OKLAHOMA CITY – Kansas Wesleyan women's golf posted a fifth-place finish in its first tournament of the year in the SCU Invitational hosted by Southwestern Christian University on Tuesday and Wednesday at Lake Hefner Golf Course.
The Coyotes posted a team score of 613 for the tournament, with rounds of 312 and 301, finishing five shots ahead of Southwestern Christian in the team standings.
Abby Donovan (SO/Concordia, Kan.) was the top finisher for the Coyotes, finishing tied for 13th with a score of 150, posting two rounds of 75. Hannah Hart (JR/Ventura, Calif.) tied for 16th with a 152 (72-80), freshman Chaney Littell (FR/Winfield, Kan.) tied for 20th with a 155 (80-75). Thalia Ramirez (JR/Olathe, Kan.) was one of two Coyotes to shoot 161, along with Aidan Richmond (JR/North Richland Hills, Texas) to tie for 29th. Skylar Smallwood (FR/Henryetta, Okla.) was 37th with a 167 (81-86) and Abby Day (FR/Pryor, Okla.) was tied for 40th with a 175 (91-84).
Oklahoma City dominated the field for the team victory, posting a 20-under par score of 556 for the tournament. Oklahoma City's B team was second with a 7-under par 569.
Oklahoma City's Reagan Chaney won the individual title by one shot with an 8-under 136.
The Coyotes will be back in action on September 19 and 20. The A team will head to LeMars, Iowa for the Northern Iowa NIT, while the B team will play in the Crestview Invitational in Wichita.