University of St. Thomas Athletics
Tuesday, October 10
St. Louis Park, Minn. / Minneapolis Golf Club
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Tommie Invitational
Women's Golf in team lead after day one of Tommie Invite; VanArragon leads the pack
10/10/2023 8:10:00 PM | Women's Golf
Kathryn VanArragon led the charge for the Tommies as she sits atop the leaderboard after the first round.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- St. Thomas didn't waste any time on Tuesday, as they lead both North Dakota and South Dakota State after the first round of action. The Tommies had three golfers finish in the top five after day one and sit five strokes ahead of second place SDSU heading into day two.
Kathryn VanArragon finished the opening around atop the individual leaderboard, concluding her first 18 holes with a 72 (E). She was not the only strong performer for the Tommies on Tuesday. Isabelle Lynch ended her day at a 74 (+2) and sits in 4th place while Emma Davies shot a 76 (+4), good for a top-five finish with 36 holes still to play.
Niki Reineke (81 +9), Courtney Wedin (81 +9), and Caroline Monty 86 (+14) rounded out the Tommie lineup, as all six golfers for the Tommies laid a strong foundation for the rest of the tournament.
Lauren Contreras, Mallory Belka, Kate Foley, Laila Franklin, and Claudia Kim all competed as independents at the Tommies' home meet.
Quotables
"It was a great start for this team on a challenging course. I am very excited to see how the next two rounds play out. It is always great to be able to golf in front of home supporters."
Next Up
The team is right back at it tomorrow, Oct. 11, for the second of three rounds of the Tommie Invitational with the first tee-times of the day scheduled for 1 p.m. For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's golf team head to tommiesports.com or follow along on Twitter and Instagram @TommieWGolf.
Kathryn VanArragon finished the opening around atop the individual leaderboard, concluding her first 18 holes with a 72 (E). She was not the only strong performer for the Tommies on Tuesday. Isabelle Lynch ended her day at a 74 (+2) and sits in 4th place while Emma Davies shot a 76 (+4), good for a top-five finish with 36 holes still to play.
Niki Reineke (81 +9), Courtney Wedin (81 +9), and Caroline Monty 86 (+14) rounded out the Tommie lineup, as all six golfers for the Tommies laid a strong foundation for the rest of the tournament.
Lauren Contreras, Mallory Belka, Kate Foley, Laila Franklin, and Claudia Kim all competed as independents at the Tommies' home meet.
Quotables
"It was a great start for this team on a challenging course. I am very excited to see how the next two rounds play out. It is always great to be able to golf in front of home supporters."
Next Up
The team is right back at it tomorrow, Oct. 11, for the second of three rounds of the Tommie Invitational with the first tee-times of the day scheduled for 1 p.m. For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's golf team head to tommiesports.com or follow along on Twitter and Instagram @TommieWGolf.
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