Golfers begin spring season in AZ

The CSC golf team started its spring season at the Fort Hays State University Spring Thaw in Mesa, Arizona. The Eagles finished 10th place with a total team score of 706 with the help of freshman Sam Rahmig, of Gering, and Schuyler Wetzel, senior of Hot Springs, South Dakota. Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, won the tournament with a team score of 623.

Rahmig carded a first round 80 followed by a 94 in the second. Rahmig’s previous best 18-hole score was an 81. Wetzel struggled in the first round, tallying 90 strokes, but was able to rally in the second round, scoring an 84. Both Rahmig and Wetzel tied for 31st place.

Senior Emma Harris, of Wahoo, grabbed 41st place scoring a two-day total of 180. Kelly Haynes, sophomore of Whitney, finished one stroke behind, with a 181.

Sophomore Mikayla Gallagher, of Lead, South Dakota, and Karson Langley, sophomore of Sidney, finished with scores of 184 and 195, respectively.

Winona State’s Katya Hoffman, senior of Cookeville, Tennessee, won the individual title with a score of 148.

The Eagles will be back in action March 28-29, at the Hart Ranch, in Rapid City, South Dakota. CSC is co-hosting the event with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.