ROCK ISLAND, Ill.- The UW-Oshkosh women's golf team placed third at the Augustana College (Ill.) Highland Championship that was held at the Highland Springs Municipal Golf Course on Sunday and Monday (Sept. 1-2).
 
The Titans hit 328 strokes (40-over par) on Sunday and 312 strokes (24-over par) on Monday for 640 total strokes (64-over par). Sunday's 18-hole score was the second lowest in program history, behind only a 306 at the Illinois Wesleyan University Invitational on Saturday, September 21, 2003. The third-place finish was the highest at a meet with at least 10 teams competing for Oshkosh since taking third at the 10 team UW-La Crosse Invitational on September 11, 2021.
 
Host Augustana won the meet at 621 total strokes (45-over par) and North Central College (Ill.) finished second at 634 total strokes (58-over par). Lake Forest College (Ill.) and Illinois College rounded out the top five teams at fourth and fifth with 642 total strokes (66-over par) and 656 total strokes (80-over par) respectively.
 
Taryn Endres (Jr. • DeForest) was the best golfer for Oshkosh, grabbing fifth place overall with a total stroke tally of 155 (11-over par). She recorded 81 strokes (9-over par) on Sunday and 74 (2-over par) on Monday. Both her total strokes and 18 holes on Sunday were career lows.
 
Kelsey O'Connor of Augustana won the individual crown by hitting 4-over par (148 strokes), followed by Gabrielle Krebs from Lake Forest (150), and Mallorie Clifton (153) and Aleksa Gizewicz (154) both of North Central.
 
Ava Downie (Fifth • Hortonville) and Sydney Bornhorst (Sr. • Grayslake, Ill.) also took top-20 positions at eighth and 13th with 158 (14-over par) and 161 (17-over par) strokes respectively.
 
Additional Titans competing in the season opening meet were Josie Hofer (Sr. • Menominee, Mich.) in 28th with 169 strokes (25-over par) and Alyssa Dreher (Sr. • Campbellsport) in 33rd with 170 strokes (25-over par).
 
The Titans return to the course for the two-day Marian University Fall Invite on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 6-7). Friday's round will be played at Whispering Springs Golf Club while Saturday's will be held at Rolling Meadows Golf Course.