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ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Grinnell College women’s golf team won its fourth consecutive Midwest Conference Championship on Sunday at Aldeen Golf Club.
Results
The Pioneers set a new MWC Championship record with a 54-hole total of 981, besting Carroll University’s previous mark of 1,005 in 2001. Leading the way for Grinnell was Vrishali Sinha, who shot a three-day total of 221 to shatter the old 54-hole record of 235 that was set Vidushi Sinha last fall. Vrishali also fired a MWC-record even-par 73 in the final round. Vidushi finished second after winning the MWC title in 2015 with a three-day total of 232.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Illinois College’s Abby Vorreyer was named the MWC Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Blues to a fourth-place finish. Knox College’s Samantha Nichols earned Newcomer of the Year honors after a fourth-place individual finish and a 54-hole total of 259. St. Norbert College’s Megan Lau was named the Elite 20 Award winner, which is given to the competing student-athlete with the highest grade-point average.
Below is the complete all-conference team and team standings.
| 1. Vrishali Sinha |
Grinnell |
221 |
| 2. Vidushi Sinha |
Grinnell |
232 |
| 3. Allie Girard |
Lake Forest |
246 |
| 4. Samantha Nichols |
Knox |
259 |
| 5. Anisha Agarwalla |
Grinnell |
265 |
| 6. Emily Heiser |
Illinois College |
266 |
| 7. Sam Nakahira |
Grinnell |
270 |
| 8. Julia Echikson |
Grinnell |
271 |
| T9. Haley Hoekstra |
Monmouth |
272 |
| T9. Madi Peyton |
Illinois College |
272 |
| 1. Grinnell |
981 |
| 2. Monmouth |
1,094 |
| 3. Lake Forest |
1,096 |
| 4. Illinois College |
1,098 |
| 5. St. Norbert |
1,154 |
| 6. Fontbonne |
1,183 |
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