Katterhenry and Voyvodic lead the squadsÂ
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A trip to Florida continued for the University of Evansville men’s and women’s golf squads as they finished the first round of the Bulldog Florida Invitational at Windsor Parke. Kayla Katterhenry is in a tie up the women’s tournament while Rick Voyvodic is all alone on top for the men.
Pacing the women once again was Kayla Katterhenry. Her first day total in rough, windy conditions, finished at a 75 as she is tied for the lead entering the final round of 18. She finished the day three strokes ahead of freshman Maria Pickens, who is tied for 12th with a 78.
Giulia Mallmann carded an 87 to stand in a tie for 38th place and was followed by Maggie Camp, notched a 91 and Madison Chaney, who posted a 92. Individuals Carly Waggoner and Rachel Marchi notched rounds of 91 and 92, respectively.
As a team, the ladies are in 6th place with a 331. They have a 7-shot cushion over 7th place and are just four shots out of the top five with Valparaiso sitting with a 327. Western Michigan and Ball State lead the way with scores of 313. Allison Lindley of BSU is tied for Katterhenry for the lead.
A great day of play also took place for the men. Rick Voyvodic leads the way on the men’s leaderboard as his 74 was the low round of the day. He finished the day just ahead of Tyler Gray, who is tied for second with a 75.
Joseph Addante completed the day with an 83 while Will Knights sits tied for 22nd with an 84. Wil Pahud notched an 85 and is tied for 25th. Three individuals posted rounds on Wednesday including: Jon Pick (80), Noah Reese (82) and Austin Carmack (85).
The men are within striking distance of the win as they go into Thursday’s final round just four off the lead. UE sits in third place, one behind Savannah State and four behind leader Butler.
Both teams finish the event tomorrow with one round of play.
