A sport which requires one individual to hold their own, and perform under great pressure, involves great skill, and even more heart is golf. At California University of Pennsylvania, the men’s and women’s golf teams strive to be the best individuals they can possibly be, not only in the tee box, but also on the green.

     With a top three finish at the PSAC Championships, the women’s golf team, who are coached by MerriLyn Gibbs, has both the skill, and experience to consistently make their mark on the leaderboards. Carla Maestre, a junior from Venezuela, leads the team with a 78.3 average on the year.

With two Top-20 finishes on the season, Cara Vanderham, a senior from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada, is also putting up impressive numbers, averaging an 80 average throughout the 2016 season. However, as a collective team the Vulcans finished just one stroke behind Millersville University in the PSAC Championship round in Hershey, which took place in October. Only two more rounds remain for the women’s team, as they play up in Erie this weekend.

    The men’s golf team is also hitting their marks, as this season produced five Top-3 finishes, along with a first place finish in September. A team made up of primarily juniors, the leaders on this team set the example. Tyler Robinson, a junior from Annapolis, Maryland, has been helping his team secure high finishes in multiple events this season.

   Sophomore Kirby Manown, from Belle Vernon, is also pursuing a high finish each event, and this season he even medaled at the Browngolf Intercollegiate, an event hosted by Indiana University Pennsylvania. The team, who are coached by Peter Coughlin, rounds up the 2015-2016 season at IUP this weekend as they try to finish on a high note.