Brendan Leonard and Olivia Richards Named Golfers of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS – Detroit junior Brendan Leonard has been named Horizon League Men’s Golfer of the Week, while Titan sophomore Olivia Richards has been named Horizon League Women’s Golfer of the Week.
Leonard was runner-up at the Detroit Titans Invitational with a career-best two-under 214, just two shots off the lead, as he led the Titans to a win at their home tournament. He tallied a two-under 70 in round one before a 75 in round two, but saved his best for last tying his career-high with a three-under 69 on the final 18 to challenge for the tournament lead. In the 54 holes, he carded 36 pars and 10 birdies. It was his sixth top-20 finish of the year and the third time he has been in the top 10.
Richards held on for her third collegiate win and the Detroit women's golf team dominated the field by 15 strokes in claiming its eighth victory of the season at Bowling Green's Dolores Black Falcon Invitational. Richards was tied for first after the opening 18, but carded an even-par 72 in the second round to win by four shots with a two-round total of 149 (77-72). It was her third career victory and the second of the season as she won the Titan Tri-Match back in March. It was also her sixth top-10 effort on the year.
Both the men’s and women’s Detroit golf teams return to action at next week’s Horizon League Championships held at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The championships begin Friday, April 28 and run through Sunday.
Other Top Performances
Andrew Bailey, Cleveland State (Jr.) – Bailey helped lead the Vikings to a runner-up finish at the Detroit Titan Invitational by placing fifth individually. He shot rounds of 71-73-72 to finish at even-par 216.
Allyson Hackman, Cleveland State (Fr.) – Hackman tied for 21st at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational after rounds of 86 and 75. Her final round score of 75 was a career-low and helped CSU card a school-record round of 305, seven shots better than the old mark.
Gene Kiela, Green Bay (Fr.) – Kiela was the top Green Bay player at the Titan Invitational, finishing in a tie for 18th place after shooting a 72-76-78—226.
Carly Schneider, Loyola (Jr.) – Schneider was Loyola's top finisher on the individual leaderboard, closing play in a tie for 48th-place at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational.
Brian Van De Motter, Loyola (Sr.) – Van De Motter was the top Loyola finisher at the Titan Invitational. He lowered his score every round of the tournament, carding a final round 73 as he finished in 33rd place.
Paul Van Deventer, Wright State (Sr.) – Van Deventer finished in a tie for 3rd place at the Detroit Titan Invitational. He shot a tournament-low 67 in the second row.
Kelly Voigt, Valparaiso (Jr.) – Voigt led the Crusader contingent at the Indiana Invitational, shooting a final round 78, the best round by a Valpo player at the tournament, as she finished in a tie for 57th place.
Thomas Wettstein, Valparaiso (Jr.) – Wettstein recorded his best individual finish after finishing in a tie for sixth place at the Titans Invitational.
Bryan Yeo, Youngstown State (So.) – Yeo was the first round leader at the Titans Invitational after carding a 69. He finished in 10th place at the tournament overall and helped lead the Penguins to a third place finish.
