Iowa Lakes women qualified for the first-ever NJCAA DII Women's Golf National Championship. The competition took place at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone, Iowa. DMACC served as the tournament host. The women played 72 holes over a four-day stretch to determine the following results.
Shelton State led the way after day one and never gave up its lead. They finished with a +123 total. Coming in second, Mesa CC, with a +157 total. Iowa Central had a close battle for 3rd with Murray State. Iowa Central and Murray State were tied going into the final round, and Iowa Central bested them by 7 to earn a 3rd place finish with +193 for the tournament.
The individual title was settled by a sudden-death playoff between Iowa Central's Ivanna Becerra-Diaz and Kamryn Johnston of Mott CC. Ivanna won the playoff to secure the individual national title.
Iowa Lakes entered the tournament ranked 15th in the country. The Laker women placed 11th as a team with a final score of +259. Abby Brooks finished 29th (+52), Karli Fife finished 37th (+62), Leah Becker finished 39th (+64), Hayden Fenimore finished 61st (+82), and Alyssa Schorg finished 64th (+90).
"This year had its fair share of highs and lows. We spent the majority of fall learning how to practice and understand the time and effort it takes to compete at the college level. As the fall progressed, I knew how much work it was going to take in order for our team to compete within our region. These ladies stuck it out and kept showing up. Because of that, we were able to play some of our best golf when it mattered most. I'm proud of our team making it to nationals for several reasons, but I'm especially grateful to send Karli out on a high note. She has been a big piece in building this program," said Coach Myers. "Our ladies competed their tails off and had great attitudes throughout the four days. I think we learned a lot from this year and the national tournament. The amount of focus and discipline at practice throughout the year is exposed when the pressure is highest. Unfortunately, once you make it to the national tournament, there's not a lot you can do to prepare. Overall, I'm very proud of the growth and accomplishments this year!