COON RAPIDS, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s golf team sits in sixth place after day one of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship, hosted at Bunker Hills Golf Club. The Gusties collectively shot a 345, which is 21 shots behind the leader Carleton College.
“We need to find a way to get comfortable on the course,” Head Coach Scott Moe said. “We saw a lot of distrust in some shots that led to big numbers. I know tomorrow will be a better day across the board and then we will regroup after the round and get ready for day three, hopefully moving up the board in the process.”
Ellie Brandt (Fy., Wayzata, Minn.) is tied for 12th place with a score of 84 (+12). Chloe Altmann (Sr. Olivia, Minn.) is next with a score of 85 (+13), which has her tied for 19th. Mae Meierhenry (Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) shot an 87 (+15) and is tied for 24th, McKenzie Swenson (So., Buffalo, Minn.) shot an 89 (+17) and is tied for 30th, and Emilie Anderson (Sr., Osceola, Wis.) posted a 91 (+19) and is tied for 40th.
Grace Gilmore of Carleton leads the field with a low score of 76 (+4).
Round two begins at 11:20 a.m. tomorrow.
FROM THE MIAC
The three-day, 54-hole MIAC Golf Championships tees off Saturday at 11:20 a.m. at Bunker Hills. Sunday’s second round also tees off at 11:20 a.m., and Monday’s final round tees off at 9 a.m. Spectators are welcome to attend and there is no admission fee, and spectators are encouraged to read and follow the tournament’s spectator rules.
There will be a short awards ceremony following Monday’s final round to honor the top teams and individuals. The championship team will receive the MIAC championship plaque, as well as the conference’s automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Golf Championships. The top 10 individual finishers will be named to the All-Championship team, and will be automatically eligible for All-Conference honors in the spring.
The MIAC has set up several links to help fans follow the action, which are listed below: