Venegas fires a 78 to lead Women's Golf in first round of Ohio Wesleyan Invitational

By Tim Glon

OSTRANDER — Senior Raven Venegas (Lima/Shawnee) fired a 6-over par 78 to lead the Ohio Northern women's golf team into fifth place after the first day of the Ohio Wesleyan Laura Bump Invitational on Saturday at Mill Creek Golf Course.

The Polar Bears (17-11 overall) are fifth of 11 teams with a 355. Wittenberg leads the team standings with a 308, Madonna is second with a 322, Wooster is fourth with a 341 and Otterbein is fourth with a 352.

Venegas is tied for third out of 80 golfers on the par-72, 5834-yard course.

Junior Caitlin Silva (Hilliard/Bradley)is tied for 33rd with an 89, freshman Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood) is tied for 43rd with a 92 and sophomore Taylor Daniel (Columbia City, Ind.) is tied for 50th with a 96.

Wittenberg's Jane Hopkins-Wood leads the field with a first round 68.

The final round will begin Sunday at 10 am, weather permitting.

Team Standings

1. Wittenberg 308, 2. Madonna 322, 3. Wooster 341, 4. Otterbein 352, 5. Ohio Northern, t6. Allegheny (Pa.) 356, t6. Mount Saint Joseph 356, 8. Ohio Wesleyan 358, 9. Heidelberg 365, 10. Marietta 367, 11. Adrian (Mich.) 381.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Jane Hopkins-Wood (Witt) 68, 2. Madi Wolters (Witt 73, t3. Raven Venegas (ONU) 78, t3. Jackie Cunningham (Mar) 78, t3. Karen Zambrano (Madonna) 78.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t3. Raven Venegas 78, t33. Caitlin Silva 89, t43. Lydia Cranmer 92, t50. Taylor Daniel 96, t59. Suzanne Short 99.

Other Ohio Northern Invididual Results

t64. Madison Dramis 103, t64. Allison Logue 103, t64. Alaina Mikolajewski 103, t70. Hayley Watkins 106, 75. Angela Miller 110.