The Carthage College women’s golf team (25-14) finished ninth at the Friday-Saturday, Sept. 11-12 Olivet College Fall Invitational at the Medalist Golf Club in Marshall, Mich. Hope College won the 15-team event with a 332-326-658, one stroke ahead of Olivet at 333-326-659. St. Francis (Ind.) was third at 341-331-672, followed by Wheaton College (Ill.) fourth at 351-342-693, North Central College fifth at 345368-713, Trine University sixth at 355-360-715, Aquinas College seventh at 378-343-721, Wittenberg University eighth at 364-361-725, Carthage ninth at 354-376-730, Northwestern Ohio 10th at 367-368-735, Albion College 11th at 385-381-756, Alma College 12th at 394-387-781, Kalamazoo College 13th at 401-391-792, Calvin College 14th at 389-408-797 and Adrian College 15th with a 422-405-827 mark.
Olivet’s Amber Conrad took medalist honors at 74-77-151. Carthage’s Tabby Bell (Fr., Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic) tied for 19th place with an 83-92-175, Amy Binstein (Jr., Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) tied for 25th with an 85-94-179, Katie Ramirez (Jr., Darien, Ill./Hinsdale-South) tied for 42nd at 93-93-186, Heidi Hoffman (Jr., Appleton, Wis./North) tied for 52nd with a 93-97-190, and Jenna Apple (Fr., Bloomington, Ill.) tied for 74th place at 101-110-211. Brooke Mix (So., Westfield, Ind.), playing as an individual, finished 38th at 93-89-182. Aubrie Morano (So., North Prairie, Wis./Wales-Kettle Moraine), also playing as an individual, tied for 42nd at 91-95-196. The Lady Reds travel to Normal, Ill., on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 19-20 to play in the Illinois Wesleyan University “Fall Classic” at the Ironwood Golf Course.