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.
 
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 12^th and 14^th holes.
• Just outside of the top-10 and currently tied for 11^th 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 16^th place. In the first round of action she posted nine scores of par and added a birdie on the 12^th hole.
• Fourth in the Yellow Jacket team lineup was Ava Kalanek who currently sits in a tie for 17^th 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 28^th with a score of 94 (+22). During the first round she scored par on three holes and added a birdie on the 17^th 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 37^th place. During the first round of action at Spearfish Canyon she carded three scores of par. 

BLACK HILLS STATE TEAM LINEUP

Place	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Overall
2.	Katie Jorgenson	79 (+7)		79 (+7)
T-6.	Makaela Swanson	84 (+12)		84 (+12)
T-11.	Leyni Stavola	86 (+14)		86 (+14)
T-17.	Ava Kalanek	88 (+16)		88 (+16)
T-28.	Olivia McCandless	94 (+22)		94 (+22)

 
BLACK HILLS STATE INDIVIDUALS

Place	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Overall
16.	Lola Homiston	87 (+15)		87 (+15)
34.	Jessica Folchert	97 (+25)		97 (+25)
37.	Cami Langley	100 (+28)		100 (+28)

 
TEAM RESULTS

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Overall
1. Montana State Billings	328 (+40)		328 (+40)
2. Black Hills State	337 (+49)		337 (+49)
3. UMary	343 (+55)		343 (+55)
4. South Dakota Mines	348 (+60)		348 (+60)
5. Dakota Wesleyan	351 (+63)		351 (+63)
6. Montana State Billings "B"	368 (+80)		368 (+80)
7. Eastern Wyoming CC	374 (+86)		374 (+86)

 
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.