Day 1 Results

HASTINGS, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict golf team is in fifth place out of eight teams after the first 18 holes of the 2020-21 MIAC Championships.
 
The Bennies spent most of the day in fourth place, but Bethel made a late move and Carleton also moved up a spot late in the day to put CSB in fifth after the first round. The Bennies wrapped up the day with a 322 – four strokes behind fourth-place Carleton (318) at Emerald Greens in Hastings.
 
St. Kate's holds the team lead after the first round with a 305. They are six strokes ahead of Gustavus, which shot a 311. Bethel – the 2019 MIAC Champions – are in third with a 317, just one stroke ahead of the Knights.
 
Individually, senior Bridget Amundson is in seventh to pace the Bennies. She finished the day five over with a 77. She started her day with a birdie on the first hole, and added a second birdie on No. 8, another par four.
 
Senior Emily Olson and first year Emily Renner are both tied for 12^th after the first round. The duo shot identical 79s Friday. Renner also birdied the first hole, and also birdied No. 11, a par three. Olson tallied a birdie on the fifth hole, a par five.
 
Junior Grace Hillemeier is tied for 35^th and sophomore Molly Herker is tied for 42^nd to round out Saint Benedict's roster. Hillemeier shot an 87 Friday and Herker shot a 99. Herker tallied a birdie on No. 9, a par five hole.
 
Carleton's Kristin Miyagi leads the team race with a 73 after the first round, and the Wildcats' Sydney Brown and Jaycee Rhodes are tied for second with 74s.
 
The Bennies start Round 2 at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at Emerald Greens. Live results will once again be available here.