Tiger Women's Golf Welcomes Four Recruits In Class of 2018

Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University Women’s Golf Head Coach Jeff Roope has announced that four student-athletes will join the Tiger program in August 2014. 

The new recruits join a team that finished in the top five in nine of its 10 tournaments during the 2013-14 season, including both ends of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship Series. The Tigers earned the first-place trophy at Ohio Wesleyan’s Bump Invitational, placed second in the NCAC Championship Series and ranked in the top 25 nationally throughout the 2013-14 campaign. 

Wittenberg is expected to return seven letterwinners to the roster in 2014-15, including All-NCAC honorees Macy Hubbard, Allie Lawwill, Nicole Waers and Carolyn Wong. The Tigers will begin their quest for the first national championship in program history Sept. 6-7 at Denison’s Fall Invitational at the Granville Golf Course in Granville, Ohio. 

The new recruits are: 

• Jane Hopkinson-Wood (Pottstown, Pa./The Hill School)
• Millie Leonhard (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern)
• Rachel Marks (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty)
• Brianna Yee (Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran) 

“I am looking forward to working with this outstanding group of young women and welcoming them to the Wittenberg University community,” Roope said. “I look forward to working with them over the next four years and helping them succeed both academically and athletically.”

Written By: Ryan Maurer