by Rocky Mountain College freshman Natasza Klimko won the women’s individual title at the Carroll College Classic, her second victory of the season, and set a new programme record for 36 holes after finishing at -7 (137) at Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. Originally from Poland, Klimko recorded 12 birdies on the day and won medallist honours by 13 strokes.
Frontier Conference golfers gathered in Helena for the event, held October 5-6. Men’s teams played three rounds, while women’s teams competed over two rounds.
The 25th-ranked Battlin’ Bears also claimed the women’s team title, finishing three strokes ahead of Bellevue with a cumulative score of +27 (603). Carroll College took third place at +59 (635).
Rocky Mountain placed three other golfers in the individual top ten alongside Klimko. Carlee Verdugo finished seventh at +11 (155), Alivia Webinger tied for eighth at +12 (156), and Kirsten Smith tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Two other players also finished in the top ten. Montana Tech’s Casha Corder took fifth place at +9 (153), and Carroll College’s Allie Stastny tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Men’s results
In the men’s division, Bellevue won the team title by 14 strokes at -36 (828). The 18th-ranked Rocky Mountain side finished second at -22 (842), and Montana Tech was one stroke further back in third at -21 (843).
Montana Tech’s Tyler Avery also made the programme record books. He won by one stroke, with 18 birdies over three rounds, and his -12 (204) is now the lowest score under par in Oredigger history.
Two more Oredigger golfers made the top ten. Hudson Goroski finished sixth at -8 (208), and Chase Choquette tied for tenth with Providence’s Peyton Toney at -3 (213).
Rocky Mountain had three golfers in the men’s top ten. Braxton McDonald tied for second at -11 (205), Kristjan Burkelca took eighth at -5 (211), and Sam Norman finished ninth at -4 (212).
