Golfers end improved season at RMAC Championship

The Eagles golf team tied for ninth place with Fort Lewis at the RMAC Championships held at Ocotillo Golf Club in Phoenix, Sunday through Tuesday. The Eagles scored 336-321-330-987 after three rounds in the tournament with four Eagles shooting 85 or lower in each round.

The championship rounds brought an end to the 2018-19 season.

“This was a great year and I am very proud of how hard the girls worked. Their hard work showed off this weekend with our most consistent performance of the year,” Head Coach John Ritzen said. “All the girls improved their ball striking throughout the year and the scoring shots finally showed up this weekend.”

Sunday, CSC was led by Sam Rahmig, senior of Gering, when she shot 79, bringing the Eagles to 336 in round one. Alpine Hickstein, freshman of Chadron, followed up Rahmig’s performance Monday, shooting 75.

Hickstein finished 18th on the overall leaderboard, leading the Eagles with a six-over-par 78, Tuesday.

She finished the tournament 81-75-78-234.

Abby White, freshman of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, displayed her best tournament stroke average of the season, shooting 84-78-83-245.

“We are excited for next year because we will have a young team that all want to make this program successful,” Ritzen said.

CSU-Pueblo was crowned RMAC champs with a score of 895 after three rounds.

The Eagles will return all but one golfer next season as Rahmig will graduate in May.

“I am thankful for Sam,” Ritzen said. “She had an unbelievable year on the course and as our leader. We will miss her next year.”

Logan Kasten, sophomore of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Kayla Elder, freshman of Fort Collins, Colorado, Anna Branscome, freshman of Lakewood, Colorado, Hickstein and White will lead the Eagles next season. 

Team scores:

1, CSU-Pueblo, 307-289-299-895; 2, Dixie State, 306-302-305-913; 3, Colorado Christian, 312-307-295-914; 4, Colorado Mesa, 313-307-300-920; 5, Westminster, 315-314-303-932; 6, UCCS, 315-315-305-935; 7, MSU Denver, 325-310-314-949; 8, Regis, 318-326-317-961; T9, Chadron State, 336-321-330-987; T9, Fort Lewis, 326-336-325-987; 11, Adams State, 363-352-344-1059; 12, 370-370-342-1082; 13, 391-376-364-1131.