• Bears post a score of 337 and finish nine strokes behind Simpson College
• Freshman Kaylin Petrak finishes 15^th with an 86
• Freshman Erin Winker and sophomore Dani Nolde tie for 16^th and 19^th respectively

Sophomore Ashley Michel of Nassau, Bahamas, fired a one-over-par 73 to capture medalist honors and lead the DMACC women's golf team to a second-place finish in the NIACC Fall Invitational September 9 at the Mason City Country Club in Mason City.

Michel finished four strokes in front of Zoe Banack of Iowa Lakes Community College (ILCC) as the Bears turned in an 18-hole score of 337 and finished five strokes in front of ILCC. Simpson College (SC) took the team championship with an 18-hole score of 328.

Three other DMACC golfers finished in the top 20. Freshman Kaylin Petrak of Grimes was 15^th with an 86 and freshman Erin Winker of Carroll and sophomore Dani Nolde of Ogallala, Neb., tied for 15^th and 19^th respectively. Winker posted an 88 and Nolde shot a 90.

DMACC freshman Rylee Roberts of Pleasant Hill also played in the tournament, shooting a 105 and trying for 31^st.

The DMACC women's golf team will play in the DMACC Invitational Sept. 16 at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone