On the second and final day of the Dayton Flyer Invitational, it was Rick Voyvodic and Maria Pickens leading the way for the University of Evansville golf teams at NCR Country Club.
Pickens finished the second round with a score of 81, improving by five shots from her opening round total. She finished the tournament with a 167 and tied for 57th overall. Leading the women was Kayla Katterhenry, who also carded an 81 on Tuesday. Her final score of 158 put her at 18 over par for the two rounds. Katterhenry tied for 20th.
Second on the squad was Giulia Mallmann, who posted identical rounds of 83 to finish with a 166. She tied for 50th. Pickens was third on the team while Maggie Camp took fourth. Camp lowered her round of 86 on Monday by four strokes, tallying an 82 on Tuesday. She completed the event with a 168. Madison Cheney was next up for the ladies, posting an 83 on her way to a final score of 174.
Carly Waggoner played as an individual and improved by nine shots between the first and second days. She totaled 85 strokes in the final round and completed the tournament with a 179. Rachel Marchi shot a 94 in each round to finish with a 188.
Indianapolis and Grand Valley State finished atop the team standings with scores of 610. Indianapolis was credited with the victory due to their fifth player being ranked higher. Kasey Petty of Findlay held on for the victory. Her 4-over 75 in the final round saw her win by one stroke over a tie for second place. As a team, the Aces finished in 12th place.
Rick Voyvodic led the way for the men’s squad on Tuesday, notching a 74 to finish in a tie for 20thplace with a 2-round score of 153. That came on the heels of a 79 in the first round. He finished the tournament two shots ahead of Tyler Gray, who registered a 77 in the final round to finish with a 155. He tied for 32nd.
One behind him was the duo of Will Knights and Wil Pahud. They each totaled a 156 in the event. Knights’ rounds checked in at 80 and 76 while Pahud’s totals were 75 and 81. Joseph Addante rounded out the top five with a 163.
Individual Jon Pick took four shots off of his opening-round score. After notching an 87 on Monday, Pick recorded an 83 in the final round to finish with a 170.
Wil Wittman and Austin Winings finished atop the leaderboard with scores of 146, just four over par. Wittman was medalist after defeating Winnings in a 1-hole playoff. His efforts also lead Detroit to the team win. They notched a 598 to finish five shots ahead of second-place Oakland. Evansville took 7th place.
For the men, this marked their final tournament of the fall while the women will host the Braun Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at Oak Meadow Country Club in Evansville.
