Berndt Named WIAC Golf Scholar-Athlete

Ellen Berndt (Sr. Rice Lake, Wis.) has been named the 2004 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Judy Kruckman women's golf Scholar-Athlete.

Berndt has been with the women's golf program since it began in 2002 and has been earning awards ever since. Last year Berndt was named the team's Most Valuable Player and was chosen as the team captain in 2004. In 2003 she was named to the All-WIAC team and was nominated for the WIAC Player of the Week award three times.

During this year's WIAC Championships, held Oct. 9-10 at the par 73 Stevens Point Country Club, she finished the first round of play in first place and ended the tournament in second. She shot 82-80 for a two-day total of 162, two strokes from first place.

Her hard work ethic stretches beyond athletics - she has maintained a 3.906 grade point average and has received a number of academic awards. She is majoring in accounting. She earned a spot on the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll in 2002 and 2003 and was named to the Dean's List in the spring of 2004. She earned Junior Honors in 2003-04. She is the first Falcon golfer to win the award.

The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is sponsored by Culver's. In order to be nominated for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average, be in their last year of competition, and have competed in the sport for a minimum of two years. It is presented to the most outstanding senior from each conference sport during the year who exhibits the greatest combination of performance and achievement in academics, athletics and leadership.

Go to the 2004 WIAC Championships site.

Ellen Berndt


Falcon Ellen Berndt receives the 2004 WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award from WIAC
Commissioner Gary Karner.