STOCKTON, Calif. – The Colorado State University Pueblo Women's Golf team's 2024 campaign came to an end here Wednesday afternoon at the NCAA West Regional at Brookside Country Club.
The ThunderWolves fell just short of qualifying for the Division II National Championship, finishing with a school-best sixth place finish with a three-day West Regional Tournament total of 24 over par (888).
Five teams from the West Regional qualified for the National Championship, which is scheduled to be held from May 21-26 at Orange County National Golf Club in Oralando, Fla. West Texas A&M won the event with a three-day total of six under par. Dallas Baptist University finished in second place, while Cal State East Bay finished third. St. Mary's (TX), and Cal State San Marcos rounded out the top five to advance.
The Pack were led by senior captain
Kylie Severin (Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak Prep), who shot rounds of 68-71-79 to finish in a tie for 12th individually. Severin is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year hopeful. Severin fell one short of falling into a playoff for one of the two individual spots in the national championships.
Pueblo Native
Zoey Rodriguez (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo South) stepped up and had a great RMAC Championship and a great West Regional. Rodriguez fired rounds of 72-77-74 and finished in a tie for 22nd.
Swedish sensation
Lisa Ekberg (Kingsbacka, Sweden) had another consistent and solid week as she shot rounds of 76-75-76, while Scottish sensation
Freya Constable (Edinburgh, Scotland/Boroghmuir) proved to be a workhorse once again, shooting rounds of 73-75-79.
Anju Ogi (Arvada, Colo./Arvada West) had another good week, proving to be a valuable fifth seed, shooting rounds of 80-78-72.
WORDS FROM HEAD COACH TAMMY LIM
"I could not have asked the girls to do any better. They left it all out there. They were against a school that is national ranked number nine, and they beat some good schools in the field as well. The did not want the season to end, but unfortunately it did. We had a ton of fun, lots of laughs together, and shed some tears together as well. We had an amazing season breaking so many school records. We are just getting started. I am super excited to see this program keep growing! Proud of these girls."
UP NEXT FOR THE PACK
CSU Pueblo is returning six of the seven players on the roster as they will say goodbye to one of the most decorated players in ThunderWolves history in Severin. The Pack will look to build on one of the best seasons in Pack Women's Golf history. CSU Pueblo has won back-to-back RMAC Championships and have improved both seasons at the NCAA West Regional.
