SPEARFISH, S.D. – Playing in a home event for the first time since 2020, the Black Hills State University women's golf team cracked the top-10 once again with the tenth-best single round in the program's DII history. The Yellow Jackets first round score of 337 (+49) has BHSU in the hunt for the team title as they are currently second place, and have a pair of golfers inside the top-10 of the players leaderboard.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Katie Jorgenson carded a career-low round of 79 (+7) and will be in be in the hunt tomorrow for medalist honors as she is currently three strokes behind the current leader. During Monday's opening round she notched ten scores of par and added a birdie on the sixth hole.
- The second Yellow Jacket inside the top-10 after the first round is Makaela Swanson, who is tied for sixth place with a score of 84 (+12). In the first round she carded six scores of par and added a pair of birdies on the 12th and 14th holes.
- Just outside of the top-10 and currently tied for 11th place is Leyni Stavola who recorded a first round score of 86 (+14). During the first 18-holes of play at Spearfish Canyon she carded seven scores of par.
- The highest placing BHSU individual after round one is Lola Homiston, who notched a score of 87 (+15) for 16th place. In the first round of action she posted nine scores of par and added a birdie on the 12th hole.
- Fourth in the Yellow Jacket team lineup was Ava Kalanek who currently sits in a tie for 17th place with an opening round score of 88 (+16). On Monday at Spearfish Canyon she notched eight scores of par.
- Rounding out the team lineup for Black Hills State after day one is Olivia McCandless who is tied for 28th with a score of 94 (+22). During the first round she scored par on three holes and added a birdie on the 17th hole.
- Jessica Folchert tallied a season-low round score of 97 (+25) as an individual on the opening day of the Black Hills State Classic. She posted five scores of par during Monday's 18-holes of golf.
- Cami Langley rounds out the trio of individuals for BHSU with an opening round score of 100 (+28) for 37th place. During the first round of action at Spearfish Canyon she carded three scores of par.Â
BLACK HILLS STATE TEAM LINEUP
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BLACK HILLS STATE INDIVIDUALS
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TEAM RESULTS
| Team |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Overall |
| 1. Montana State Billings |
328 (+40) |
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328 (+40) |
| 2. Black Hills State |
337 (+49) |
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337 (+49) |
| 3. UMary |
343 (+55) |
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343 (+55) |
| 4. South Dakota Mines |
348 (+60) |
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348 (+60) |
| 5. Dakota Wesleyan |
351 (+63) |
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351 (+63) |
| 6. Montana State Billings "B" |
368 (+80) |
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368 (+80) |
| 7. Eastern Wyoming CC |
374 (+86) |
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374 (+86) |
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UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets will return to the Spearfish Canyon Golf Course for round two of the Black Hills State Classic on Tuesday morning. The final 18-holes of golf be a 9 a.m. shotgun start for the six teams competing.
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