ROCKFORD, Ill. – Grinnell College claimed its sixth consecutive Midwest Conference women's golf title Sunday, and the Pioneers were rewarded with additional individual honors.
 
Besides having the individual champion in three-time winner Vidushi Sinha '19, the Pioneers' Nina Kouchi '22 (left photo) was named MWC Newcomer of the Year and Dave Arseneault Jr. (right photo) was voted MWC Coach of the Year.
 
Kouchi finished in a second-place tie in the individual standings with a two-day score of 156. Earlier this season, she set Grinnell's school record for low 18-hole round with a 69 at the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic. Entering the MWC Tournament, Kouchi had a tourney win (Illinois Wesleyan meet) and finished in the top five at two other meets while compiling a stroke average of 74.3.
 
Arseneault, who took over the program from his father this fall, guided the Pioneers to new heights. They started the season with a school-record 18-hole score of 301 at the Luther Sail Classic and ended up winning that tourney and two other meets – the MWC event as well as the NCAA Division III National Preview, which featured several of the nation's top-ranked teams.