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Women’s Golf Has Two in Top 10 After Day 1 at MACs
April 26, 2026 | Women's Golf
AKRON, Ohio - - Led by strong rounds from junior JJ Gregston and senior Sabrina Langerak, the Ball State women's golf team is tied for fourth among the 10-team field after the opening round of the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championships at Firestone Country Club.
The Cardinals finished its first tour of the 70-par, 6,137-yard course with a score of +10 (290) and are 12 shots off the pace set by 26-time defending event champion Kent State which finished the day at -2 (278). Eastern Michigan is currently second at +1 (281), followed by Bowling Green at +4 (284).
"We played really solid for a long stretch today," head coach Cameron Andry said. "While we gave some shots away down the stretch with some putting miscues, we are still in the thick of it. JJ and Sabrina are both in good position individually as well."
Gregston is Ball State's leader in the clubhouse, shooting -1 (69) which is tied for fifth overall among the 50-golfer field. She was one of just six student-athletes to finish the opening round under par and is two strokes behind co-leaders Sammie Dolce of Bowling Green and Veronika Kedronova of Kent State who finished at -3 (67).
After opening her day with back-to-back bogeys, Gregston played the next 12 holes at three-under, including birdies on holes five, nine, 13 and 14. She was bogey free for eight straight holes (7-14), and added her fifth birdie on 16 before closing her round with back-to-back pars. Gregston shot -2 (33) over her closing nine.
Gregston also led the field in par 3 average, at -2 (2.60), and was tied for third in par 5 average, at -2 (4.33). In addition, her five total birdies are tied for the tournament lead.
Langerak is currently tied for 10th overall, at +1 (71), including playing the front nine at two-under (33). She birdied holes two, five and eight on the way out, while adding a fourth birdie on 17 to close the day tied for sixth among the field in total birdies.
Langerak was Ball State's leader on par 4s, playing them at a combined -1 (3.90) to tie for fourth among the field.
Senior Sarah Gallagher and sophomore Sophie Korthuijs rounded out Ball State's countable scores and are tied for 26th overall at +5 (70). Both golfers put together a string of six straight bogey free holes from 3-8. Gallagher's stretch included back-to-back birdies on holes four and five, while Korthuijs birded holes five and six.
Korthuijs added another birdie on 11, while Gallagher registered four straight pars from 13-16.
Defending MAC individual medalist senior Jasmine Driscoll finished her opening round strong, carding birdies on holes 17 and 18. The effort helped her enter the clubhouse tied for 32nd overall at +6 (76). Her round included eight holes played at par.
As a team, Ball State's 16 total birdies are tied for third among the tournament field. BSU also finished the day fourth among the field in par 4 average, at +9 (4.18).
The second round of the 2026 MAC Women's Golf Championships will see the Cardinals teeing off starting at 9 a.m. on hole one. Ball State will be paired with Western Michigan and Akron for the round.
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T5 - JJ Gregston: -1 (69)
T10 - Sabrina Langerak: +1 (71)
T26 - Sophie Korthuijs: +5 (75)
T26 - Sarah Gallagher: +5 (75)
T32 - Jasmine Driscoll: +6 (76)
The Cardinals finished its first tour of the 70-par, 6,137-yard course with a score of +10 (290) and are 12 shots off the pace set by 26-time defending event champion Kent State which finished the day at -2 (278). Eastern Michigan is currently second at +1 (281), followed by Bowling Green at +4 (284).
"We played really solid for a long stretch today," head coach Cameron Andry said. "While we gave some shots away down the stretch with some putting miscues, we are still in the thick of it. JJ and Sabrina are both in good position individually as well."
Gregston is Ball State's leader in the clubhouse, shooting -1 (69) which is tied for fifth overall among the 50-golfer field. She was one of just six student-athletes to finish the opening round under par and is two strokes behind co-leaders Sammie Dolce of Bowling Green and Veronika Kedronova of Kent State who finished at -3 (67).
After opening her day with back-to-back bogeys, Gregston played the next 12 holes at three-under, including birdies on holes five, nine, 13 and 14. She was bogey free for eight straight holes (7-14), and added her fifth birdie on 16 before closing her round with back-to-back pars. Gregston shot -2 (33) over her closing nine.
Gregston also led the field in par 3 average, at -2 (2.60), and was tied for third in par 5 average, at -2 (4.33). In addition, her five total birdies are tied for the tournament lead.
Langerak is currently tied for 10th overall, at +1 (71), including playing the front nine at two-under (33). She birdied holes two, five and eight on the way out, while adding a fourth birdie on 17 to close the day tied for sixth among the field in total birdies.
Langerak was Ball State's leader on par 4s, playing them at a combined -1 (3.90) to tie for fourth among the field.
Senior Sarah Gallagher and sophomore Sophie Korthuijs rounded out Ball State's countable scores and are tied for 26th overall at +5 (70). Both golfers put together a string of six straight bogey free holes from 3-8. Gallagher's stretch included back-to-back birdies on holes four and five, while Korthuijs birded holes five and six.
Korthuijs added another birdie on 11, while Gallagher registered four straight pars from 13-16.
Defending MAC individual medalist senior Jasmine Driscoll finished her opening round strong, carding birdies on holes 17 and 18. The effort helped her enter the clubhouse tied for 32nd overall at +6 (76). Her round included eight holes played at par.
As a team, Ball State's 16 total birdies are tied for third among the tournament field. BSU also finished the day fourth among the field in par 4 average, at +9 (4.18).
The second round of the 2026 MAC Women's Golf Championships will see the Cardinals teeing off starting at 9 a.m. on hole one. Ball State will be paired with Western Michigan and Akron for the round.
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T5 - JJ Gregston: -1 (69)
T10 - Sabrina Langerak: +1 (71)
T26 - Sophie Korthuijs: +5 (75)
T26 - Sarah Gallagher: +5 (75)
T32 - Jasmine Driscoll: +6 (76)
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