University of St. Thomas Athletics
Monday, October 5
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Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational
Women’s Golf heads to Kansas for 2026 Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational
10/4/2026 1:03:00 PM | Women's Golf
13-team field set for October 5-6
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Thomas women's golf has witnessed a strong start to the season
after capturing third in the Diane Thomason Invitational following their two victories in the UNC Bear Brawl and Redbird Invitational. They look to continue their dominant run at the 13-team Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invitational hosted by Kansas University at Lawrence CC, October 5-6.
Follow all the action via this live scoring link:
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/245216/scoring/team
This is the second time the Tommies will be competing at the Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invitational. They took place 13th out of 14 teams last season. Returning senior Kathryn VanArragon finished T-66th at the event last October but is on fire this season with a trio of individual titles thus far.
Participating Teams: St. Thomas, New Mexico, San Francisco, Delaware, Kansas,
Omaha, Creighton, Middle Tennessee, Northern Iowa, Davis, Central Arkansas, Longwood, Berkeley
Where Did They Rank in 2025-26?
Kansas – 39th
Berkeley – 51st
Davis – 67th
Delaware – 103rd
Middle Tennessee – 121st
San Francisco – 126th
Central Arkansas – 127th
New Mexico – 133rd
Longwood – 149th
St. Thomas – 179th
Omaha – 185th
Creighton – 204th
Northern Iowa – 250th
Last Time Out
St. Thomas women's golf placed third out of a 13-team field in the Diane Thomason Invitational in Davenport, Iowa, hosted by the University of Iowa. They finished with scores of 295-300-298 –893 (+41), never finishing worse than 5th across the three rounds.
Kathryn VanArragon kept her winning streak alive by carding a blistering first round 67 (-4) with five birdies against one bogey to finish at 212 (-1) over the three rounds. Her first-round tally was the second lowest out of the 79 participating golfers.
Sandwiched around VanArragon's team leading first and third rounds was Nicole Reineke, who shot one-under-par with three birdies and ended strong with an eagle on her final hole in the second round. Reineke's fifth-place finish was her best since winning the Big O Classic individual title during her freshmen year.
after capturing third in the Diane Thomason Invitational following their two victories in the UNC Bear Brawl and Redbird Invitational. They look to continue their dominant run at the 13-team Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invitational hosted by Kansas University at Lawrence CC, October 5-6.
Follow all the action via this live scoring link:
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/245216/scoring/team
This is the second time the Tommies will be competing at the Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invitational. They took place 13th out of 14 teams last season. Returning senior Kathryn VanArragon finished T-66th at the event last October but is on fire this season with a trio of individual titles thus far.
Participating Teams: St. Thomas, New Mexico, San Francisco, Delaware, Kansas,
Omaha, Creighton, Middle Tennessee, Northern Iowa, Davis, Central Arkansas, Longwood, Berkeley
Where Did They Rank in 2025-26?
Kansas – 39th
Berkeley – 51st
Davis – 67th
Delaware – 103rd
Middle Tennessee – 121st
San Francisco – 126th
Central Arkansas – 127th
New Mexico – 133rd
Longwood – 149th
St. Thomas – 179th
Omaha – 185th
Creighton – 204th
Northern Iowa – 250th
Last Time Out
St. Thomas women's golf placed third out of a 13-team field in the Diane Thomason Invitational in Davenport, Iowa, hosted by the University of Iowa. They finished with scores of 295-300-298 –893 (+41), never finishing worse than 5th across the three rounds.
Kathryn VanArragon kept her winning streak alive by carding a blistering first round 67 (-4) with five birdies against one bogey to finish at 212 (-1) over the three rounds. Her first-round tally was the second lowest out of the 79 participating golfers.
Sandwiched around VanArragon's team leading first and third rounds was Nicole Reineke, who shot one-under-par with three birdies and ended strong with an eagle on her final hole in the second round. Reineke's fifth-place finish was her best since winning the Big O Classic individual title during her freshmen year.
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