On the second and final day of the Butler Fall Invitational, Kayla Katterhenry and Tyler Gray finished atop the Purple Aces leaderboard at Highland Country Club.
Gray was Evansville’s top finisher in the tournament, coming home in a tie for 14th overall. In Tuesday’s final round of play, Gray equaled his round two score, which was an even 70. He finished the event with a 214.
Next up was the senior duo of Rick Voyvodic and Will Knights. Voyvodic led UE after the first day and notched another solid round on Tuesday, carding a 72. He finished with a final score of 215. Tying him was fellow senior Will Knights. Knights followed up his second-round total of 67 from Monday with an even 70 on Tuesday. He also completed the event tied for 17th.
Fourth for UE was Wil Pahud. He improved to finish in a tie for 22nd place with a final score of 218. His round on Tuesday finished at a 2-over 72. Noah Reese recorded his best round of the event in the third round, posting a score of 74. He finished in a tie for 35th with a 229.
Individuals Joseph Addante and Zac Turi wrapped up play on the final day. Addante posted a 74 to finish in a tie for 30thwith a 224 while Turi was 41st with a final tally of 246.
Gehrig Hollatz of Butler held on for the individual championship, topping Rylan Porter of IUPUI by three strokes. Hollatz finished the tournament with a 203. On the team side, IUPUI took the win, finishing with an overall score of 839. They beat Indianapolis by 12 shots. Evansville took fifth place with an 859.
Katterhenry paced the women once again, tying for sixth place with a score of 148. After finishing the opening day with a 77, she was able to improve by six strokes on Tuesday, registering a 1-over 71 to finish with a 148. She finished just three off of the win. Lauren Tibbets of Butler and Keilich Katharina (UIndy) finished atop the individual standings.
Maria Pickens took second for the Aces. After leading UE on Monday, Pickens completed the second round with a score of 74 to finish alone in 10th place with a 150. Thrid on the squad was Giulia Mallmann. The sophomore tied for 17th after rounds of 78 and 77 saw her finish with a total of 155.
Next up on the team was Maggie Camp. She lowered her total from the opening day by seven strokes, carding an 80 to finish tied for 55th with a 167. Carly Waggoner was one behind Camp, totaling a 168. Madison Chaney tied for 39th as an individual. She jumped by one stroke from Monday’s first round, notching an 80 to finish with a 161. Rachel Marchi also had a solid day, recording an 81 to finish in a tie for 45th.
UE finished in fifth place on the leaderboard, just two behind 4th place SIU Edwardsville. The University of Indianapolis took the top spot with a 592. They defeated IUPUI by 17 strokes.
The men are in action next Monday and Tuesday at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate. Mimosa Hills Country Club will play host to the event in Morganton, N.C. The women take next weekend off before returning to play in two weeks at the Dayton Invitational.
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