BATTLE CREEK, Mich.-- A pair of Trine women's golfers wrapped up All-MIAA honors as the Trine women's golf team placed fourth in the final round of the MIAA Championship, held Saturday at Bedford Valley Golf Course.
Amy Worthington (Logansport, Ind./Logansport) and Julia DeBelly (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview) each earned All-MIAA Second Team honors. The honor was the third all-conference nod of each player's collegiate career. Overall, Thunder golfers combined for a 334 to place fourth in the final round and lock up a fourth-place finish in the conference. Trine has earned a chance to compete in the MIAA National Qualifier in the spring, the team will have a chance to earn an automatic-qualifying berth in the national championships.
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Worthington fired an 83 in today's final round to finish seventh in the conference standings. The senior finished with an 82 average in MIAA rounds. Worthington earned All-MIAA First Team honors the last two seasons and will wrap up her MIAA career with three all-league performances.
DeBelly carded a 79 in the final round to wrap up a ninth-place finish in the individual standings. DeBelly earned All-MIAA Second Team honors for the third-consecutive season. The junior averaged a score of 83.33 in conference rounds this fall.
Freshman Claire Barnett (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester) fired an 83 in today's round to finish third among Thunder golfers. Mikala Freeland (Danville, Ind./Danville Community) and Ryleigh Gordon (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) rounded out Trine's team performers.
The MIAA Championship concluded the fall season for the Thunder. Trine will compete with Olivet, Hope and Saint Mary's in the three-round, 54-hole MIAA National Qualifier in the spring. The winner receives an automatic-qualifying berth in the NCAA Division III National Championships.
The complete MIAA standings are listed below.
Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
Hope | 317 | 316 | 340 | 345 | 325 | 318 | 1961 |
Olivet | 340 | 323 | 336 | 340 | 328 | 330 | 1997 |
Saint Mary's | 346 | 329 | 333 | 338 | 325 | 335 | 2006 |
Trine | 345 | 329 | 351 | 337 | 330 | 334 | 2026 |
Calvin | 362 | 339 | 360 | 365 | 355 | 345 | 2126 |
Albion | 357 | 356 | 369 | 354 | 352 | 363 | 2151 |
Alma | 357 | 346 | 388 | 370 | 355 | 336 | 2152 |
Adrian | 378 | 358 | 390 | 382 | 371 | 375 | 2254 |