Kennedy Posts Top 10 Finish in Opening Event for Women's Golf

 SEVIERVILLE, NC -- The Catawba women’s golf team opened the season with a 10th-place finish among 16 teams at the Smoky Mountain Intercollegiate which concluded on Tuesday.  The event was hosted by Carson-Newman at the 5,811-yard, par-70 Highlands Course at the Sevierville Golf Club.  Newberry edge out California, PA, by two shots for the team title with a score of 606.  Catawba posted a 650 score.

Madison Kennedy (Salisbury, NC/Salisbury HS) led Catawba with a score of 150 to finish fifth.  She had rounds of 77 and 73, which marked her career low round.   Leslie Long (East Bend, NC/Forbush HS) had rounds of 80 and 78 to place 27th.  Kimesha Anthony, of Columbus State, shot a 144 total to earn medalist honors by two shots.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN INTERCOLLEGIATE
Fin.     Scores
 1. Newberry 304-302=606
 2. California,PA 304-304=608
 3. West Florida 309-308=617
4t. Columbus State 306-316=622    
4t. Lincoln Memorial 312-310=622    
6t. Carson-Newman 322-317=639
6t. Wingate   323-316=639
 8. Tusculum 330-315=645    
 9. Missouri-St. Louis  322-327=649    
10. CATAWBA 326-324=650
11. Shorter 333-330=663
12. Montevallo 334-335=669
13. North Georgia 360-332=692    
14. Limestone 356-338=694    
15. Belmont Abbey   356-342=689
DNS Lenoir-Rhyne  

Catawba Finishers
 5. Madison Kennedy, 77-73=150
27. Leslie Long, 80-78=158
47. Kelly Wilson, 81-86=167
61. Jana Burkhardt, 90-87=177
66. Tailar Murphy, 88-92=180