By: Jeff Evans, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications
PUEBLO, Colo. – The Western Washington University women's golf team placed 12th in a deep field at the NCAA DII Regional Preview Invite held Monday-Tuesday at Pueblo Country Club.
The Vikings finished the two-day, 36-hole tournament with a team score of 57-over-par 625. WWU was tied for 4th place following the opening day of the tournament hosted by Colorado State-Pueblo. Defending national champion Dallas Baptist won the tournament field by 26 strokes at 16-over-par 584 ahead of second place Cal State LA (+42, 610).
Outside of the sizeable victory by DBU, the tournament field from second through 12th place was spanned 15 strokes.
Western was led by senior Lauren F. Lee, earned a solid top 15 finish tying for 12th place at 9-over-par 151 turning in rounds of 74 (+3) and 77 (+6) on the par 71 layout. Freshman Carly Ikei also logged a top 20 finish at 11-over-par 153 (76-77) to tie for 19th place.
Madison Ude of DBU won individual medalist honors finishing even-par 142 (72-70) for a two-stroke victory over Avery Foster of Cal State San Marcos (+2, 144).
The tournament served as a preview for the 2026 NCAA II West Regional held May 4-6 at the same venue.
REGIONAL PREVIEW INVITE RESULTS
Here is a look at WWU's individual results and the team leaderboard from the 2025 NCAA DII Regional Preview Invite hosted by Colorado State-Pueblo:
2025 NCAA DII REGIONAL PREVIEW INVITE
Pueblo Country Club » Pueblo, CO
Par 71 » 5,981 Yards
|
Pos.
|
Team/Player
|
To Par
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Total
|
12th
|
Western Washington
|
+57
|
309
|
316
|
625
|
t12th
|
Lauren F. Lee
|
+9
|
74
|
77
|
151
|
t19th
|
Carly Ikei
|
+11
|
76
|
77
|
153
|
t62nd
|
Shannon Berry
|
+18
|
79
|
81
|
160
|
t70th
|
Kasey Maralack
|
+20
|
80
|
82
|
162
|
t78th
|
Jadyn Gracie
|
+22
|
83
|
81
|
164
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Pos.
|
Team
|
To Par
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Total
|
1.
|
Dallas Baptist
|
+16
|
289
|
295
|
584
|
2.
|
Cal State LA
|
+42
|
309
|
301
|
610
|
3.
|
Colorado State Pueblo
|
+44
|
300
|
312
|
612
|
4.
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
+47
|
304
|
311
|
615
|
5.
|
St. Mary's (TX)
|
+49
|
313
|
304
|
617
|
6.
|
Simon Fraser
|
+52
|
311
|
309
|
620
|
7.
|
MSU Denver
|
+53
|
312
|
309
|
621
|
|
Colorado Christian
|
+53
|
314
|
307
|
621
|
9.
|
Cal State East Bay
|
+54
|
311
|
311
|
622
|
|
Midwestern State
|
+54
|
313
|
309
|
622
|
11.
|
Westminster
|
+55
|
317
|
306
|
623
|
12.
|
Western Washington
|
+57
|
309
|
316
|
625
|
13.
|
Lubbock Christian
|
+58
|
310
|
316
|
626
|
14.
|
Texas A&M International
|
+60
|
318
|
310
|
628
|
15.
|
West Texas A&M
|
+66
|
317
|
317
|
634
|
16.
|
Angelo State
|
+72
|
322
|
318
|
640
|
17.
|
Colorado Mesa
|
+75
|
322
|
321
|
643
|
18.
|
Fort Lewis
|
+79
|
322
|
325
|
647
|
19.
|
Western New Mexico
|
+81
|
324
|
325
|
649
|
20.
|
Cal State Monterey Bay
|
+85
|
327
|
326
|
653
|
21.
|
Vanguard
|
+99
|
332
|
335
|
667
|
The Vikings close out the fall portion of the 2025-26 schedule October 27-28 at the East Bay Fall Tournament at Stonebrae Country Club in Hayward, California. WWU will play three fall tournaments and five in the spring leading up to the GNAC Championships.
Here is a look at the Vikings 2025-26 tournament schedule for the WWU Women's Golf program. All tournament recaps, season statistics and program history can be found on WWUVikings.com/WGolf.
Dates
|
Tournament
|
Location / Course
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Finish
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Sept. 22-23
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Grisham Memorial Shootout
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DuPont, WA / The Home Course
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2nd of 13 teams
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Oct. 13-14
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West Regional Preview
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Pueblo, CO / Pueblo Country Club
|
12th of 21 teams
|
Oct. 27-28
|
East Bay Fall Tournament
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Hayward, CA / Stonebrae Country Club
|
|
Feb. 2-3
|
LA Spring Kickoff
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Downey, CA / Rio Hondo Golf Club
|
|
Feb. 23-24
|
Pioneer Shootout
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Alameda, CA / Corica Park Golf Course
|
|
March 9-10
|
Fujikura Invitational
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Vista, CA / Shadowridge Golf Club
|
|
March 23-24
|
Dominican Invitational
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Richmond, CA / Richmond Golf Club
|
|
April 3-4
|
RJGA Palm Valley Classic
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Goodyear, AZ / Palm Valley Golf Club
|
|
April 20-22
|
GNAC Championships
|
Coeur d'Alene, ID / Coeur d'Alene Golf Resort
|
|
May 4-6
|
NCAA West Regional
|
Pueblo, CO / Pueblo Country Club
|
|
May 12-16
|
NCAA National Championships
|
Palm Beach Gardens, FL / PGA National
|
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