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The Augsburg College women's golf team has had one of its best seasons in school history so far, entering this weekend's MIAC championships with a 378.1 stroke average, a 15-stroke improvement from last year's 393.1 scoring average. The 378.1 average is currently the third-best team average in the 16-year history of Augsburg women's golf.

Augsburg is in its first season under head coach Ted Vickerman, who took over head coaching duties of both the men's and women's golf programs this season. Laura Patrick, who spent four seasons as Augsburg's women's golf coach, remains as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's golf teams.

Each of the Auggies' last two competitions have produced the team's best 36-hole scores since the 2004-05 season, and the Auggies enter this weekend's conference meet with hopes of improving from last year's 10th-place finish. In fact, in the Auggies' last competition, the Division III Midwest Classic, Augsburg finished ahead of three conference foes -- the seventh-best score among the 10 conference schools competing.

Juniors Stefani Zappa (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Patrick Henry HS) and Johanna Frykmark (JR, Taby, Sweden/Rollingby Gymnasium HS) have led the Auggies throughout their career, and both have chances to earn All-MIAC honors with top-10 conference-meet finishes this year. Zappa has improved her stroke average by six strokes during her three seasons, and enters the conference meet with an 86.5 stroke average, with eight of the top 13 rounds shot by Auggies this season. Her last three multi-day events have produced the top three 36-hole scores of her collegiate career. Zappa finished 25th at last year's conference meet.

Frykmark, who became the second women's golfer in Augsburg history to earn All-MIAC honors with a 10th-place finish at the 2007 meet, enters this weekend with a 90.9 stroke average. Frykmark finished 32nd at last year's league meet. Kelsey Corrick (JR, Glencoe, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake HS) also returns from last year's squad, and has improved her stroke average by nearly two strokes to her 100.5 average. Miranda Maxwell (FY, Delano, Minn.), Jill Ferguson (FY, Batavia, Ill.) and Megan Dale (SR, Northfield, Minn.) have also competed consistently for the Auggies this season, and each has produced career-best scores this fall.