first team all-conference as a junior, also on a league-championship squad, and second-team all-conference her sophomore year…coached by Joe Steen…lettered on the basketball team her junior year…National Honor Society member and four-year high honors student.
Personal: Undecided on major…born Feb. 25, 1991.
Tara Davies
Newcomer
Freshman
Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)
High School: Three-year member of the golf team and coached by Leigh Ann Boncher…honor student.
Personal: Chemistry major…born April 16, 1991.
Haylee Eckert
Returnee
Sophomore
Roanoke, Ind. (Fort Wayne-Bishop Luers)
2009: Played in three tournaments and averaged 100.5…shot a season-best round of 93 on the first day of the Illinois College Tournament.
High School: A three-time All-Summit Athletic Conference honoree…played on three regional-qualifying teams…coached by Tom O’Brien…catcher on the softball team and earned all-conference honors her senior year…four-year honor student.
Personal: Double major in business administration and political science…her father, Pete
Eckert, is an assistant softball coach at Huntington University…born March 1, 1990.
Heidi Hoffman
Returnee
Junior
Appleton, Wis. (North)
2009: Tied for 29th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with 95-89-184…averaged 93.6 with a career-best round of 89 on the second day of the Illinois College Tournament and on the second day of the CCIW championship.
2008: Averaged 100.7 with a season-best round of 95 on the second day of the Sept. 15-16 Illinois Wesleyan “Fall Classic.”
High School: Named honorable mention All-Fox Valley Association her senior year…coached by Amy Didreckson…lettered twice in track and field…National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…named to the Carthage dean’s list three times and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 22, 1989.
Sarah Joers
Returnee
Sophomore
Waukesha, Wis. (West)
2009: Earned All-CCIW honors with an eighth-place finish at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship and a score of 92-78-170…her round of 76 on the second day of the Illinois Wesleyan “Fall Classic” was her season best and tied Whitney Shartle’s 2004 Carthage record for the best all-time round…her two-day score of 156 at the Millikin “Red Tail Run Invitational” set a Carthage record for a two-day tournament score…team-leading and school-record season average of 82.3…including the conference championship, collected five top-10 finishes, including second place at the Millikin “Red Tail Run Invitational.”
High School: Earned third-team all-state honors her senior year with a tie for 24th place at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state championship…her senior-year team won both regional and sectional championships en route to a seventh-place finish at the state meet…named first-team All-Classic 8 Conference both her junior and senior years and second-team all-conference as a sophomore…coached by Adam McDonald.
Personal: Double major in French and Spanish…born March 18, 1990.
Julie Klawitter
Newcomer
Freshman
Mount Prospect, Ill. (Arlington Heights-Hersey)
High School: Mid-Suburban League medialist both her junior and senior years…coached by Sue Hardey…four-year member of both the ice hockey and the softball teams…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Undecided on major…born May 13, 1991.
Brooke Mix
Returnee
Sophomore
Westfield, Ind.
2009: Tied for 33rd place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with a 92-95-187…averaged 91.7 with a season-best round of 83 at the Knox Invitational.
High School: Set Westfield High School records for lowest nine-hole and lowest 18-hole scores her senior year…coached by Rob Patterson…four-year member of the women’s basketball team and a member of the track and field team her sophomore year…National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Biology major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 11, 1989.
Aubrie Morano
Returnee
Sophomore
North Prairie, Wis. (Wales-Kettle Moraine)
2009: Tied for 38th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with a 104-95-199…averaged 94.4 with a season-best round of 85 on the first day of the Millikin “Red Tail Run Invitational.”
High School: Tied for sixth place at the regional championship her senior year, as Kettle Moraine won a regional team title…her junior-year team finished 12th at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state championship…coached by Greg Johnson and Jeff Duchin…honor student.
Personal: Biology major…born Oct. 18, 1989.
Katie Ramirez
Returnee
Junior
Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale-South)
2009: Finished 35th at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with 90-98-188…averaged 88.0 with a season-best round of 83 on the first day of the Illinois College Tournament.
2008: Tied for 14th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with an 87-82-169…averaged 91.6 with a career-best round of 82 on the second day of the conference championship.
High School: Earned All-West Suburban League Gold honors both her junior and senior seasons…coached by Julie Sweet…four-year member of the soccer team.
Personal: Double major in communication and graphic design… named to the Carthage dean’s list four times and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 11, 1989.
Cristal Tucker
Returnee
Sophomore
Oak Forest, Ill.
2009: Played in three tournaments and averaged 109.3…shot a season-best round of 105 at the Carthage Invitational.
High School: Earned All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors her junior year with a seventh-place finish at the conference tournament…her sophomore-year team won a league title…coached by Loria Campia…member of the softball team her freshman and sophomore years and played basketball as a freshman…honor student.
Personal: Double major in studio art and Spanish…born March 7, 1990.
Becky Volkman
Returnee
Senior
Lake Villa, Ill. (Antioch)
2009: Played in three tournaments and averaged 92.5…matched her career-best round of 85 in the Monmouth “Fighting Scots Invitational.”
2008: Tied for 25th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with an 89-88-177…averaged 94.1 with a career-best round of 85 on the first day of the Sept. 29-30 Millikin “Red Tail Run Fall Classic.”
2007: Tied for 26th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with a 95-95-190…averaged 95.4 with a season-best round of 89 on the second day of the Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Millikin Invitational.
High School: Named All-North Suburban League her senior year…coached by Jamie Walton…honor student.
Personal: Psychology major…named to the fall 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 22, 1988.
Ashley Woller
Returnee
Sophomore
Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)
2009: Played in three tournaments and averaged 102.0…shot a season-best round of 97 at the Robert Morris “Fall Classic.”
High School: Four-year member of the golf team and coached by Nancy Phipps…honor student.
Personal: Criminal justice major…born Jan. 3, 1990.