Women’s Golf wins first GPAC championship

Photo by Mackenzie Pike | The Doane Owl
Women’s Golf Head Coach Jim Danson and junior Kaitlyn Dumler celebrate the big win.

On April 28-29, the Women’s Golf team traveled to Cairo, Nebraska, to compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championship, where they walked away as GPAC Champions for the first time in Doane history.

Placing second with an individual score of 233 was freshman Connie Jarm, freshman Laila Saunders tying for sixth with a score of 238. Tying for eighth was junior Kaitlyn Dumler, who scored 239.

The Women’s Golf team had a final score of 955, which also gave them a spot in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Championships, set to take place on May 13-16 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Photo by Mackenzie Pike | The Doane Owl
Junior Kaitlyn Dumler, junior Avery Van Horn and freshman Connie Jarm get surprised with confetti cannons.
Photo by Mackenzie Pike | The Doane Owl
Freshman Laila Saunders, Jarm and Sydney Streeter receive gift baskets from their teammates.

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