2017-18 Women's Golf News
The Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars were announced this week. Junior Devon Atchison represents Wittenberg as a 2018 WGCA All-American Scholar-Athlete.
Jane Hopkinson-Wood closed out a four-year career for the ages on Friday afternoon with a third place finish at the 2018 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship.
Jane Hopkinson-Wood became Wittenberg’s first four-time first-team All-American after landing on the 2017-18 WGCA First-Team on Wednesday.
Competing as an individual at the 2018 NCAA Division III Championship, Jane Hopkinson-Wood fired a 75 (+2) in the first round of competition on Tuesday.
Four-time NCAC Women’s Player of the Year, Jane Hopkinson-Wood will make her fourth trip to the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships in as many years as she was named one of six individuals to the field as announced by the NCAA on Monday evening.
Wittenberg women’s golf took second place at the 2018 NCAC Championships after firing a 54 hole score of 982 as a team.
The Tigers are currently in first on the men’s side, and second on the women’s side heading into Sunday’s final round.
Tim Kremchek, ‘81 (and his wife, Hilary, ‘82) have issued a challenge to the Wittenberg Athletic Department. If we can get 220 donors and raise alumni participation by 1%, by April 25, they will give a gift of $25,000 to the athletic department.
Wittenberg senior Jane Hopkinson-Wood cracked the top- five in the individual standings at the primarily Div. II University of Illinois-Spring eld Spring Invite last weekend
Wittenberg held their own over the weekend amongst NCAA Division II competition at the University of Illinois-Springfield
Wittenberg women’s golf finished in third place at the 2018 Ashland Invitational over the weekend, as the tournament was cut to one round due to Sunday’s inclement weather.
Hopkinson-Wood tied a program record with an opening round 68 on Saturday, and then turned around and fired a one-over 73 on Sunday to secure another medalist honor, this time by ten strokes.
Wittenberg won by 32 strokes at the Laura Bump Invitational on Sunday, as the Tigers carded a 627 (+51) as a team. Wittenberg dominated the tournament, as the closest NCAC institution to Wittenberg was third place Wooster, who finished 49 strokes off the Tiger’s lead.
Hopkinson-Wood paced the Tigers to a third place finish at the Rhodes Invitational over the weekend.
Wittenberg took third place at the Lee & Joe Duncan Invitational. Jane Hopkinson-Wood (2nd) and Madi Wolters (6th) earned All-Tournament Team honors.
Hopkinson-Wood, the number one player in all of Division III, earned this week's conference honor.
