CARMEL, Ind. – Ahead of the 2021-22 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) women’s golf season, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology was slated to finish first in a vote amongst league coaches.
The Fightin’ Engineers, who will look to defend their Spring 2021 title, earned all nine first-place votes in route to their 90 points in the poll. Transylvania University finished in second with 77 points, while Hanover College took third with 68 points. Mount St. Joseph University (60) was picked to finish in fourth while Franklin College (48) rounded out the top-five.
Listed below is the 2021 HCAC Women’s Golf Preseason Poll and the 2021 HCAC Athletes to Watch. For more information on HCAC Women’s Golf, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2021 HCAC WOMEN’S GOLF PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman institute of Technology (9) |
90 |
| 2. |
Transylvania University |
77 |
| 3. |
Hanover College |
68 |
| 4. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
60 |
| 5. |
Franklin College |
48 |
| 6. |
Bluffton University |
46 |
| 7. |
Manchester University |
41 |
| 8. |
Earlham College |
30 |
| 9. |
Defiance College |
22 |
| 10. |
Anderson University |
13 |
2021 HCAC Women’s Golf Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Lauren Benton |
FY |
Frankton, Ind. |
| Lauren Chapman |
JR |
Carmel, Ind. |
| Taylor Gillum |
JR |
Daleville, Ind. |
Bluffton
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Kiley Cline |
FY |
Fostoria, Ohio |
| Haley Gill |
JR |
Franklin, Ind. |
| Allie Waggener |
FY |
Hilliard, Ohio |
Defiance
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Winter Boroff |
FY |
Convoy, Ohio |
| Lexi Devries |
FY |
Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| Shelby Mercer |
SR |
Canton, Ohio |
| Mari Najar |
JR |
Adrian, Mich. |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Becca Chamberlin |
JR |
Winchester, Ind. |
| Taylor Drake |
JR |
Franklin, Ind. |
| Kennedy Easton |
SR |
Borden, Ind. |
| Hannah Julow |
SR |
Evansville, Ind. |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Bella Carrillo |
SO |
Wabash, Ind. |
| Sara Knepper |
SR |
Bremen, Ind. |
Mount St. Joseph University
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Alyssa Haverstraw |
FY |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Colleen Werbrich |
JR |
West Alexandria, Ohio |
| Patricia Windholtz |
JR |
Newark, Ohio |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Wynne Aldrich |
SO |
Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Svarnika Bommakanti |
SO |
Tampa, Fla. |
| Lauren Conley |
GR |
Pickerington, Ohio |
| Precious Saelee |
SO |
Walnut, Calif. |
| Neha Vinesh |
SO |
Naperville, Ill. |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Grace Chilton |
JR |
Worthville, Ky. |
| Kelli Harpe |
SR |
Lexington, Ky. |
| June Lee |
FY |
Louisville, Ky. |
| Amira Smiley |
SO |
Lexington, Ky. |
| Emma Spencer |
SO |
Georgetown, Ky. |