The Gustavus women’s golf team sits atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Midwest Classic thanks to a pair of school-record performances on Saturday. The Gusties shot a 18-hole team score of 313 to lead St. Thomas by four strokes. The old mark of 320 was set in 2004 at the Northern Kentucky Invitational and equaled earlier this fall during the UW-Eau Claire Invitational.
Senior Kelli Groff (Bloomington, Minn.) leads the medalist competition after posting a school-record 74 on day one. The previous mark of 75, which first-year Kimbra Kosak (Grand Rapids, Minn.) equalled with her round on Saturday, was originally set by Kelsey Getz at the 2004 Northern Kentucky Invitational.
The tournament, hosted by Carleton College, will conclude with another 18 holes on Sunday.
Midwest Classic
Team Results – after round one
1. Gustavus 313*
2. St. Thomas 317
3. Buena Vista 334
4. Carleton 347
5. Luther 352
6. Saint Benedict 355
7. Nebraska Wesleyan 359
8. St. Olaf 365
9. Macalester 372
10. Augsburg 395
Gustavus Individual Results
Kelli Groff 74*
Kimbra Kosak 75
Erin Schliep 81
Rachel Roberg 83
Breanne Staples 83
Alana Reetz 83
Jaclyn Dufault 91
Sarah Tracy 91
*-new school record
Individual Top 8
1. Kelli Groff , Gustavus 74
2. Kimbra Kosak, Gustavus 75
3. Maureen Hardwick, St. Thomas 76
4. Holly Noble, St. Thomas 77
4. Jennifer Stork, Buena Vista 77
6. Rita Hass, Buena Vista 78
7. Kassie Wells, Carleton 79
8. Megan Sand, St. Benedict 80
8. Kate Waller, Carleton 80