CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State women's golf will have its final regular-season tune-up before the RMAC Championships when they compete in the small-field Maverick Challenge, hosted by Colorado Mesa University at Redlands Mesa GC in Grand Junction, Colorado on Saturday and Sunday.
The Eagles will be one of just four programs competing, alongside the host Mavericks and fellow RMAC foes Adams State and Westminster. The field features the programs ranked third (Westminster), fourth (CMU), seventh (CSC) and 10
th (ASU) out of 10 league programs in the RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
The tournament will feature an 8 a.m. shotgun start on both Saturday and Sunday.
Looking Back
The Eagles last competed at the Southern Colorado Open in Pueblo on March 22-23 where CSC placed 12
th out of 15 competing programs. Chadron State fell from 10
th after the first round to 12
th after the second round despite improving their team score by 13 strokes from round one, carding a 22-over 310 after a 323 on the opening day.
RECAP:
Day 1 |
Day 2
Senior
Aubree Heinsma was CSC's top overall finisher, carding a 6-over 78 followed by a 5-over 77 put her tied for 27
th out of 84 golfers at 11-over 155. Freshman
Macy Kleve was one stroke behind while freshman
Lauren Knapp finished at 160 and sophomore
Allison Sanger carded a 162.
Starting Lineup
In this weekend's tournament, teams will have an opportunity to play six golfers and take the top four scores towards the team total. Below is the lineup that CSC will have compete in Grand Junction:
- Macy Kleve (Fr., Windsor, Colo.)
- Aubree Heinsma (Sr., Windsor, Colo.)
- Klara Kleinig (So., Leipzig, Germany)
- Lauren Knapp (Fr., Rapid City, S.D.)
- Allison Sanger (So., Windsor, Colo.)
- Payton Wise (Sr., Kimball, Neb.)
Rankings Report
Heading into this weekend's competition, the Eagles are ranked No. 116 in the country and No. 36 in the region. They will be the third-highest ranked among four competing teams at the Maverick Challenge.
The Eagles have a stroke play record of 25-37-1, meaning that across all competitions this season, they have finished ahead of 25 teams, finished behind 37 and tied with one.
Chadron State's top-ranked individual golfer is
Macy Kleve, who is rated No. 408 in the country and No. 129 in the region. Kleve has a win (at the Yellowjacket Fall Invitational from October) and an additional top-three (at the EverSpring Inn & Suites Mustang Invite in September).
In the Polls
Chadron State was picked to finish seventh in the RMAC based on a fall preseason vote of the league's head coaches.
CSU Pueblo topped the preseason poll with eight of 10 first-place votes. Colorado Christian and Westminster had one first-place vote each, with CCU snagging five second-place votes to finish second over the Griffins.
Colorado Mesa placed fourth in the poll, followed by MSU Denver and Fort Lewis ahead of CSC. Behind the Eagles, South Dakota Mines, Black Hills State and Adams State rounded out the projected finishing order.
