HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Freshman Hannah Perkins of Fort Hays State won her first collegiate tournament by winning a playoff to claim the individual title at the Sterling College Spring Fling on Tuesday. She shot rounds of 79 and 80 to tie Colleen Garvey of Rockhurst at 159, then defeated Garvey on the second hole of a playoff. Perkins helped the Tigers to a second-place finish.

Quillen Eichhorn tied for fourth individually with rounds of 81 and 85. Kiley McCarthy was eighth with rounds of 82 and 87. Kelsey McCarthy finished 14th with rounds of 84 and 90. hadley Tharp tied for 16th with rounds of 86 and 91.

Rockhurst won the tournament as a team, shooting 665. The Tigers were only three strokes back at 668. Both teams shot 342 on the final day. Ottawa (Kan.) University finished third at 684.

The Fort Hays State men finished second after scores of 299 and 311 as a team to finish with 610. Sterling won the tournament with a total of 587.

Lane Pauls was the highest finisher overall for the Tigers in sixth. He shot rounds of 73 and 78 for a total of 9-over par. Seve Sites and Cash Hobson tied for seventh individually just a stroke back. Sites shot rounds of 73 and 79, while Hobson had the lowest round for the Tigers on day two and remained consistent shooting 76 both days. Koby Beougher finished 10th with rounds of 77 and 80. Jake Weller shot rounds of 81 and 78 to finish 12th.

Lorenzo Bolivar of Sterling College was the individual champion with a two-round total of 142 (even par).