Mt. Mercy Women's Golf

Monson takes 4th at Clarke golf

GALENA, Ill. - Meg Monson of Mount Mercy placed fourth at the Clarke Invitational golf tournament Sunday at the Eagle Ridge Resort South Course in Galena, Ill.

Monson had rounds of 83 and 85 in the tournament for a 36-hole score of 24-over-par 168.

Danielle Ducklow of Viterbo won the title at 15-over 159, leading her team to the championship. Mount Mercy tied Robert Morris for fourth place in the eight-team field.

Team Standings

1. Viterbo 669, 2. Clarke 700, 3. St. Norbert 758, 4. (tie) Mount Mercy 767, Robert Morris 767, 6. St. Ambrose 783, 7. Viterbo Silver 789, 8. Wisconsin Lutheran 835.

MOUNT MERCY - 4. Meg Monson 83-85=168, 21. Chelsea Gryp 96-98=194, 24. Mackenzie Noble 105-92=197, 63. Kristina Furler 106-101=207, 65. Paige Wenger 104-105=209, 72. Emily Machula 104-112=216.

Monson wins title at Rock Island

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Mount Mercy's Meg Monson shot a two-round total of 152 to take medalist honors at the Highland Classic on Sunday at the Highland Springs Golf Course.

Monson shot a 77 on Saturday and came back with a 75 on Sunday to rally for a one-shot win over Carl Sandburg's Justine Peel, who opened with a 74, but had a 79 on Sunday.

DMACC won the team title with a 664 total. Clarke (677) was second and Mount Mercy (689) took third.

HIGHLAND CLASSIC

TEAM STANDINGS: 1. DMACC 664, 2. Clarke 677, 3. Mount Mercy 689, 4. Augustana 695, 5. Carl Sandburg 701, 6. North Park 839, 7. Iowa Wesleyan 870.

MOUNT MERCY: 1. Meg Monson 77-75=152; t13. Paige Wenger 87-88=175; t.17 Mackenzie Noble 90-88=178, t24 Chelsea Gryp, 91-93=184; Emily Machula 91-99=190; 34. Kristine Fuller 92-103=195.

Monson leads Mount Mercy golfers

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Meg Monson of Mount Mercy fired a 5-over-par 77 in the first round of the Augustana Highland Classic and is in second place heading into the final round Sunday.

Justine Peel of Carl Sandburg Community College holds the lead at 2-over 74.

Clarke University leads the team standings. Mount Mercy sits in fifth place out of eight schools.

Team Standings

1. Clarke 333, 2. DMACC 335, 3. Augustana 339, 4. Carl Sandburg 341, 5. Mount Mercy 345, 6. Augustana JV 369, 7. North Park 419, 8. Iowa Wesleyan 445.

Mount Mercy - 2. Meg Monson 77, 15. Paige Wenger 87, 20. Mackenzie Noble 90, 24. Chelsea Gryp 91, 24. Emily Machula 91.

Monson takes 4th at Mount Mercy Invy

Meg Monson of Mount Mercy finished in fourth place at the Mount Mercy Invitational at Hunters Ridge Sunday.

Monson shot a 6-over-par 78 Sunday to finish with a 36-hole total of 160.

Vrishali Sinha of Grinnell fired a 2-under 70 Sunday and won the tournament at 144.

Grinnell took the championship by eight shots over Viterbo. Mount Mercy finished fourth out of six teams.

Team Standings

1. Grinnell 652, 2. Viterbo 660, 3. Clarke 698, 4. Mount Mercy 721, 5. Carl Sandburg 750, 6. Buena Vista 843.

MOUNT MERCY: 4. Meg Monson 82-78=160, 16. Paige Wenger 97-88=185, 18. Mackenzie Noble 95-92=187, 20. Chelsea Gryp 90-99=189, 30. Emily Machula 102-101=203, 32. Kristina Furler 102-107=209.