Tomasula, Short lead Women's Golf to third place finish at 2017 OAC Championships
By Tim Glon
WEST LAFAYETTE -- Senior Ariana Tomasula (Rocky River/Lutheran West) and sophomore Suzanne Short (Findlay) earned All-Conference honors to lead Ohio Northern to a third place finish at the 2017 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships on Friday-Sunday at River Greens Golf Course.
The Polar Bears finish their season with a 26-27 overall record.
Northern finished third of six teams with a 367-347-353--1067 on the par-72 course.
Tomasula tied for 10th out of 35 golfers with an 85-91-87--263 and Short was 13th with a 93-83-88--264.
The top 14 players and ties earn All-OAC honors.
Tomasula becomes only the second Ohio Northern player to earn All-Conference accolades all four years of her career, while Short earned her first All-OAC honor.
Senior Heather Comer (DeGraff/Riverside) finished 16th with a 95-86-86—267, sophomore Caitlin Silva (Hilliard/Bradley) was 24th with a 96-8-792—275 and senior two-time All-OAC honoree Hannah Whisler (Bristol, Ind./Elkhart Central) was 25th with a 94-92-92—278.
Ohio Northern was fifth after the first day with a 367, but moved up two spots with a second round 347 and held the third position with a final round 353.
Defending champion Mount Union won the team title with a 342-339-334—1015. Otterbein was second with a 345-339-346—1030, Heidelberg was fourth with a 365-358-356—1079, Capital was fifth with a 363-361-365—1089 and Baldwin Wallace was sixth with a 383-361-354--1098.
Otterbein's Ann Jobko won Medalist honors with a 79-80-83—242.
The third place finish marks the fifth consecutive upper division OAC finish for the Polar Bears.
Team Standings
1. Mount Union 342-339-334—1015, 2. Otterbein 345-339-346—1030, 3. Ohio Northern 367-347-353—1067, 4. Heidelberg 365-358-356—1079, 5. Capital 363-361-365—1089, 6. Baldwin Wallace 383-361-354—1098, John Carroll - No Team Score, Muskingum - No Team Score.
Top 14 Individuals (All-Conference)
1. Ann Jobko (Ott) 79-80-83—242, t2. Erin Mawhorr (MtU) 83-82-86—251, t2. Morgan Rector (MtU) 85-84-82—251, 4. Olivia DeMartino (MtU) 88-84-80—252, 5. Abby Grospitch (Ott) 87-82-86—255, 6. Allison Mills (BW) 89-86-84—259, 7. Allison Pastor (MtU) 86-89-86—261, t8. Morgan Fultz (Berg) 86-88-88—262, t8. Jenna Lisic (Musk) 87-90-85--262, t10. Ariana Tomasula (ONU) 85-91-87—263, t10. Katie Lease (Cap) 87-84-92—263, t10. Maddie Durbin (Ott) 86-90-87—263, 13. Suzanne Short (ONU) 93-83-88—264, 14. Janie Moller (Cap) 87-91-87—255.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
t10. Ariana Tomasula 85-91-87—263, 13. Suzanne Short 93-83-88—264, 16. Heather Comer 95-86-86—267, 24. Caitlin Silva 96-87-92—275, 25. Hannah Whisler 94-92-92—278.
