Hannah Whisler, Ariana Tomasula lead Women's Golf at Lourdes Invitational

By Tim Glon

TOLEDO — Sophomores Hannah Whisler and Ariana Tomasula each posted a top-10 finishes to lead Ohio Northern at the Lourdes Invitational women's golf tournament on Thursday at Heather Downs Country Club.

The Polar Bears (29-34 Overall) finished fifth of seven teams with 370 strokes on the par-73, 5876-yard course.

Whisler finished eighth out of 39 golfers with an 88 and Tomasula tied for 10th with a 90 to lead ONU.

Senior Megan Conley tied for 20th with a 95 sophomore Heather Comer tied for 26th with a 97.

Madison Smith of Cleary (Mich.) won Medalist honors with a 6-over par 79.

Columbus State CC won the team title with a 359, Siena Heights (Mich.) was second with a 360 and Rochester (Mich.) was third with a 362.

The Polar Bears will return to action with a dual match against Heidelberg on April 24 at West Lafayette, Ohio.

Team Standings

1. Columbus State CC 359, 2. Siena Heights (Mich.) 360, 3. Rochester (Mich.) 362, 4. Cleary (Mich.) 367, 5. Ohio Northern 370, 6. John Carroll 371, 7. Lourdes 381.

Top 5 Individual Results

1. Madison Smith (CU) 359, 2. Jessa Sappleye (SH) 82, 3. Elisabeth Higgins (SH) 83, 4. Kelly Feehan (CS) 84, t5. Kristin Loiselle (Roch) 86, t5. Orie Ramos (Roch) 86.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

8. Hannah Whisler 88, t10. Ariana Tomasula 90, t20. Megan Conley 95, t26. Heather Comer 97, t32. Jennifer Hipskind 100.