ANGOLA, Ind. - In their first home tournament of the season, the Trine University women's golf team took third place at the Trine Fall Kick-Off Classic shooting a team score of 351. Cleary University took home the team title shooting a combined score of 341.
Played at Trine University's par-71, 6,128 yard Zollner Golf Course, Indiana Wesleyan's Jessica Meloche took the medalist honors in the 87 player field firing an 80 on the day.
The Thunder finished just four shots behind second place Indiana Wesleyan, but finishing ahead of the other five MIAA schools. Leading the way for the Thunder was sophomore Amy Worthington (Logansport, Ind./Logansport) who finished in a tie for seventh, carding an 85 on the day. Just one shot back of her was junior Leisha Beutler (Lafayette, Ind./Jefferson) in a tie for 10th. Sophomore Amanda McPherron (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth) finished in a tie for 18th after shooting an 89 for the round. Sitting alone in 25th place was freshman Julia DeBelly (Sylvania, Ohio/Sylvania Northview) firing a 91 for the afternoon. Rounding out the team scoring for the Thunder was senior Jennifer Sir Louis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) with a 101 to finish tied for 57th.
Trine's other team finished eighth with a team score of 371. That team was led by sophomore Katherine Guertin (Worthington, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) who finished tied for 12th with a round of 87 while fellow sophomore Mikala Freeland (Danville, Ind./Danville Community) finished tied for 26th with a 92 Freshmen Ryleigh Gordon (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) and Jamie Frost (St. John, Ind./Hanover Central) shot rounds of 94 and 98 respectively to finish in a tie for 31st and 49th. Rounding out the second team's score was junior Stephanie Carson (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon East) shooting a 108 to tie for 75th.
Playing as individuals for the Thunder were junior Alex Ziaya (Flushing, Mich./Flushing), sophomore Allison Kubiak (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) and freshmen Allyson Ross (Akron, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) and Taylor Myers (New Carlisle, Ind./New Prairie). Ross carded a 106, Kubiak a 108, Ziaya a 113 and Myers a 115 respectively.
Trine will close out their busy week as they travel to Manchester for their Fall Invite on Sept. 14 beginning at 9 a.m.