Foresters Finish Second at Pilot Invite

South Bend, Ind. - The HU women's golf team turned in another great performance of the year by finishing second on the leaderboard at the Pilot Invitational held at Blackthorn Golf Club.  Kira Moore finished in second place (151, +7), Grace Dill and Riley Kitson tied for sixth (161, +17) while Myleigh Moon (176, +32), and Madelyn Weaver (179, +35) turned in top 20 performances. The team score of 646 was a season best for the Foresters. Kira Moore was runner-up and named to All-Tournament Team.  

  

THE ESSENTIALS   

Location: Blackthorn GC, South Bend, Ind.   

Date: April 19th  

Par: 72   

Number of golfers: 30 

  

HU INDIVIDUAL SCORES   

2 Kira Moore - 151 (+7) First round: 73 Second round: 78 

T6 Grace Dill - 161 (+17) First round: 78 Second round: 83 

T6 Riley Kitson - 161 (+17) First round: 82 Second round: 79 

18 Myleigh Moon - 176 (+32) First round: 86 Second round: 90 

19 Madelyn Weaver - 179 (+35) First round: 92 Second round: 87 

Team total: 646  

TEAM SCORES
1. Bethel- 617
2. Huntington- 646
3. Aquinas College- 662
4. Spring Arbor- 688
5. MVNU- 727
6. Saint Francis- 740   

Huntington finished 2nd in the leaderboard with an 70 over par team score of 646. Bethel (617), Huntington (646), Aquinas College (662), Spring Arbor (688), MVNU (727), and Saint Francis (740) rounded out the 6-team event.    

  

LOOKING FORWARD   

The Huntington women's team will head to Otter Creek GC to compete in Crossroads League Championships on May 28th-29th.    

 

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.