The 1996 Iowa State Co-ed Golf tournament was held at Waveland Park Golf Course in Des Moines, Monday July 29th. A record setting 122 teams from 71 schools made up the field. Defending champions were M. C. Mullen and Brian Mulligan of Dubuque Wahlert.

With the girls playing from the even numbered tees and the boys from the odd, Stacey Bergman and Matt McIntyre of Fort Dodge claimed the championship with a score of 74, one off the tournament record., It was the second title for Bergman, having captured the crown in 1994. Runner-up pair was the Linn-Mar duo of Erin Steinfeld and Nathan Lindsay at 76. 9 teams scored 80 or under for the 18 holes. The defending champions, Mullen and Mulligan finished with an 82. The weather was near perfect, warm and very little wind.

ORDER OF FINISH AS FOLLOWS:
1. Stacey Bergman-Matt McIntyre, Fort Dodge 37-37=74
2. Erin Steinfeld-Nathan Lindsay, Linn-Mar 36-40=76
3. Trina Dirks-Niel Doak, Grundy Center 36-42=78
4. Jennie Bickel-Don Kennedy, Dubuque Senior 41-37=78
5. Carla Iverson-Jason Kirkpatrick, Grundy Center 41-37=78
6. Dana Swanson-David Buckley, D. M. Hoover 37-42=79
7. Erin Payne-Jeff Liestad, Atlantic 41-38=79
8. Jenni Wedemeyer-Jess McCarty, Guthrie Center 38-42=80
9. Molly Walsh-Bo Anderson, Dubuque Wahlert 40-40=80
10. Melissa Ihle-Matt Gatchel, Ballard 40-41=81
Other finishers as below:

AMES
Erin Naeve-Joe Skluzacek 42-39=81
Erin Life-Austin Woodin 53-42=95

ANKENY
Sarah Gilbert-Eric Claybaugh 46-45=91
Carisa Spain-Zach Hamilton 44-44=88

ATLANTIC
Sheila Vert-Brent Cambridge 50-49=99

BELLE PLAINE
Megan Van Hamme-Jacob Van Scoyoc 51-47=98
Kate Coffman-Travis Slauson 59-45=104

BENTON
Amy Gallagher-Adam Albertson 50-49=99
Jackie Jurgens-Lance Ehrman 52-51=103

CAL
Jen Hicks-Jade Rodemeyer 51-48=99
Tiffany Parks-Matt Schaefer 49-42=91

CARLISLE
Allison Kerr-Bryce Abel 47-53=100

CARROLL
Kari Auen-Marty Lane 49-52=101
Tiffany Pettitt-Josh Heuton 44-45=89

CR REGIS
Mary Anne Locher-Nathan VanderHorn 45-39=84

CR WASHINGTON
Molly Grisham-Ryan Colberg 40-42=82
Amanda Slaughter-Ben Ehrhardt 49-38=87

CENTRAL DECATUR
Mindi Decker-Kyle Dean 52-47=99

CENTRAL DeWITT
Jessica Peavey-Josh Varilek 54-45=99
Megan Mineck-Greg Maaske 50-52=102

CLINTON
Molly McGleney-Scott Stern 48-46=94
Karisa Vath-Karl Greve 46-47=93

COON RAPIDS-BAYARD
Beth Nickell-Dannis Wallace 50-48=98
Katie Golay-Jon Galloway 46-41=87

CRESTON
Karisa Groth-Corey McKie 49-46=95
BrandiRay-Brian Coen 53-56=109

DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES
Tammy Pierce-Jordan Howard 57-54=111
Andrea Bjork-Jason Beeman 62-64=126

DES MOINES ROOSEVELT
Lisa Grefe-Drew Selden 40-42=82
Emily Woodburn-Mike Raker 42040=82

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD
Heidi Njoes-Tim Davis 43-47=90
Skkhannon Schauer-Andy Manahl 48-48=96

DUBUQUE SENIOR
Kara Blocklinger-Jim Kennedy 45-47=92

DUBUQUE WAHLERT
M. C. Mullen-Brian Mulligan 42-40=82

EAGLE GROVE
Jenny Smith-Christian Coillicott 42-43=85
Shelia Jensen-Jared Michalson 48-45=93

EAST MARSHALL
Dana Drew-Brian Wolgan 47-45=92

ELDORA-NEW PROVIDENCE
Kyra Rains-John Paul Hyde 60-53=113

EMMETSBURG
Jessica Burdick-David Halveson 49-48=97

FORT DODGE
Nikki Schultz-Jason Larson 41-43=84

GALVA-HOLSTEIN
Lacey Putensen-Toby Griffin 46-45=91
Lindsey Freese-Chris Owen 55-53=108

GEORGE-LITTLE ROCK
Andrea Riecks-Mike SMith 49-45=94

GRINNELL-NEWBURG
Cara Asplund-Seth Wallace 44-45=89

HLV
Stephanie Bott-Tice Cole 42-44=86
Jenny DeSmet-Aaron Healey 56-51=107

INDEPENDENCE
Sarah Black-Luke Kilgard 47-48=95

IOWA CITY HIGH
Kristy Sellers-Carl Hensley 41-44=85
AnnCarlson-Luke Schieffer 54-46=100

IOWA FALLS
Traci Winder-Tony Howard 42-42=84

IOWA MENNON ITE
Beth Hershberger-Nick Ropp 46-45=91

IOWA VALLEY
Stacy Reichert-Tavis Garringer 45-50=95
Liz Kyte-Blake Uthoff 52-54=106

JOHNSTON
Sarah Bidney-Chad Baker 45-41=86
Lisa gentile-Mitch Kunert 48-49=97

KUEMPER
Amy Angel-Jeff Muhlbauer 43-39=82
Sara Macke-Paul Spieler 45-39=84

LINN-MAR
Amanda Graves 44-41=85

MAPLE VALLEY-ANTHON-OTO
Allison Westergaard-Tom McNamara 48-46=94
Kristi Kuhl-Josh Nichols 46-53=99

NEWTON
Courtney Brooks-JJ Yoder 42-45=87
Randy Bond-Jeremy Davis 45-47=92

NORTH TAMA
Kim Nachazel-Matt Calderwood 45-49=94
Ann OšClair-Ryan Whitlatch 56-50=106

NORWALK
Emily Fish-Mike McGuiness 47-47=94
Holly Jones-Josh Jones 50-53=103

OGDEN
Amber Price-Tim Van Pelt 44-47=91
Karen Geiken-Brian Geiken 46-55=101

OKOBOJI
Angie Miller-Brian Alexander 48-47=95

OSKALOOSA
Jeannie Smith-Tom Jansen 41-46=87

OTTUMWA
Erin Denefe-Grant Thies 38-44=82
Andrea Curran-James Elliott 50-47=97

PANORAMA
Mandy Branson-Rob Crabtree 49-63=112
Mary Rossow-Garrett Gerleman 51-50=101

PELLA CHRISTIAN
Tara Van Wyk-Dustin Kraft 47-51=98
Brooke Fynaardt-Doug Van Wyngarden 57-47=104

PERRY
Melissa Jones-Matt Buchanan 51-47=98
Andrea Meyer-Brett Henson 49-45=94

PC-M
Andrea Enyart-Scott Enyart 44-46=90

ROCKWELL-SWALEDALE
Renee Klang-Jeff Reimers 44-45=89
christina Schmitt-Travis Laudner 49-48=97

SCMT
Emily Beswick-Grant Wetz 45-49=94

SIOUX CITY HEELAN
Emily Beswick-Grant Wetz 45-49=94

SIOUX CITY NORTH
Sara Shunkwiler-Ryan Zobel 43-45=88
Hallie Merideth-Chris Howard 45-50=95

SIOUX CITY WEST
Cindy Foland-Chris Winkle 45-49=94

SE WEBSTER
Amie Compart-Phil Lundberg 54-50=104
Shannon Sandholm-Jacob Bylund 53-50=103

SOUTH TAMA
Dawn Eicher-Donnie Eicher 45-42=87
Deanna Dolezal-Darron Dolezal 49-47=96

TREYNOR
Renee Mahrt-Mitch Hotze 50-49=99

URBANDALE
Angie Gorden-David Pratt 43-43=86
Andrea Carlson-Neil Johnson 49-45=94

WAUKEE
Nikki OšRiley-Jason Stevens 47-55=102
Carrie Petersen-Courtney Christianson 48-51=99

WEST BRANCH
Sasha Chacon-Chris Hinkhouse 46-43=89
MeganGordon-Jacob Pedersen 45-49=94

WDM DOWLING
Emily Frommelt-David Bartels 39-44=83
Megan Wittenwyler-Andrew Tank 44-37=81

WDM VALLEY
Kristen Hogbin-Joe Gentile 47-41=88
Lindsay Law-Rusty Grant 38-44=82

WEST LIBERTY
Jenny Hobbs-Brad Guinn 42-48=90
Emily Johns-Troy Myers 41-46=87

WESTERN DUBUQUE
Becky Digman-Pete Weber 48-38=86
Sara May-Cory Felderman 49-48=97

WINFIELD-MT UNION
Allison Settles-Tony Hardy 44-42-86
Heather Lauderdale-Eric Garris 51-50=101

WINTERSET
Abby Ward-Jason Rew 47-48=95
Melissa Jeffs-Corey Boernsen 52-47=99

WODEN-CRYSTAL LAKE
Carrie Crone-Jeff Schmidt 61-54=115
Jill Gerdes-Jason Blaser 68-59=127