By: Ryan Castaneda, Sports Information Specialist
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its women's golf post-season awards in a release Tuesday, and two Yellowjackets were tabbed as All-UMAC golfers.
Sophomore
Ashton Parnell (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) landed on the All-UMAC First Team, while freshman
Olivia Weyenberg (Stacy, Minn./North Branch Area) picked up an honorable mention nod.
Freshman
Karin Hill (Duluth, Minn/Denfeld) was the Yellowjackets' representative on the UMAC Sportsmanship Team.
Leading the charge throughout the season for the 'Jackets was Parnell, who was consistently the top-scorer. She finished the fall with a scoring average of 90.09 and landed in the top five once, coupled with three finishes in the top ten. Parnell's lowest rounds of 83 came in the first round of the MLC Invite and the second round of the UW-La Crosse Fall Invitational. During the UMAC Championship, she ended the tournament with a share of sixth place after a three-day total of 265.
Weyenberg picked up an honorable mention citation after a strong fall. Playing in 11 rounds, she compiled a scoring average of 94 while landing in the top ten twice. Weyenberg fired her lowest round of 86 in round two of the UW-La Crosse Fall Invitational. She finished in ninth place at the Twin Ports Collegiate (87-91) and the MLC Invite (89).
The Yellowjackets ended the UMAC Championships in sole possession of third place after shooting a collective 1,142 in three rounds. They will continue play in the spring in events which will be announced at a later date.