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Women’s Golf Second After 18 Holes at Ironwood

Titans sit three strokes off the lead

4/12/2025 5:33:00 PM

Day One Results (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - At the midpoint of the Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling, the 18th-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University women's golf team finds itself three strokes off the lead at Ironwood Golf Course. The Titans carded an opening round 302 Saturday, April 12, and have five players inside the top-20 individually.

Sophomore Nora Cerroni (Waukesha, Wis.-Waukesha North) paced IWU on day one of the 36-hole event, firing a one-over 73. Cerroni shot one-under on the back-nine, notching birdies on the 11th and 12 holes, and sits tied for fourth. Freshman Gigi Zera (Glenview, Ill.-Loyola Academy) carded a three-over 75, and like Cerroni and senior Macy Ludwig (Effingham, Ill.-St. Anthony) registered two birdies on the day. Zera went below-par on the seventh and 11th hole, while Ludwig's came on No. 7 and No. 17. Zera holds a share of eighth-place, with Ludwig tied for 13th at four-over 76.

Seniors Jadyn Spinks (Bloomington, Ill.-University High) and Jacque O'Neill (Harbor Springs, Mich.-Harbor Springs) rank tied for 20th at six-over 78.

Illinois Wesleyan is three strokes off the lead held by No. 10 St. Kate's. The Wildcats turned in a first-round score of 299. Aurora and Grinnell are tied for third at 306, with UW-Whitewater fifth with a total of 308. There is a three-way tie atop the 126-player leaderboard as UWW's Ellie Johnson, St. Kate's Kyra Venne, and Aurora's Ellie Knight shot even-par 72s. The Titan 'B' team is tied for 10th with a score of 323.

Second round action is scheduled for a 9 a.m. shotgun start tomorrow, April 13. Live scoring can be found on the Scoreboard powered by Clippd.

IWU Individual Standings
t4. Nora Cerroni 73
t8. Gigi Zera 75
t13. Macy Ludwig 76
t20. Jacque O'Neill 78
t20. Jadyn Spinks 78
t26. Emily Gastrau 79
t37. Brooke Erhard 80
t44. Grace Fagan 81
t61. Kylie Hundman 83
t80. Claire Ancevicius 86
t80. Breanna Brown*86
t91. Caroline Carr* 88

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