PARKVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State women’s golf claimed the team title at the Virginia McCoy Intercollegiate Tournament held Monday and Tuesday, hosted by Park University. The Tigers won the tournament by 29 strokes, thanks to three top-five finishers in Hannah Karasiuk, Hannah Perkins and Hadley Tharp. The tournament was held at The Deuce at the National Golf Club.
Karasiuk had the top round for FHSU on day one with an 85 and backed that up with an 84 to finish alone in second place individually. She was six shots off the winning total of 163 by Iowa Central’s Julie Laisney.
Perkins rallied on day two, shooting eight strokes better than her first day total. She carded rounds of 89 and 81 to finish alone in third. Tharp was alone in fourth with rounds of 87 and 84, just a stroke back of Perkins. With rounds of 95 and 87, Quillen Eichhorn rounded out the scorers for FHSU finishing 14th individually. Alexis Schaben also played for FHSU and carded rounds of 110 and 98 to finish 33rd.
At a total of 692, Fort Hays State defeated host school Park University by 29 strokes. Park shot 721, while third-place finisher Rockhurst University shot 731.
Tiger men 16th at SBU Invitational
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Fort Hays State men’s golf finished 16th at the Southwest Baptist Invitational, held on Monday and Tuesday at Silo Ridge Country Club. Southwestern Oklahoma State won the tournament as a team, but Central Oklahoma was the top MIAA team in second place overall.
Lane Pauls led the Tigers with rounds of 76 and 80 on the par-72 layout. He tied for 40th. Seve Sites finished 63rd with rounds of 83 and 78. Koby Beougher tied for 67th with rounds of 82 and 81. Kade Megaffin finished 84th with two rounds of 88. Cash Hobson was 85th with two rounds of 89.
Fort Hays State shot 656 as a team. Southwestern Oklahoma State won with a 588, while Central Oklahoma was second at 600. It was the third designated MIAA event of the season, so Central Oklahoma won the MIAA portion of the tournament. Washburn was one off the pace of Central Oklahoma at 601.