CSU Women Surge to Place Sixth at MountainView Collegiate
Secor, Prendergast Boost Lady Rams in Tucson
By Drew Kort
The CSU Lady Rams were out in Tucson, Arizona, this weekend competing in the MountainView Collegiate hosted by the University of Missouri. The tournament was played at the par-72, 6,151-yard MountainView Golf Club.
CSU’s one-two punch, sophomore Ellen Secor (Portland, Oregon) and junior Katrina Prendergast (Sparks, Nevada), were impressive yet again. Out of the gate, Secor posted a steady even-par round of 72. Prendergast bested her by one stroke with a 1-under-par 71. Heading into moving day, Prendergast was three strokes off the lead after making five birdies and four bogeys in her opening loop.
As a unit, CSU struggled in the second round. Secor was two under par thru 15 holes, but she made back-to-back double bogeys on her 16th and 17th holes of the day. She fired a 2-over-par 74 and was at 2 over par overall. Prendergast couldn’t find her rhythm—she carded a disappointing 79.
The Rams put their resilience on full display during their final loop. They logged the third-lowest aggregate round of the day with a 2-under-par 286. Secor posted another even-par 72, and she wound up T8 on the individual leaderboard at 2 over par for her third top-10 of the season.
Prendergast bounced back in a big way in her final round. She caught fire and made 3 birdies and an eagle en route to a 3-under-par 69, which tied the low round of the day. She shot up to solo 12th place individually.
Frosh Haley Greb (Pendleton, Oregon) shot rounds of 76-79-73 and 12 over par. She ended play in a tie for 38th. Sophomores Jessica Sloot (Fruit Heights, Utah) and Brooke Nolte (Melissa, Texas) totaled 17 over par for their three rounds, and finished T59.
Thanks to a stellar final round, the Rams finished sixth in the 15-team field at 29 over par.
The University of Illinois won the event with a final score of 11 over par. San Jose State’s Abegail Arevalo won on the individual side at 3 under par.
The Rams will tee it up next at the Bryan National at Bryan Park in Greensboro, North Carolina, April 6-8.
Click here for tournament stats and scores.
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