(WIAC) REEDSBURG, Wis.–University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire claimed the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Golf Championship (presented by Culver’s) at Reedsburg Country Club on Oct. 11.
The conference title is the 10th in program history and first since 2013. The 10 titles match UW-Whitewater for the most in WIAC archives. UW-Eau Claire secured the championship with a 54-hole total of 933 strokes. The Blugolds earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III championship that will be held May 11-14, 2027, at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va.
UW-Stout Polytechnic, the defending champion, placed second with 943 strokes. UW-Whitewater took third with 957 strokes, UW-La Crosse fourth with 964, UW-Stevens Point fifth with 985, UW-River Falls sixth with 1,028, UW-Oshkosh seventh with 1,038 and UW-Platteville eighth with 1,056.
UW-Whitewater’s Delainey Halverson secured medalist honors after pacing the 74-player field with 229 strokes. She is the seventh individual champion in program history.
UW-Eau Claire’s Lilly Kaminski placed second with 232 strokes, UW-Stout’s Julia Imai third with 234, UW-Eau Claire’s Karalyn Skinner fourth with 235, UW-Eau Claire’s Elizabeth Hermann fifth with 236, while UW-Eau Claire’s Tally Schlindwein, UW-La Crosse’s Haley Thoeny and UW-Stout’s Ashleigh Johnson tied for sixth with 237.
UW-Stout head coach Sophia Connett claimed Coach of the Year honors for the third consecutive year, while UW-La Crosse’s Haley Thoeny and UW-Stout’s Brin Neumann were named co-recipients of the Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school. Named to the squad were:
UW-Eau Claire’s Claire Stoffel; UW-La Crosse’s Lucy Nielsen; UW-Oshkosh’s Ava Fahrenholz; UW-Platteville’s Danielle Bruecker; UW-River Falls’ Lily Sullivan; UW-Stevens Point’s Madelyn Duchene; UW-Stout’s Brin Neumann; and UW-Whitewater’s Megan Honn
