Michigan
Boilermaker Classic
Top-20 Freshman Duo Guides Wolverines to Ninth at Boilermaker Classic
9/3/2024 5:32:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Michigan tallied a 301 final-round total to post a 915 54-hole total and finish ninth at the Boilermaker Classic played on the Kampen Course at the Brick Boilermaker Complex.
» The Maize and Blue was led by a pair of freshmen. In their collegiate debuts, Suzie Tran paced the Wolverines with her 15th-place finish (224), while Mimi Guo tied for 16th (225).
» Mara Janess closed with a 231 total to help U-M place three Wolverines among the top 40 (t-37th)
» Michigan competed in West Lafayette, Ind., for the first time in 15 years.
Site: West Lafayette, Ind.
Tournament: Boilermaker Classic
Course: Sage Run Golf Club (par 72, 6,411 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 9th Place of 15 Teams (300-314-301/915)
Top U-M Individual: Suzie Tran, 15th (73-76-75/224)
Next U-M Event: Sun-Mon., Sept. 22-23 -- at Mary Fossum Invitational (Lansing, Mich.), 8 a.m. (tee times)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Led by freshman duo of Suzie Tran and Mimi Guo, the University of Michigan women's golf team opened its season tallying a 915 54-hole total to post a ninth-place finish Tuesday (Sept. 3) at the Boilermaker Classic on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Complex.
In their collegiate debuts, Tran and Guo paced the Maize and Blue in the season-opening event as they both recorded top-20 finishes. Tran's 224 (73-76-75) total helped her to 15th, while Guo tallied 225 (73-78-74) to tie for 16th. The duo had all six rounds count towards team scoring and each carded the lowest round of the event, opening their U-M careers with first-round 73s (+1).
Redshirt-junior Mara Janess rounded out U-M's top three as her 231 (77-79-75) total helped the Wolverines place three among the top 40, as she tied for 37th.
In their first event at Purdue in 15 years, the Wolverines opened the season with a 300 and closed Monday's 36-hole day with a 314 to sit 10th at 614. Coming back in the final round with a 301, U-M moved up one position to ninth.
With the season opener completed, the Wolverines return to Ann Arbor for a few weeks of work before heading back to competition. U-M travels up I-96 to East Lansing, Mich., on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 22-23 for Michigan State's Mary Fossum Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole event will be played at Forest Akers West Course.
Final Team Standings
 1. Purdue             285-300-294 = 879 (+15)  2. Minnesota          302-302-289 = 893  3. Kent State         297-301-297 = 895  4. Indiana            298-301-303 = 902    Western Kentucky   295-305-302 = 902  6. Abilene Christian  298-306-299 = 903  7. Alabama            313-300-294 = 907  8. Old Dominion       314-302-295 = 911  9. MICHIGAN           300-314-301 = 915 10. Georgia Southern   314-307-297 = 918 11. Notre Dame         304-306-313 = 923 12. North Florida      309-302-314 = 925 13. Ball State         308-310-309 = 927 14. Xavier             307-310-313 = 930 15. James Madison      310-315-320 = 945
Top Individuals
 1. Natasha Kiel, Purdue              67-76-68 = 211 (-5)  2. Ryann Honea, Abilene Christian    72-69-72 = 213  3. Isabella McCauley, Minnesota      76-70-68 = 214  4. Momo Sugiyama, Purdue             69-74-73 = 216    Sydney Hackett, Western Kentucky  69-75-72 = 216  6. LoraLie Cowart, Georgia Southern  76-72-70 = 218  7. Kaitlyn Schroeder, North Florida  76-73-71 = 220  8. Molly Davidson, Alabama           77-75-69 = 221
Michigan Individuals
 15. Suzie Tran    73-76-75 = 224 T16. Mimi Guo       73-78-74 = 225 T37. Mara Janess   77-79-75 = 231 T62. Lauren Sung   77-81-79 = 237  71. Sydney Sung   82-81-77 = 240  75. Grace Wang    79-84-80 = 243* * played as individuals
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