FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State women’s golf finished 15th at the Northeastern State Classic in Tahlequah, Okla., on Tuesday (Sept. 16). Megan DeWerff led the way for the Tigers with a two-round total of 171.

DeWerff opened with a 91 in the first round of the tournament, but improved by 11 strokes on the second day with an 80. Samantha Hobson shot rounds of 89 and 88 to finish with a 177. Abi Schmidtberger remained consistent in her first collegiate tournament, shooting two rounds of 89. Quillen Eichhorn had rounds of 97 and 93. Hadley Tharp shot rounds of 96 and 100.

As a team the Tigers improved by 15 strokes on the second day, but remained in 15th place. FHSU shot 715 as a team. Central Oklahoma won the tournament with a total of 604. Marla Souvannasing of Central Oklahoma and Megan Jeffery of Arkansas Tech tied for top individual honors with totals of 147, but Souvannasing won the playoff.