Wisconsin Golfer - January/February 2012

Merger to form CliftonLarsonAllen

WIAC looks back at greatness

RICK PLEDL PHOTOS

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will celebrate

its centennial in 2012, and as

part of the celebration the conference is honoring its all-time greats in several sports, including golf.

named to each squad. The list includes Division III national champions and all-Americans, state champions, at least one current college coach (Meghan Sobotta of UW-Eau Claire) and a PGA Tour winner (Don Iverson of UW-La Crosse).

Clifton Gunderson, a member of the Wisconsin State Golf Association corporate partners program and sponsor of the 2011 Wisconsin State Amateur Championship, announced plans in November to merge with LarsonAllen.

The WIAC, considered one
of the top athletic conferences
on the NCAA Division III level, was
formed in Madison in July 1913 by
eight member-schools. The confer-
ence expanded to 10 universities a few
years later but has maintained a nine-
school membership since 1964.

The all-time teams, listed below, were selected with input from the WIAC’s sports information directors, and the coach selections also relied upon a panel of media representatives. Additional WIAC all-time teams will be announced throughout the 2011-12 academic year.

Both companies were individually among the top 20 certified public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, and, when the merger takes effect, they will form one of America’s top 10 accounting firms.

The new company, called CliftonLarsonAllen, or CLA, will operate in 25 states and Washington, D.C. and employ more than 3,600 professionals. Milwaukee-based Clifton Gunderson was founded in 1960. Minneapolis-based LarsonAllen was founded in 1953.

In November, the WIAC’s all-time men’s and women’s golf teams were announced, with 10 players and a coach

A WIAC centennial banquet will be held on Aug. 4 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. For more information, visit www.wiacsports.com.

For more information about the CLA merger, click here.

Maggie Loney

Ryan Quinn

THE ALL-TIME WIAC MEN’S GOLF TEAM:

THE ALL-TIME WIAC WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM:

Mark Christensen Elk River, Minn. UW-Eau Claire (2002-03)

Markka Farrington West Bend UW-Oshkosh (1999-2002)

Gregg Clatworthy Janesville UW-Whitewater (1976-79)

Christy Huegerich Brookfield UW-Whitewater (1999-2002)

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Steve Dahlby Menomonie UW-Stout (1987-89)

Maggie Loney River Falls UW-Eau Claire (2003-06)

Josh Dirks Onalaska UW-Eau Claire (1997-2000)

Katie Maurer Forest Lake, Minn. UW-Eau Claire (2009-11)

Derek Holmes Ramsey, Minn. UW-Stout (2008-10)

Jennifer Prock Eau Claire UW-Eau Claire (2001-04)

Don Iverson La Crosse UW-La Crosse (1964-68)

Meghan Sobotta Arcadia UW-Eau Claire (2005-08)

Tim Kelley Rochester, Minn. UW-River Falls (1976-78)

Beth St. Thomas Oconomowoc UW-Whitewater (1982-86)

Jeff Kuehl Gillett UW-Eau Claire (1979-82)

Jessica Thompson Plover UW-Eau Claire (2004-07)

Ryan Quinn Galesville UW-Eau Claire (2000-01, ’03)

Jessica Urban Hartland UW-Stevens Point (2007-10)

The Wisconsin State Golf Association and Wisconsin Golfer are once again offering readers a chance to win a year’s supply of Titleist golf balls. Click the button below to enter the January/February giveaway. The November/ December winners were Bruce Kotarek of Green Bay and Alfonso Salinas of Milwaukee.