Cowgirl Golfers Close Season at Mountain West Championships
Ryan Leads Cowgirls With Final Even-Par
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 18, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowgirl golfers wrapped up the event and the season on Thursday at the Mountain West Championships at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The Cowgirls finished ninth with a 910 (+46) with a final round of 308 (+20).
“We put ourselves in a good position, but today wasn’t our day. I appreciative of our seniors and what they have done for the program,” UW head coach Jeff Stender. “There were a lot of good things from the season and we can use them going into the summer and next fall.”
Morgan Ryan tied for 22nd with a final round of even-par 72 for a 223 (+7). Kyla Wilde finished tied for 26th at 224 (+8) with a final round of 78 (+6). Jadan Gonzalez added a 229 (+13) and a 78 in the final round.
“I’m proud of Morgan’s rally today and she played confident and calm and enjoyed the day,” Stender said.
Sophie Spiva finished 42nd at 236 (=20) with an 81 (+9) on Thursday. Tomine Bjerkelo added an 80 (+80) in the final round and was 237 (+21) for the tournament.
San Jose State ran away with the team title with a score of 17 under-par for the event winning by 18 strokes. UNLV was in second place at one-over par. Kajsa Arwefjall won the event at nine under-par.
Cowgirls Scores
T22 Morgan Ryan – 76- 75 - 72 = 223 (+7)
T26 Kyla Wilde – 73 – 73 - 78 = 224 (+8)
T35 Jadan Gonzalez – 72 – 79 - 78 = 229 (+13)
42 Sophie Spiva – 79 – 76 - 81 = 236 (+20)
43 Tomine Bjerkelo – 79 -78 - 80 = 237 (+21)
Team Standings
San Jose State (-17)
UNLV (+1)
Colorado State (+3)
New Mexico (+4)
Nevada (+10)
San Diego State (+25)
Boise State (+31)
Fresno State (+32)
Wyoming (+46)