GC women's golf team enjoys strong weekend at Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic

Pioneers shoot top-20 score in program history

Results

NORMAL, Ill. - Posting a two-day score that ranks in the top 20 in program history, Grinnell College's women's golf team jumped up to third place in a 20-squad field at the Illinois Wesleyan University Fall Classic Sunday.

The Pioneers shot 310 on the final day at Ironwood Golf Club for a total score of 617.

Madison Chen '30, the defending St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week, led the Pioneers Sunday with an even-par score of 72. That gave her an overall total of 148, good for a fifth-place tie in the 131-golfer field. She had three birdies on the day.

Also shooting in the 70s Sunday were Emily Lackershire '27 with a 76 and Sammi Nguyen '30 with a 77. Lackershire tied for 15th overall with a 154 and posted one birdie, while Nguyen tied for 32nd with a 157.

Waverly Yang '28, Meilin Hoshino '27 and Coco He '30 all had 81s Sunday. He, who had two birdies Sunday, tied for 12th with a 152, Yang tied for 32nd at 157 and Hoshino tied for 38th with a 158. Hoshino posted three birdies Sunday and Yang had one.

Caroline Hoang '30 tallied an 82 on Sunday and Saya Geisendorfer '27 had an 84. Hoang, with one birdie on the final day, shot an overall score of 161 and Geisendorfer finished with a 169.

The host school was the team champ with a 589 and three golfers tied for the top individual score with 143s.

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Players Mentioned

Saya Geisendorfer: Senior

Meilin Hoshino: Senior

Emily Lackershire: Senior

Waverly Yang: Junior

Madison Chen: First-Year

Coco He: First-Year

Caroline Hoang: First-Year

Sammi Nguyen: First-Year

Players Mentioned

Saya Geisendorfer
: Senior

Meilin Hoshino
: Senior

Emily Lackershire
: Senior

Waverly Yang
: Junior

Madison Chen
: First-Year

Coco He
: First-Year

Caroline Hoang
: First-Year

Sammi Nguyen
: First-Year