WATERLOO, Iowa — Wartburg finished second at the 2026 American Rivers Conference Championship, totaling 990 over three rounds at Sunnyside Country Club. Brenna Bodensteiner posted the Knights top individual finish, placing fifth with a 54 hole career best at 241 (+25), while Madyson Mummelthei tied for eighth at 248 (+32). Both Bodensteiner and Mummelthei earned All-Conference honors. 

Brenna Bodensteiner carded a career-best 54-hole score of 241 (+25) to finish fifth at the 2026 A-R-C Championship. The Wartburg junior's A-R-C Tournament marks the highest individual finish by a Knight at the A-R-C Championship since Lauren Sease finished third in 2022. Bodensteiner's fifth-place finish earned her All-Conference honors for the third consecutive season, earning All-Conference in 2025 and an All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2024.

Mady Mummelthei finished tied for eighth place with a three-round score of 248 (+32), just one stroke shy of her 54-hole career best of 247, which she recorded at the 2025 A-R-C Championship. The sophomore's eighth-place finish earned her All-Conference honors for the second consecutive season, following an All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2025.

Molly Ratchford and Calista Joyce each carded a three-round score of 256 (+40), tying for 16th place at the conclusion of the A-R-C Championship. Ratchford recorded a team-best score of 82 (+10) in the final round. The sophomore parred nine of 18 holes on the final day, moving up five spots on the individual leaderboard from her position after the second round. Joyce carded a final-round score of 83 (+11), using a birdie on hole 3 to climb three spots on the individual leaderboard and finish tied for 16th in her first career A-R-C Championship. Natalie Fangmann finished in 19th place with a three-round score of 258 (+42). The freshman parred nine of 18 holes in the final round.

All five competing Knights finished in the top 20 of the individual leaderboard. Junior Brenna Bodensteiner led the Knights, finishing in fifth place with a three-round score of 241 (+25). Sophomore Mady Mummelthei tied for eighth place with a three-round score of 248 (+32). Sophomore Molly Ratchford and freshman Calista Joyce tied for 16th place, each carding a three-round score of 256 (+40). Freshman Natalie Fangmann rounded out the Knights' finishers, placing 19th with a three-round score of 258 (+42).

As a team, the Knights finished in second place with a three-round score of 990 (+126). Wartburg's runner-up finish at the 2026 A-R-C Championship ties the program's highest finish since the conference rebranded as the American Rivers Conference in 2018 and ties its highest finish at the conference championship tournament since Wartburg won the title outright in 2017. The result also marks Head Coach John Thompson's highest finish at the A-R-C Championship since taking over as head women's golf coach in 2021.

Final Team Results 

1. Dubuque - 327-315-317=959 (+95)
2. Wartburg - 333-326-331=990 (+126)
3. Simpson - 336-342-339=1017 (+153)
4. Buena Vista - 336-342-340=1020 (+154)
5. Central - 348-354-334=1036 (+172)
6. Loras - 354-350-353=1057 (+193)
7. Coe - 353-368-349=1070 (+206)
8. Nebraska Wesleyan - 382-368-370=1120 (+256)

The Knights Top Performers

Brenna Bodensteiner
- 5th place
- 241 (+25)

Madyson Mummelthei
- Tied for 8th
- 248 (+32)

Molly Ratchford
- Tied for 16th
- 256 (+40)

Calista Joyce
- Tied for 16th
- 256 (+40)

Natalie Fangmann
- 19th place
- 258 (+42)

The Knights Individuals

5. Bodensteiner - 79-79-83=241 (+25)
T8. Mummelthei - 83-82-83=248 (+32)
T16. Calista Joyce - 89-84-83=256 (+40)
T16. Molly Ratchford - 93-81-82=256 (+40)
19. Hannah Fangmann - 82-89-87=258 (+42)
 

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Next up:

The Knights travel to St. Louis, Missouri, for the WashU Spring Invite on Saturday, March 20, 2027, at noon.