RESULTS
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (March 12, 2019) - Northern Arizona University's golf team competed in the final round of the Wildcat Invitational at the Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson and ended the tournament in 17th-place.
Arizona State would win the team title at the event going two-under par as a team for a tally of 886. Gioia Carpinelli of San Diego State would win the individual title after going one-under par (215).
NAU's top golfer at the conclusion of the tournament was Elle Kocourkova who tied for 55th-place individually. Kocourkova shot for 19-over par throughout the tournament (235). During the final round of play she was four-over par (76). She shot for a birdie on the 15th-hole. She bogeyed on five holes but was also even on 12 holes.
Ashley Croft and Aleksandra Chekalina were not far behind Kocourkova as they each went 22-over par for a tally of 238.
Croft's performance would earn her a tie for 67th-place. She shot for a birdie on three holes (fifth, eighth and 16th-holes). However on hole three she shot for four-over par and had a triple-bogey on the 18th-hole of the final round.
Chekalina shot for a birdie on the second-hole. She bogeyed on eight-holes in the third round and was even on eight holes. A triple-bogey on the 18th-hole prevented her from finishing the Invitational tied with Kocourkova for the 'Jacks top individual spot.
Sara Padilla ended the Invitational tied for 81st-place (+27, 243) and teammate Emma Reyes placed 91st (+39, 255) to round out the individual scoring for the Lumberjacks.
NAU's golf team will return to the course on March 23rd and 24th when it hosts its only home tournament this season, the Red Rocks Invitational in Cornville, Ariz., at the Agave Highlands Golf Course.
