Women's Golf | 5/22/2026 9:45:00 AM
PALM DESERT, Calif. (pacathletics.org) – The Washington & Jefferson College women's golf team finished off their 2025-26 campaign after the conclusion of the second round at the NCAA Division III National Championships.
The Presidents, who earned their first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship since the 2015-16 season to qualify for the NCAA Championships, finished in 30th place as a team with a 36-hole team score of 675 (344-331).
On Tuesday, senior Megan Joyce (Uniontown, Pa./Laurel Highlands) and junior Julia Barthelemy (Crescent, Pa./Moon Area) finished round one as the Presidents' top golfers, as both opened the Championships with an 81. Barthelemy shot the only birdie on the day for W&J, occurring on hole 13.
Senior MacKenzie Schmeltz (Edwardsburg, Mich./Saint Joseph) was the next best golfer for W&J, as she shot a opening 18-hole score of 89. Sophomore Antolena Damico (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford) and senior Lauren Tekely (Glendale, W.Va./John Marshall) finished in a tie after both shot a 93 in day one.
Wednesday's action saw Joyce finish the second round with a 3-over 75 and complete the two rounds with a total score of 156. The senior jumped up 22 spots on the leaderboard following the second round. Joyce had two birdies and 12 pars on the Mountain View course.
Barthelemy finished the second round with an 82 with one birdie and seven pars for the round to finish with a 163. Schmeltz and Damico both maintained their positions with second-round scores of 86 and 88, respectively.
W&J overcame a 15-shot deficit coming into the PAC Spring Championships to win by 11-strokes. Head Coach Matt Kluck won his second PAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year award. The team won five invitationals this season, the most in recorded history since 2013. Joyce wraps up her career as a four-time First Team All-PAC selection, while Schmeltz concludes her career as a four-time All-PAC selection, including two First Team and two Second Team selections.
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