DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NIACC women’s golf team finished its season as the NJCAA National Women’s Golf Tournament wrapped up Thursday at LPGA International Golf Course.
Mikayla Smith (Fr., Mason City, IA) shot an 87 in her final round to place 47th in the 116 player field. She shot a four-day total of 348. Alexandria Eckenrod (Fr., Mason City, IA) shot a 90 to tie for 57th with 365 strokes, and Sarah Steinauer (Fr., Clarinda, IA) shot 103 and placed 77th with 394.
“This was a great experience for Mikayla, Alexandria and Sarah as all three are freshmen and will be returning next year for the Trojans,” NIACC golf coach Chris Frenz said. “It’s tough to play this much golf over a five-day period, especially with a long day yesterday, and I thought they are hung in there as best they could.
“With this golf course, mistakes get magnified and it’s tough to bounce back as there aren’t a lot of birdies to be had out there.”
In the women’s junior college golf championships, Division I, II, and III are all together. Coach Frenz said the goal was for all place inside the top-60, which would mean each golfer was close to beating half the field. Regardless, it was a productive week for the Trojans.
“These are some of the best finishes that NIACC has had down here, so these girls have accomplished a lot this year, and we hope to build on that next year,” Frenz said.
“This was a great week. These girls will put the time in during the offseason and we’ll go at it again next fall.”
NIACC will lose no players to graduation.