• Freshmen Taylor Balsley of Ames and Ashley Michel of Nassau, Bahamas, lead Bears with 85 and 86 respectively
• CoFR Krista Swenson of Story City and freshman Dani Nolde of Ogallala, Neb., tie for ninth with 89s
• Freshman Emmy Monson of Runnells ties for 11^th with a 92

The DMACC women's golf team earned its first team championship of the fall season in the DMACC Invitational Sept. 15 at the Ames Golf and Country Club in Ames. The Bears and Iowa Lakes Community College (ILCC) tied for the title with scores of 349, finishing 15 strokes ahead of third-place Simpson College (SC).

Iowa Lakes' Kelly Winter took medalist honors with a six-over-par 77.

DMACC was led by freshmen Taylor Balsley of Ames and Ashley Michel of Nassau, Bahamas. Balsley posted an 85 and tied for fourth and Michel shot 86 and finished sixth. Covid-19 freshman (CoFR) Krista Swenson of Story City and freshman Danielle Nolde of Ogallala, Neb., tied for ninth with scores of 89 and freshman Emmy Monson of Runnells finished 11^th with a 92.

Rounding out DMACC's performance were CoFR Frannie Brown of Grundy Center and freshman Jaiden Wallander of Indianola. Brown shot 100 and tied for 23^rd and Wallander posted a 106 and finished in 30^th place.

The DMACC women's golf team will play in the Waldorf Invitational Sept. 26 and 27 at Albert Lee, Minn., and Rice Lake. The tournament will be played at Albert Lee on Sept. 26 and at Rice Lake on Sept. 27.