Four Cougar Golfers Take Steps Toward Division I Programs

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – College of the Canyons men’s golfer Casey Piper and women’s golfers Ashley Redmond, Darlene Bognot and Tessa Harp have all earned scholarships to Division I universities to play golf at their respective schools.

Piper, a Simi Valley High School graduate, will be heading to California State University, Northridge. The All-State athlete was an integral part in helping the Cougars win a state championship in 2008 after he carded the lowest round in the field of 60 golfers, a 6-under-par 66.

Redmond (Hart) and Bognot (Monroe) earned scholarships at Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. Morehead will compete in its first season after re-establishing the program, which last saw action from 1981-1983.

Harp (Hart) will join the women’s golf program at Chicago State University. The sophomore finished second among the Cougar team at the state championship and second on the team as the Cougars won their fifth conference championship.

During the 2007-08 academic year, head coach Gary Peterson led the men’s and women’s golf team to state championships. This is the second time in school history that this feat has occurred. The first time was also under the direction of Peterson during the 2001-2002 academic year.