Ni Finishes Fifth, Huskies End Sixth In Shortened Tournament

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Huskies concluded simply two rounds of play this week, because the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic was lower brief Tuesday as a result of climate.  

Washington performed 32 holes Monday and had been set to play the remaining 4 holes of the second spherical earlier than shifting on to the ultimate 18 as we speak, however the third spherical was cancelled as a result of climate in Fort Collins.

Athena Ni capped the two-round match in fifth place out of 77 gamers, the very best of her profession and first ever Top-5 end. The sophomore was the one Husky to complete under-par, ending -4 on the match (-3 within the first spherical and -1 within the second spherical).

“The team showed a lot of grit over these two days,” stated head coach Anna Temple. “We did not get off to the best of starts in round one, but everyone battled back in the final few holes. We’re disappointed we couldn’t get today’s round in, but we made a lot of progress. Athena’s top 5 finish at -4 was awesome. The work she’s put into her game is evident and she really led the way for us.”

Colorado completed first (-13) in Fort Collins, adopted by CSU Fullerton (-6), Cal Poly (-5), UNLV (-1), and Nebraska (+1) within the Top-5, with the Dawgs incomes sixth place (+7).

Carmen Lim completed second general for Washington, notching a three-over par second spherical and ending in a tie for twenty-four^th place.

Amber Li, who recorded two of her three profession eagles on this match, completed tied with Mads Smith in 31^st place. The pair was each four-over par, with Li notching eight birdies and two eagles, as Smith hit 9 birdies.

Wendy Tang rounded out the UW lineup, ending tied with particular person competitor Claudia Alnajim tied for 52^nd place (+7).

Tournament Recap:

UW (+7, 6^th of 13 groups)

Individual: Claudia Alnajim (+7, T-52^nd)

Washington will compete subsequent on the Stanford Intercollegiate in Palo Alto from Oct. 17-19.

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