Defiance Takes Eighth at Hanover Invitational

HANOVER, Ind. – Defiance College finished its two-day stay in the Hanover Invitational on Sunday with an eighth-place finish and a final score of 806.

September 13, 2009

HANOVER, Ind. – Defiance College finished its two-day stay in the Hanover Invitational on Sunday with an eighth-place finish and a final score of 806. DC fired a team score of 391 on Saturday, before shooting a 415 on Sunday.

Tara Miller led the Yellow Jackets by carding a 192 and finishing in 33rd place. Phoenix Golnick was next in the standings for DC with a 196 and a 36th-place finish, while Brittany Gow shot a 202, Kelly Beard turned in a 222 and Taylor Tuttle ended with a 232 in the nine-team, 54-competitor event.

Marian won the team title with a 635 and was followed by Centre (665), Transylvania (671), Hanover (684), Franklin (686), Rose-Hulman (700), Anderson (772), Defiance (806) and Mount St. Joseph (868).

The individual championship went to Marian's Angela Gauck, with her final score of 149. Transylvania's Megan Foley turned in the best finish from a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference competitor and took second place with a 154.

Defiance will host the Jon Spiess Memorial on Tuesday, September 15 in Wauseon, Ohio. The single-round event will be held at the Ironwood Golf Course beginning at 10:30 am.