Yo Maui HPU Sharks Shootout Results

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii – Finishing ahead of both No. 43 Simon Fraser and No. 49 Hawaii Hilo, Menlo Women's Golf took home a fourth-place finish from the Yo Maui HPU Sharks Shootout with sophomore Kim Penzold's fifth-place performance pacing the Oaks.

Oaks Highlights
-Menlo placed ahead of No. 43 Simon Fraser and No. 49 Hawaii Hilo
-Three Oaks, Kim Penzold, Zihe "Clara" Yuan, & Ester Otiepkova, finished inside the tourney's top 20 for the third time this season
-Six birdies from Penzold served as sixth-most in the competition

Goertzen's Career Round Highlights Final Day
Penzold put in six pars across her first seven holes on Saturday then birdied two of the next three as she ended with a 2-over-par 74 that put her at a 1-over-par 145 in the tournament and tied with Vanguard's Karis Haltom for fifth overall. Four strokes back of her teammate, freshman Zihe "Clara" Yuan carded a 4-over-par 76 with one more birdie, finishing in a three-part tie for 16th at a 5-over-par 149.

Sophomores Ester Otiepkova and Laura Goertzen all claimed top 25 results through two rounds with the former taking a share of 19th after matching Yuan's 4-over-par 76 on Saturday toward an eventual 7-over-par 151. Meanwhile, Goertzen posted a collegiate-best 3-over-par 75, moving up four spots into a tie for 24th at 9-over-par 153.

Up Next
The 2026-27 fall season concludes with the completion of this tournament. Check www.MenloAthletics.com for spring schedule updates.