Scott Aker
The Wittenberg men's and women's golf teams are closing the
2003-04 season strong. The women concluded the campaign with a
seventh-place finish at Baldwin-Wallace last week, while the men
posted one of their best finishes of the season with a fourth at
Ohio Wesleyan's Strimer Invitational.
The men defeated six other North Coast Athletic Conference squads
at OWU, including nationally ranked Denison. The Tigers have
clearly positioned themselves for a run at the upcoming NCAC
Championships, which are hosted by the Battling Bishops. Three
nationally ranked teams, OWU, Denison and Allegheny, headline the
event at Dornoch Golf Club in Delaware.
Freshman Scott Aker (Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee)
took medalist honors for the first time in his collegiate career,
sharing first place with a mark of 149. Junior Andy Bonar
(Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster) was also strong on the weekend
as he carded scores of 79 and 72 (one over par) for a third-place
total of 151. Bonar, a two-time All-NCAC selection, put up the
tournament's low round with that 72 on Oakhaven Golf Club's long,
open course.
For the spring season, Aker and Bonar have identical scoring
averages of 75.9 in nine rounds. Sophomore Clinton Anderson
(Mechanicsburg, Ohio/Mechanicsburg) also carries a scoring
average below 80 strokes per round at 79.7.
On the women's side, senior Erin Mowrey (Toledo, Ohio/St.
Ursula) was at the head of the Tigers' pack, as usual. In
a tourney that was shortened to one day due to rain, Mowrey took
seventh place at Baldwin-Wallace with a solid 89. She was followed
by freshman Erica Bodnar (Columbus, Ohio/Upper
Arlington) and sophomore Ann Delaney (Buffalo
Grove, Ill./Buffalo Grove), who each carded 99, and
sophomore Alex Pressler (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./Grosse
Pointe South), who checked in with a 102.
Mowrey finished the season with a stellar scoring average of 93.5
in 14 rounds to easily lead the team. Delaney finished with an
average of 101.6 and Bodnar capped her season with an average of
103.6.