Ben Blotner
Sports Editor
with 164 strokes each. She beat out 31 fellow competitors for the top spot.
“I’m proud of our first-years for playing so well so early on in their collegiate careers,” said Roney. “Tongtong set a great foot forward by winning the entire tournament, which put us in good standing. I’m excited for what’s next to come.”
Wooster golfers owned the invitational, as only Alexis Reichardt ’20’s fourth-place finish for Ohio Wesleyan prevented the Scots from taking the top five spots. Lilly Dunning ’21 scored 167 overall to finish fifth, and Hannah Appleman ’20 wasn’t far behind with 169.
“This tournament was really awesome to play in,” said Devon Matson ’21, who scored a 195 and showed a seven-stroke improvement from Saturday to Sunday. “Our team did great this weekend and we were determined to win.”
On the men’s side, O’Hern paced the team with a solid performance at the Guy & Jeanne Kuhn Memorial Invitational. He also pulled off a unique feat.
“Colin O’Hern is a wizard on the golf course,” exclaimed teammate Jimmy Hinton ’20. “He hit the ball into a golf cart on number 9 and still made a birdie.”
O’Hern scored a 73 on the first day and a 75 on the second for a total of 148, which landed him in eighth place out of 101 golfers.
Evan Ferrara ’20 was the next best male performer with a 155, leaving him deadlocked with two other golfers for 19th place. Brenden Tully ’18 shot a 156 and ended up in a six-way tie for 23rd.
Ryan Quinn ’21 of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took home first place medalist honors with 143 strokes, while Daniel Castleberry ’21 and Colin Laszlo ‘19 of Wittenberg University tied for second with 144 strokes apiece.
“Our team has a lot of talent and potential heading into this season,” said David Roney ’21. “It’s just about getting everyone to be confident in their swings for 18 holes and focusing on each shot rather than a score. If we can get comfortable doing that, we have a lot of success coming our way.”
The men’s team is back in action on Sept. 23-24, when they will play in two separate events. The women next play at the Ohio Valley University Fall Classic on Sept. 24-25.