Freshman Courtney Knippen leads Women's Golf to third place finish at John Speiss Memorial Tournament

By Tim Glon

WAUSEON — Freshman Courtney Knippen carded an 89 to lead the Ohio Northern women's golf team to a third place finish at the John Speiss Memorial Tournament Tuesday at the Wauseon Golf Club.

The Polar Bears (5-10) finished third of six teams with a 375. Trine (Ind.) won the team title with a 343, Lourdes was second with a 360 and Northwestern Ohio was fourth with a 382.

Knippen finished seventh out of 31 golfers.

Sophomore Megan Conley was was 11th with a 91, sophomore Allison Fye tied for 15th with a 95, sophomore Kaitlyn Nestel tied for 19th with a 100 and freshman Rachel Stout was 31st with a 116.

Trine's Amy Worthington won Medalist honors with a 76.

The Polar Bears will return to action Sept. 22-23 at the Heidelberg Fall Invitational.

Team Standings

1. Trine (Ind.) 343, 2. Lourdes 360, 3. Ohio Northern 375, 4. Northwestern Ohio 382, 5. Rochester (Mich.) 383, Defiance 403.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Amy Worthington (Trine) 76, 2. Brooke Darah (Lourdes) 80, t2. Heather Steiner (Lourdes) 80, 4. Tiffani Ackerson (Cleary) 83, 5. Kelcey Swisher (Trine) 86.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

7. Courtney Knippen 89, 11. Megan Conley 91, t15. Allison Fye 95, t19. Kaitlyn Nestel 100, 31. Rachel Stout 116.