Frontier Conference golfers gathered in Helena recently for the Carroll College Classic, held October 5-6 at Bill Roberts Golf Course. Men’s teams played three rounds, while women’s teams competed over two.
Women’s Results
Rocky Mountain College freshman Natasza Klimko captured her second victory of the season in record-breaking fashion. She finished at -7 (137), eclipsing the program’s 36-hole record, and won medalist honors by 13 strokes. Originally from Poland, Klimko recorded 12 birdies on the day.
The 25th-ranked Battlin’ Bears also won the team title, edging Bellevue by three strokes with a cumulative score of +27 (603). Carroll College took third place at +59 (635).
Along with Klimko’s win, Rocky Mountain placed three other golfers in the top ten. Carlee Verdugo took seventh place at +11 (155), Alivia Webinger tied for eighth at +12 (156), and Kirsten Smith tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Montana Tech’s Casha Corder finished fifth at +9 (153) to earn an individual top-ten finish. Carroll College’s Allie Stastny also tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Men’s Results
Bellevue captured the men’s team title by fourteen strokes, posting a total of -36 (828). The 18th-ranked Rocky Mountain Battlers finished second at -22 (842), and Montana Tech placed third at -21 (843), just one stroke behind.
Montana Tech’s Tyler Avery set a program record with his performance. He won individual honors by one stroke, recording 18 birdies over three rounds. His -12 (204) is now the lowest score under par in Oredigger history.
Avery was joined in the top ten by two Oredigger teammates. Hudson Goroski finished sixth at -8 (208), and Chase Choquette tied for tenth with Providence’s Peyton Toney at -3 (213).
Rocky Mountain also had three golfers in the 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).
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