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Women's Golf opens spring schedule in 11th place after Day 1 of Capitol Hill Classic

Freshman Taylor Rausch
Freshman Taylor Rausch
Posted: Mar 25, 2024

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — The Wittenberg women's golf team opened the spring portion of its 2023-24 schedule on Day 1 of the Capitol Hill Classic on Monday and sits in 11th place amongst a strong field of competitors after the opening round.

The Basics

  • Venue: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill - Senator Course - Prattville, Ala., Par 72, Yardage: 5,672; Weather Conditions: 60 degrees and windy, 12-17 mph winds with 30 mph gusts
  • The tournament is hosted by Huntingdon College.
  • The 12-team field consists of six teams ranked in the top 25 nationally in the latest NCAA Division III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll in No. 1 Carnegie Mellon, No. 8 Washington-St. Louis, No. 10 Washington and Lee, No. 19 Mary Hardin-Baylor, No. 21 Rhodes and No. 23 Methodist as well as two teams that received votes in the poll in Denison and Huntingdon. The latest poll was released on March 15.
  • The field also includes NYU, Christopher Newport and Huntingdon's B team.
  • This marks the Tigers' first competition since the Wittenberg Fall Classic on Oct. 15-16.
  • The course will host an Epson Tour event in September. The Epson Tour is the qualifying tour for the LPGA.

The Tournament - Day 1

  • Wittenberg sits in 11th place in the 12-team field after shooting a 56-over-par 344 on Monday. The Tigers lead the Huntingdon B team by five strokes and trail 10th-place Christopher Newport by six strokes.
  • No. 1 Carnegie Mellon leads after Day 1, shooting a 17-over-par 305. NYU is second with a 308, and No. 19 Mary Hardin-Baylor is third with a 309.
  • Sophomore Izzy Selby (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton) was Wittenberg's top performer Monday, shooting a 10-over-par 82 to sit in a tie for 36th in the 67-woman field.
  • Senior Ellen Frame (Mason, Ohio/Mason) is tied for 43rd with a 12-over-par 84.
  • Sophomore Hillary Humbaugh (Haubstadt, Ind./Gibson Southern) is tied for 47th with a 13-over-par 85.
  • Junior Anna Longbrake (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) is 63rd with a 21-over-par 93.
  • Junior Halley McNair (Cincinnati, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick) is tied for 64th with a 22-over-par 94.
  • Playing as an individual, freshman Taylor Rausch (Mechanicsburg, Ohio/Mechanicsburg) is 67th with a 34-over-par 106.

Up Next

  • The Tigers return to action on Tuesday for the second and final day of the Capitol Hill Classic.
  • Sat, 04/27 | Women's Golf Franklin Spring Invitational - Day 1 LS
  • Sun, 04/28 | Women's Golf Franklin Spring Invitational - Day 2 LS
  • Mon, 04/29 | Women's Golf Wittenberg Student-Alum Pro-Am (2 PM)
  • Fri, 05/03 | Women's Golf North Coast Athletic Conference Championships - Day 1
  • Sat, 05/04 | Women's Golf North Coast Athletic Conference Championships - Day 2