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Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational
Photo by: Photo by Jeff Lawler
VanArragon and Birkeland lead Women’s Golf at Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational
10/6/2026 3:13:00 PM | Women's Golf
Tommies finish sixth of 14 teams
LAWRENCE, Kansas – St. Thomas women's golf continued its successful start to the 2026-27 season with a sixth-place finish at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational. Kathryn VanArragon, coming off three straight individual titles, finished ninth in a tough individual field.
St. Thomas opened with a 302 in the first round and hovered near the top five before a third-round 310 dropped the Tommies to just outside the top five, in sixth place. VanArragon continued her exceptional season, carding a 72 (+1) to lead St. Thomas in the first round and finishing with a 223 (+10) overall. Genevieve Birkeland had a near-career day, capping off a hot stretch with a birdie on the 14th hole on the second day of competition before a third-round 74 (+3) led the Tommies. She finished tied for 16th, just off her personal-best finish of tied for 15th, with a 226 (+13), a few strokes shy of her career-best score of 222.
Nicole Reineke continued her strong season, bouncing back from a difficult first round to lead the Tommies in the second round with a 72 (+1) of her own en route to a tie for 27th.
Amelia Morton got off to a strong start with a first-round 76 (+5) that included four birdies, finishing 49th. Freshman Alyssa Raghuveer carded a 77 (+6) in the first round and placed tied for 64th.
Full Results
St. Thomas – 6th – 302-300-310---912 (+60)
Kathryn VanArragon – 9th – 72 – 75 – 76 --- 223 (+10)
Genevieve Birkeland – T-16th – 77 – 75 – 74 --- 226 (+13)
Nicole Reineke – T-27th – 79 – 72 – 78 --- 229 (+16)
Amelia Morton – 49th – 76 – 78 – 82 --- 236 (+23)
Alyssa Raghuveer– T-64th – 77 – 83 – 85 --- 245 (+32)
St. Thomas opened with a 302 in the first round and hovered near the top five before a third-round 310 dropped the Tommies to just outside the top five, in sixth place. VanArragon continued her exceptional season, carding a 72 (+1) to lead St. Thomas in the first round and finishing with a 223 (+10) overall. Genevieve Birkeland had a near-career day, capping off a hot stretch with a birdie on the 14th hole on the second day of competition before a third-round 74 (+3) led the Tommies. She finished tied for 16th, just off her personal-best finish of tied for 15th, with a 226 (+13), a few strokes shy of her career-best score of 222.
Nicole Reineke continued her strong season, bouncing back from a difficult first round to lead the Tommies in the second round with a 72 (+1) of her own en route to a tie for 27th.
Amelia Morton got off to a strong start with a first-round 76 (+5) that included four birdies, finishing 49th. Freshman Alyssa Raghuveer carded a 77 (+6) in the first round and placed tied for 64th.
Full Results
St. Thomas – 6th – 302-300-310---912 (+60)
Kathryn VanArragon – 9th – 72 – 75 – 76 --- 223 (+10)
Genevieve Birkeland – T-16th – 77 – 75 – 74 --- 226 (+13)
Nicole Reineke – T-27th – 79 – 72 – 78 --- 229 (+16)
Amelia Morton – 49th – 76 – 78 – 82 --- 236 (+23)
Alyssa Raghuveer– T-64th – 77 – 83 – 85 --- 245 (+32)
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