Eagles finish 10th at RMAC Championships

In the last match of the spring season, the Eagle golf team went out smoking, taking 13 strokes off their previous best. The new team best of 677 was at the RMAC Championships in Avondale, Arizona, enough to finish in 10th place.

Kelli Haynes, a freshman of Whitney, came out red-hot in both rounds, recording a 75 and a 78, respectively. With a 2-round total of 153, Haynes tied CSC’s record for lowest individual 36-hole score. Twenty strokes better than her personal best was enough to place her in the top 10.

“I was able to hit a lot more fairways and my short game really came around,” Haynes said. “I just played relaxed and was able to make some longer putts to save a lot of strokes around the green.”

Along with Haynes, Schuyler Wetzel, junior of Hot Springs, South Dakota, shot a 167. Junior of Wahoo, Emma Harris, recorded a 176. Freshman Karson Langley, of Sidney, also recorded a season best with a 181. Mikayla Gallagher, redshirt freshman of Lead, South Dakota, ended 36 holes with a 185.

Metro State University dominated the field to bring home the gold, finishing four individuals in the top 10, with a total of 599. The closest team was CSU-Pueblo at 618. Pueblo’s Hee-Leina Kim, junior of Saipan, Mariana Islands, grabbed the individual championship with a 135. Kim set the RMAC Championship single-round record at 66, as well as the 2-round record at 135.

Western New Mexico earned third place just two strokes behind Pueblo. Black Hills State University edged CSC by one stroke to earn ninth place.