LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team held steady in sixth place at the MIAA Championship after shooting a second round score of 335. Missouri Western has a total score of 683 and trail tournament leader Central Oklahoma by 52 strokes after two rounds of play.
Freshman Celine Lim improved her score by 11 strokes in the second round of the MIAA Championship, scoring a 77. Lim is currently tied for 12th place. The other Griffon in the top-20 is Madison Romjue, recording an 85 in both of her rounds. Tiffanie Yabut and Amber Chivington both improved their scores in the second round as well, scoring an 85 and 88, respectively.
Missouri Western is 10 strokes behind Central Missouri for fifth place and 12 strokes behind Nebraska-Kearney in fourth place. Central Oklahoma leads the tournament with a 631 and Lindenwood is second with a 644 after day two.
Baylee Price is the individual tournament leader, scoring a 74 first round and an 80 in her second round of competition.
The Griffon men’s team moved into a tie for eighth place with Nebraska-Kearney after shooting a second round score of 316. Missouri Western improved their score by 19 strokes on the second day and have an accumulated total of 651.
All five players improved their scores for Missouri Western on day two at the MIAA Championship. Scott Sheldon is currently leading the team with a 160 over his first two rounds. Sheldon and Jakob Rudosky both recorded a 79 in their second round. Savannah native Ryan Hand tallied a score of 78 in his second round, improving his score by 11 strokes. James O’Brien and Corey Knight recorded an 80 and 81 respectively.
Missouri Western sits three strokes behind Northeastern St. for seventh place while Lincoln and Southwest Baptist are tied with a 638 at fifth place.
The MIAA Championship also has a tie on the individual leader board with Cy Moritz of Central Missouri and Eric Kline of Central Oklahoma each scoring a 147 in their first two rounds.
The final round of the event will conclude on Wednesday in Lawrence, Kansas at the Alvamar Golf Club.
— MWSU Sports Information —