Sophomore Lydia Cranmer takes Medalist honors, leads Women's Golf to third place finish at Otterbein Cardinal Classic
By Tim Glon
SUNBURY — Sophomore Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood) fired a final round 80 to rally from four shot back to claim Medalist honors to lead the Ohio Northern women's golf team at the Otterbein Cardinal Classic on Saturday and Sunday at the NorthStar Golf Course.
Cranmer shot 85 on Saturday and carded an 80 on Sunday to finish with a 165, edging first round leader Madison Harsh of Capital by one shot.
She won Medalist honors for the fourth time in five tournaments this season and the sixth time in her 13-tournament career.
Senior Caitlin Silva (Hilliard/Bradley) was 13th of 28 golfers with an 86-95—181, freshman Emily McLaughlin (Bellefontaine) was 16th with an 85-103—188, junior Taylor Daniel (Columbia City, Ind.) was 17th with a 91-98—189 and sophomore Haley Watkins (Bellefontaine) was 21st with a 104-96—200 for ONU.
The Polar Bears (20-5 overall) finished third out of four teams with a 347-369—716.
Otterbein won the team title with a 342-337—679, Capital was second with a 346-337—683 and Marietta was fourth with a 380-374—754.
Team Standings
1. Otterbein 342-337—679, 2. Capital 346-337—683, 3. Ohio Northern 347-369—716, 4. Marietta 380-374—754.
Top 5 Individual Results
1. Lydia Cranmer (Ohio Northern) 85-80—165, 2. Madison Harsh (Capital) 81-85—166, 3. Sydney Kelly (Capital) 86-81±167, t4. Lyndsay Blum (Otterbein) 84-84—168, t4. Viv George (Otterbein) 84-84—168.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
1. Lydia Cranmer 85-80—165, 13. Caitlin Silva 86-95—181, 16. Emily McLaughlin 85-103—188, 17. Taylor Daniel 91-98—189, 21. Haley Watkins 104-96—200.
Other Ohio Northern Individual Results
18. Alexis Miller 92-98—190, 20. Karolyne Staugler 100-96—196, 23. Alaina Mikolajewski 104-99—203, 25. Allison Logue 104-102—206, 27. Angela Miller 102-109—211, 28. Brittany Bolton 111-112—223.
