CEDAR FALLS— Mackenzie Biggs (senior, Bloomington, Ill., Normal HS) posted a career-low 72 as the Central College women's golf team sliced 10 shots off its score at the Kohawk Fall Classic Sunday.
           
Biggs, whose previous best was a 75 turned in three times, played even-par golf on a sun-baked day at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Course. She tied for third individually at 80-72—152 in the 36-hole tourney. Lydia Grond (junior, Hull, Boyden-Hull HS) placed second at 76-75—151.
           
Central finished second in a 12-team field at 320-310—630 while the University of Dubuque took the crown at 312-302—614. Complete results were not yet available.
           
Peyton Bytnar (senior, Bettendorf) shot 79-81—160 while Avery Woods (senior, Long Grove, North Scott HS) had 85-82—167 and Rachel Sohn (senior, Sutherland, South O'Brien HS) had 85-87--172.
           
Biggs was dialed-in, coach Tabitha Schumacher said.
           
"You could just tell she was in the zone all day," she said. "She had three birdies, which helps a lot. It seemed like she was on a mission."
           
Grond had a promising weekend.
           
"Lydia shot 39 on her front nine and followed it up with a 36, so she finished really strong," Schumacher said. "Moving forward, if we're going to do well in the conference, continuing to have two players in the top five will make a huge difference.
           
Parker Stout (junior, Lowden, North Cedar HS) shot 82-86—168 to lead Central's second unit, the White team, which finished at 355-350—705. Mickey Martens (freshman, Villa Park, Ill., Willowbrook HS) had 87-86—173.
           
"I was pretty pleased with how the first tournament went," Schumacher said. "There's definitely still a lot of golf to be played in the fall and things to work on. But I'm happy with how we played."
           
Central is back on the road Wednesday and Thursday for the Siouxland Fall Invitational, a new tournament on the Dutch schedule. The field is comprised primarily of NAIA schools. Wednesday's round is at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City with Thursday's action at the Ridge Golf Club in Sioux Center.
           
The tournament is not far from the hometowns of Grond and Sohn, but also an opportunity to face new competition on unfamiliar courses.
           
"It's kind of a quick turnaround," Schumacher said. "We'll see a lot of teams we haven't seen much before so it will be good. It's probably not something we'll do very often but it was a cool opportunity."