GLADEWATER, Texas - Concordia University Texas women's golf standout
Katelyn Miller captured the individual title after carding consecutive rounds of 76 to finish with a two-round total of 152 (+8). Miller's win marks the first for a Lady Tornado since
Tiana Shobe won the Pinecrest Intercollegiate in March 2023.
Miller entered the final round in second place after opening the tournament with a four-over 76. She remained steady in the second round, firing another 76 to secure first place individually.
In the opening round, Miller made the turn at even-par 36, highlighted by a birdie on the par-three seventh hole. She added another birdie on No. 15 to finish the round at four-over.
Miller added four more birdies during the final round, picking up strokes on Nos. 5, 6, 11 and 13 en route to her second consecutive 76.
As a team, Concordia finished fourth overall with a two-round score of 653 (+77). The Tornados showed improvement in the final round, shaving 13 strokes off their opening-round 333 with a 320 on day two.
Alexa Ibarraran joined Miller inside the top 15, finishing 14th overall at 161 (+17). Ibarraran improved by five strokes in the final round, following an opening 83 with a 78.
Remme Trujillo placed 18th with a two-round total of 169 (+25), posting rounds of 85 and 84. Silvia Alejandra Martinez-Ibarra finished 22nd at 172 (+28) after improving eight strokes from an opening-round 90 to an 82.
Maddisyn Leluga and Reese Trujillo tied for 25th at 177 (+33). Leluga carded rounds of 89 and 88, while Trujillo made a five-stroke improvement in the final round with an 86 after opening with a 91.
Miller's individual championship highlighted the tournament for the Tornados, who finished fourth overall and closed the event with their best team round of the tournament.
MEN'S GOLF
The Concordia Texas men's golf team finished sixth overall, carding a three-round total of 922 (+58). The Tornados improved by 14 strokes from their opening round, following a 314 with a tournament-best 300 in round two before closing with a 308.
Jason Wood led the Tornados with a 17th-place finish at 228 (+12). Wood opened with a 76 before firing a one-over 73 in the second round and closing with a 79.
Holden Todd finished 24th at 233 (+17) after rounds of 78, 76 and 79. Dylan Buckley and Grant Guenther tied for 26th at 234 (+18). Buckley posted rounds of 79, 77 and 78, while Guenther bounced back from an opening 82 with a 74 in the second round before finishing with a 78.
August Leinweber placed 31st at 235 (+19) and improved in each round, shooting 81, 78 and 76. Jackson Reynolds rounded out the Tornados in 41st at 239 (+23), also improving each round with scores of 84, 79 and 76.
Concordia Texas will next compete in the Sulphur Springs Invitational next week, October 12-13th.
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