Natasza Klimko of Rocky Mountain College set a program record at the Carroll College Classic, eclipsing the program’s 36-hole record after finishing at -7 (137). The Poland native recorded 12 birdies on the day and won medalist honours by 13 strokes, earning her second victory of the season. Frontier Conference golfers competed at Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena on October 5-6. Men’s teams played three rounds, while women’s teams competed over two.
Women’s Results
The 25th-ranked Battlin’ Bears claimed the women’s team title by three strokes over Bellevue, finishing at +27 (603). Carroll College took third place at +59 (635).
Rocky Mountain placed three other golfers in the top ten alongside Klimko. Carlee Verdugo finished seventh at +11 (155), Alivia Webinger tied for eighth at +12 (156), and Kirsten Smith tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Two more players also earned top-ten finishes. Montana Tech’s Casha Corder took fifth place at +9 (153), while Carroll College’s Allie Stastny tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Men’s Results
Bellevue captured the men’s team title by 14 strokes, finishing at -36 (828). The 18th-ranked Rocky Mountain squad took second at -22 (842), and Montana Tech followed just one stroke back in third at -21 (843).
Montana Tech’s Tyler Avery also made the program record books. He won by one stroke, carding 18 birdies over three rounds to post -12 (204). That score is now the lowest under par in Oredigger history.
Avery was joined in the top ten by two Oredigger teammates. Hudson Goroski finished sixth at -8 (208), and Chase Choquette tied for tenth with Providence’s Peyton Toney at -3 (213).
Rocky Mountain also placed three golfers in the top ten. Braxton McDonald tied for second at -11 (205), Kristjan Burkelca finished eighth at -5 (211), and Sam Norman took ninth at -4 (212).