UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University women’s golf team captured the 2026 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Tuesday at University Park Golf Course. This is the first conference title for the Tigers since 2022.
Entering the final round with an eight-stroke advantage, the Tigers closed out the event with a two-day total of 667, finishing nine strokes clear of runner-up Judson University (676).
Judson’s Isabell Burnett earned medalist honors after posting a two-round score of 155 (74-81). Olivet followed closely behind, claiming three of the next four spots on the leaderboard. Lizzie Howard secured second place with a 158 (79-79), while Sophie Burns finished third at 164 (82-82). Taylor Ice tied for fourth overall after carding a 166 (82-84), matching Holy Cross’ Bianca Huizer (79-87).
All five golfers were named to the CCAC All-Tournament Team.
As a team, ONU opened the championship with a 330 on Monday and followed up with a 337 in Tuesday’s final round. Judson recorded identical scores of 338 on both days of competition. The tournament field featured 32 total golfers.
With the conference title, Olivet Nazarene earns an automatic berth to the NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships, scheduled for May 19–22 at Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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— Republished 4/20/2026 —
