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Santa Catalina School Girls Golf Team Places Third in the State of California – Pinehurst Golfer Member of Winning Team
Monterey, Calif. - January 9, 2006 - One year after narrowly missing a bid for participation in the California Central Coast Section (CCS) Championship, the Santa Catalina's girls golf team won the section title and placed third in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Girls Golf Championship on November 16. Junior Eleana Collins of Pinehurst, North Carolina joined a six-girl squad with members from around the country and Mexico to be the third best team in California.
"Last year is forgotten," Santa Catalina coach Jim Tuttle said. "This was about this year, about this team. We wanted to make our mark, and I would say we did just that."
Eleana Collins and her teammates had a dream season. The Cougars easily won the Tri-County Athletic League title, following-up with a record-setting CCS Championship win. The team's third place state finish took place at the PGA of Southern California Legends Course, just outside of Beaumont, California.
"In an 18-hole tournament, anything can happen," Tuttle said. "Eleana and the team played to their potential and were really rewarded for the hard work they put in."
Collins was joined by teammates Eugenia Guerra from Monterrey, Mexico, Courtney Mazzei from Larkin Valley, California, Julie Park from San Jose, California, Ariana Patterson from Carmel, California and Ryan Tuttle from Monterey, California.
With the holiday season over, the team has already started practicing for next year.
Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, is dedicated to the education of young people between the ages of 5-18 by giving careful consideration to the individual abilities and potential of each child. The school's mission is to balance intellectual growth with spiritual awareness, creativity with order, and individuality with compassion. Santa Catalina School is enriched by the diversity of socioeconomic, religious, geographic, and cultural backgrounds represented by students and faculty. The Upper School includes boarding students from 14 states and nine countries. Local students come from not only the Central Coast, but from cities as far away as Gilroy, King City, Santa Cruz, San Jose and Santa Clara. For more information visit www.santacatalina.org or call 831.655.9300.
About Santa Catalina School
Santa Catalina School is dedicated to the education of young people between the ages of 4-18, giving careful consideration to the individual abilities and potential of each child. The school’s mission is to balance intellectual growth with spiritual awareness, creativity with order, and individuality with compassion. Santa Catalina School is enriched by the diversity of socioeconomic, religious, geographic, and cultural backgrounds represented by students and faculty. The Upper School includes boarding students from 14 states and 9 countries. Local students come from not only the Central Coast, but also from cities as far away as Gilroy, King City, Santa Cruz, San Jose and Santa Clara. For more information visit www.santacatalina.org or call 831.655.9300.