PUEBLO, Colo. – The Western Washington University women's golf team placed 10th out of 15 teams at the Pack Classic hosted by Colorado State-Pueblo at Walking Stick Golf Course.

 

WWU wrapped up the two-day, 36-hole tournament with a final round team score of 17-over-par 305, showing an 11-stroke improvement from Sunday's first round.

 

Junior Claire Moon led the Vikings with a top 25 finish in the 78-player field tied for 22nd at 9-over-par 153 (74-79).

 

Freshman Emma Worgum led the Vikings on Monday with a 1-over-par 73 featuring three birdies to move up to a tie for 29th place. Junior Dani Bailey finished tied for 40th at 13-over-par 157 and freshman Kasey Maralack carded a collegiate low round of 4-over-par 76 on Monday to place tied for 44th (+14, 158).

 

Colorado Christian led wire-to-wire to record the team victory at 22-over-par 598, holding off tournament host Colorado State-Pueblo and Colorado Mesa for a one-stroke victory.

 

Colorado State-Pueblo individuals Kylie Severin and Minna Archer tied for medalist honors playing on their home course at 2-over-par 146.

 

The Vikings are off next week and return to action with the final regular-season spring tournament April 3-4 at the Sonoma State Spring Intercollegiate at Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club. The GNAC Championships will be held April 24-25 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with the Vikings the two-time defending conference champions.

 

Here is a look at WWU's individual results and the team leaderboard from the Pack Classic at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo, Colorado:

 

Here is a look at the Vikings 2022-23 season schedule for the WWU Women's Golf program. All tournament recaps, season statistics and program history can be found on WWUVikings.com/WGolf.

 

 

The WWU women's golf team is in its 30th season as an intercollegiate sport in 2022-23. WWU has a rich history on the links, winning the first five GNAC Championships beginning in 2011 and returned to the podium with back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022. WWU made its 12th appearance in the NCAA II West Regional Championships in 2022 after earning the GNAC's automatic bid. WWU has also made six trips to the NCAA II National Championships. A Viking has been named the GNAC Player of the Year in nine of the 11 years it has been awarded, including 2021-22 award winner Megan Billeter. WWU has also produced the only two players in GNAC history to earn four First Team All-GNAC awards (Jenn Paul and Kristen Hansen) and has had nine All-Americans.