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St. Xavier freshman, Hannah Kilbane, had been eyeing a shot at the NAIA Women’s Golf Championships, but things were not going the way she would of liked during the CCAC Meet at Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood. 

“I could not hit a green for the life of me,” she said.  

When the tournament was over she received a text from a teammate saying, “Congrats, you won!” 

Kilbane described it as a nice surprise. 

Although she missed greens and struggled with scores of 80 and 78, the rest of the field had its own share of misery at Ravisloe with Kilbane actually winning by five strokes. 

The Sandburg graduate became the first St. Xavier golfer to win the CCAC Tournament since Taylor Thompson in 2014 and the program’s first national qualifier since Thompson in 2015. 

Kilbane caught a good break, playing poorly and still winning. She probably had that break coming after the way she ended her high school career. 

Sandburg coach Todd Allen said Kilbane would be on the Mount Rushmore of girls’ golfers at the school after putting together a career that included 12th place in the Class AA state meet as a junior, the best finish for the program.