Jekyll Island, GA – The defending Southern States Athletic Conference champions Dalton State Lady Roadrunners dominated the field in the opening tournament of the fall season.
The Roadrunners (305-301 = 606) led at the end of both days of the 36-hole Coastal Georgia Invitational to take a 10-stroke victory at the 5800 yard, Par-72 Pine Lakes Course at the Jekyll Island Club.
Three Dalton State golfers finished in the top five. Roadrunner newcomer Katie Dalton (75-74 = 149) from Vidalia, GA. earned medalist honors. Senior Julia McQuilken (73-77 = 150) tied for second with Hannah Sager (73-77 = 150) of Faulkner and Sabrina Schloo (76-74 = 150) of Keiser.
Dalton State’s Caroline Griffin (79-72 = 151) had Tuesday’s best round to finish in fifth. Erika Wardzinski (78-78 = 156) tied for 11th. Rachel Rebne (81-80 = 161) tied for 22nd. Ashley McDonald (85-88 = 173) and Karly Shane (85-89 = 174) were also part of the 72-player field.
“To win the first tournament of the year against such an impressive field is a great confidence builder,” said Coach Jim McGrew. “I am really proud of the way we played and finished first, second and fifth individually. It makes a great statement. We now just need to keep getting better.”
Defending NAIA National Champions Keiser University (312-304 = 616) from West Palm Beach, FL passed SSAC foes Faulkner University (311-323 = 634) to take second place.
Milligan College (TN) (318-313 = 631) moved from sixth to third. South Carolina Beaufort (316-324 = 640) finished fifth and the hosts from Coastal Georgia 316-326 = 642) were sixth.
Brenau University (GA) (330-326 = 656), Palm Beach Atlantic (FL) (336-331 = 667), St. Andrews University (FL) (346-330 = 676), Point University (GA) (337-344 = 691) and Truett-McConnell (GA) (364-359 = 723) rounded out the 11-team field.
T4 T6 Sarah Gilliard Coastal Georgia 75 77 152 +8
T10 T6 Elsa Westin Keiser University 78 74 152 +8
T24 T8 Lydia Randell St. Andrews University 81 73 154 +10
1 T8 Caroline Retabi * Keiser University 72 82 154 +10
T18 10 Anna Felip Keiser University 80 75 155 +11
T4 T11 Franzi Knoetsch So.Carolina Beaufort 75 81 156 +12
T7 T11 Ann Sullivan Milligan College 76 80 156 +12
T18 T11 Sara Jane Bowers Brenau University 80 76 156 +12
T10 T11 Erika Wardzinski Dalton State 78 78 156 +12
T18 T15 Cassidy Gibson Milligan College 80 77 157 +13
T18 T15 Vanessa Schloo So.Carolina Beaufort 80 77 157 +13
T10 T17 Taylor Heinz Faulkner University 78 81 159 +15
T24 T17 Megan Gaylor Milligan College 81 78 159 +15
T24 T19 Tracy Peyton Palm Beach Atlantic 81 79 160 +16
T18 T19 Emily Turner So.Carolina Beaufort 80 80 160 +16
T14 T19 Rebecka Holmstrom Keiser University 79 81 160 +16
9 T22 Madison Manning Coastal Georgia 77 84 161 +17
T24 T22 Rachel Rebne Dalton State 81 80 161 +17
T33 T22 Kayland Boling Milligan College 83 78 161 +17
T24 T25 London Stuckey Coastal Georgia 81 81 162 +18
T14 T25 Paulina Bergbom Keiser University 79 83 162 +18
T18 T27 Morgan Wood Brenau University 80 83 163 +19
T31 T27 Victoria Hays Palm Beach Atlantic 82 81 163 +19
T33 T27 Lena Lemieux Point University 83 80 163 +19
T14 T27 Gen Nugent * Keiser University 79 84 163 +19
T31 31 Hali Lyle Faulkner University 82 82 164 +20
T49 32 Jenna Dawn Point University 87 78 165 +21
T33 33 Brooke Fuller Faulkner University 83 83 166 +22
T39 T34 Paige Hartman St. Andrews University 85 83 168 +24
T46 T34 Megan Reddick Brenau University 86 82 168 +24
T10 T36 Amanda Burton Faulkner University 78 91 169 +25
T24 T36 Paulina Sekerkova So.Carolina Beaufort 81 88 169 +25
T33 T36 LaKese Brown * Brenau University 83 86 169 +25
T33 T39 Jessica Whittaker Coastal Georgia 83 87 170 +26
T46 T39 Molly Antor Coastal Georgia 86 84 170 +26
T39 T39 Brittan Slaton Brenau University 85 85 170 +26
T33 T42 Ashley Blackburn Truett McConnell 83 88 171 +27
T51 T42 Emily Valentine Palm Beach Atlantic 88 83 171 +27
T46 T44 Moa Kristenson So.Carolina Beaufort 86 86 172 +28
T24 T44 Michaela Matheson Milligan College 81 91 172 +28
57 T44 Mia Bartollotta * Johnson & Wales U-FL 91 81 172 +28
T51 T47 Devon Omar St. Andrews University 88 85 173 +29
T39 T47 Bailee Schone * Coastal Georgia 85 88 173 +29
T39 T47 Ashley McDonald * Dalton State 85 88 173 +29
T39 50 Carly Shane * Dalton State 85 89 174 +30
T51 T51 Katie Humphreys Palm Beach Atlantic 88 88 176 +32
T55 T51 Sarah Son * Milligan College 90 86 176 +32
T55 53 Meghan Keith Point University 90 88 178 +34
T39 T54 Olivia Davis Brenau University 85 94 179 +35
T61 T54 Micaela Johansson * Keiser University 93 86 179 +35
T61 T54 Elizabeth Pena * Johnson & Wales U-FL 93 86 179 +35
T66 T57 Ashton Thompson Truett McConnell 95 85 180 +36
T58 T5 Olyvia Heinz * Faulkner University 92 88 180 +36
54 59 Libby Luedtke * Coastal Georgia 89 92 181 +37
T61 60 Isabelle Sullivan St. Andrews University 93 89 182 +38
T39 T61 Hayley Betz Palm Beach Atlantic 85 99 184 +40
68 T61 Nicole Eager * Johnson & Wales U-FL 98 86 184 +40
T49 63 Ashley Stamper Point University 87 98 185 +41
T66 64 Alex Oren Truett McConnell 95 91 186 +42
T58 65 Hannah Wall Truett McConnell 92 95 187 +43
T64 66 Shelby Stuever * St. Andrews University 94 94 188 +44
T58 T67 Sheridan D. Robinson St. Andrews University 92 98 190 +46
T64 T67 Kasie Beris Truett McConnell 94 96 190 +46
70 T69 Briana Tibbetts * St. Andrews University 107 91 198 +54
69 T69 Julz Kaminski * Palm Beach Atlantic 102 96 198 +54
71 - Carey Smith Point University 150 W - -
T72 - Amber Clayton * Brenau University W W - -
T72 - Lauren Smith * Brenau University W W - -