Toledo Collects Runner-Up Finish at 2018 MAC Championships

Sunday, April 22

Naperville, Ill.

All Day

University of Toledo

Mid-American Conference Championships

Toledo finished second at the MAC Championships for the fourth time in last six years.

Toledo Collects Runner-Up Finish at 2018 MAC Championships

4/22/2018 6:31:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Toledo registered its fourth runner-up finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships in the last six years by finishing 13 strokes in front of third-place Northern Illinois on Sunday. Junior Pinyada Kuvanun received first-team All-MAC honors as well as a spot on the MAC All-Tournament team following today's play, while sophomore Saranlak Tumfong earned second-team All-MAC accolades.

The Rockets finished the 54-hole tournament at 46-over par 910, 57 strokes behind No. 16 Kent State which has won the postseason event in each of its 20-year existence. The Golden Flashes shot a tourney-record 11-under par 853 with sophomore Pimnipa Panthong firing a record eight-under par 208 (67-72-69).

Kuvanun finished alone in third place with an even-under par 216 (72-71-73) and was just two shots behind KSU junior Michaela Finn (71-72-71). She collected a tournament-best 40 pars as well as seven birdies over the last three days.

Joining Kuvanun in the Top 10 was Tumfong, who tied for seventh place at nine-over par 225 (74-73-78).

Rounding out the Rocket lineup were junior Pimchanok Kawil tied for 15^th place at 15-over par 231 (75-79-77), junior Hannah Kochendoerfer tied for 33^rd place at 26-over par 242 (86-77-79) and sophomore Donchanok Toburint at 29-over par 245 (82-82-81).

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 282-285-286=853 (-11); 2. Toledo 303-300-307=910 (+45); 3. Northern Illinois 310-297-316=923 (+59); 4. Akron 310-306-308=924 (+60); 5. Eastern Michigan 305-309-318=932 (+68); T6. Western Michigan 318-303-329=950 (+86); T6. Ball State 321-309-320=950 (+86); 7. Ohio 319-315-323=957 (+93); 9. Central Michigan 321-321-318=960 (+96); 10. Bowling Green 328-314-322=964 (+100)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Pimnipa Panthong (KSU) 67-72-69=208 (-8); 2. Michaela Finn (KSU) 71-72-71=214 (-2); 3. Pinyada Kuvanun (UT) 72-71-73=216 (E); 4. Karoline Stormo (KSU) 74-67-77=218 (+2); 5. Chloe Salort (KSU) 70-74-75=219 (+3)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
3. Pinyada Kuvanun 72-71-73=216 (E); T7. Saranlak Tumfong 74-73-78=225 (+9); T15. Pimchanok Kawil 75-79-77=231 (+15); T33. Hannah Kochendoerfer 86-77-79=242 (+26); T40. Donchanok Toburint 82-82-81=245 (+29)