Grinnell College Sports Information
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HOUSTON, Texas - Twins Vidushi Sinha '19 and Vrishali Sinha '19 have been the bedrock of the Grinnell College women's golf team for four years.
So, in their final competition as Grinnell student-athletes, it's only fitting they lead the Pioneers. Vidushi fired a 2-over-par 74 on the fourth and last day of the NCAA Division III National Championships Friday for an overall score of 303, good for a seventh-place tie and the best four-round score in program history. Sinha, whose Friday total at Bay Oaks Country Club was the best of her four at the tourney, recorded birdies on the par-4, 355-yard 13th hole and par-5, 460-yard 16th hole to go along with 12 pars.
And Vrishali Sinha was right there, too, recording a 77 for an overall total of 311. That is the second-best four-round score in program history. She birdied the par-5, 457-yard fifth hole plus had 11 pars to finish in a 22nd-place tie.
As a team, Grinnell finished in ninth place with a 1,258, which is the best four-day score for a Pioneer team. That placing is the second-highest for a Grinnell team, regardless of sport, at a national event. The Pioneers fired a 312 on Friday, the 12th-best score in program history.
Nina Kouchi '22 shot an 83 Friday for a score of 312, putting her in tie for 26th place. She had a birdie on the par-5, 440-yard seventh hole plus added seven pars.
Danielle Oberlander '21 finished the tourney with her best round of her four, shooting 78 for a 339. She had two birdies, those coming on the par-4, 365-yard ninth hole as well as the 16th hole. Oberlander added eight pars and tied for 71st place. Julia Echikson '20 had an 86 Friday for a total of 345. Echikson shot birdies on the seventh and 16th holes, plus had five pars while tying for 76th
New York University claimed the team title with a 1,217 while the individual champ was Cordella Chan of Williams College with a 296.