NIU women’s golf finished its fall season with a 12th place finish at the Jim West Invitational in San Marcos, Texas, hosted by Texas State University.
The Huskies finished one stroke behind the University of Nebraska with a final score of 52 over par (916).
The top individual finisher for NIU at the invitational was freshman Alexa Ouellet, finishing in 45th place with a score of eight over par (224).
Ouellet’s best round score of the tournament came in the first round when she shot two over par (74).
Graduate student Emma Thorman was the next Huskie on the leaderboard, finishing tied for 56th place with Nebraska sophomore Hannah Kono. Thorman finished the invitational with a score of 15 over par (231).
Thorman’s best round of the event was the second round, where she scored two over par (74).
Freshman Mia Raines finished two strokes behind Thorman in the final individual standings, as she tied for 59th place with the University of Houston redshirt senior Brooke Morales.
Raines’ final score for the invitational was 17 over par (233), and her best round was the first round, where she scored four over par (76).
Seniors Jóhanna Lúðvíksdóttir and Caroline Kent tied for 61st place at the invitational with Nebraska sophomore Miu Takahashi and the University of North Texas junior Mallorie Luitwieler.
The two Huskie seniors finished with a score of 18 over par (234).
Lúðvíksdóttir’s best round of the invitational was when she scored four over par (76) in the third round, and Kent’s best round was her third round where she scored three over par (75).
“(This is) one of the most elite tournaments in the country and this event (with the support of the Jim West family) takes women’s golf to the next level. We are very thankful to have been able to have been able to compete with a talented group of teams,” said NIU head coach Kim Kester via NIU Athletics. “Super happy to see Caroline finish on a positive note and she used her familiarity with Texas golf to her advantage. These last fall tournaments have shown us what we need to work on prior to our spring season.”
NIU’s next invitational will kick off the spring season Feb. 11 and Feb. 12, as they will travel to Litchfield Park, Arizona, for the Bowling Green State University Women’s Intercollegiate at the Wigwam Golf Club.
