Women's Golf 16th At Midwest Classic
SNU Athletics
WARRENSBURG, Mo. - The Southern Nazarene University women's golf team headed northeast for their final fall tournament on the schedule on Monday as they took part in the opening round of the Midwest Classic, hosted by the University of Central Missouri. The 36-hole event is being contested at Mules National Golf Club, and in a strong field, the Crimson Storm find themselves tied with the University of Nebraska-Kearney in the clubhouse.
SNU shot 328 in the opening round, and the Crimson Storm are tied for 16th in the clubhouse, 12 strokes outside the top-10 at the halfway point of the event. The team lead at the halfway point belongs to the Riverhawks of Northeastern State University at 295.
SNU's
Emilie Jackson and
Heidi Stafford paced the Crimson Storm in the first round. The duo are both in the top-40 of the event, with Jackson tied for 32nd at 78 and Stafford in a 38th-place tie at 79. Each had one birdie in the round, with Jackson's coming on the sixth hole and Stafford's on the seventh.
Bailey Blake shot an 82 in the round,
Carina Hernandez fired an 89, and
Loren Ogburn carded a 92.
The event will conclude, and with it the Crimson Storm's fall schedule, with 18 holes on Tuesday.
