REDDING, Calif. – Six Top-10 finishes by Oregon Tech golfers, including a runner-up effort from Baylee Hodgman, helped the Lady Owls to their second team championship of the season, dominating the field at the Simpson Spring Invitational at Riverview Country Club.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Tech (314-320 – 634) had the two best team rounds of the event, finishing 37 strokes ahead of host Simpson (338-333 – 671) and 40 shots clear of Southern Oregon (345-329 – 674).
"Our women's team played well," said head coach Dave Myers.
Hodgman (77-78 – 155) was locked into a match-play duel with SU's Katelyn Miller (79-74 – 153), as the two players were deadlocked from the 12th hole on, until Miller got the final advantage with a key par save on the final hole to earn medalist honors.
Both Madison Dick (78-80 – 158) and Madie Hepner (80-80 – 160) earned Top-5 efforts and Sydney Dick (79-88 – 167) taking eighth. Freshmen Alyssa Kauleinamoku (81-82 – 163) and Kali Rowe (79-90 – 169) had the best tournaments of their OIT careers, Kauleinamoku placing sixth and Rowe ninth. Brittney Barrington (85-86 – 171) took 12th to complete the OIT contingent.
The team will have two weeks to prepare for the upcoming Warner Pacific Invite, set for April 13-14.