The Chicago State women's golf team finished seventh out of seven teams at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational hosted by Central Michigan at the A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort in Kewadin, Michigan. The Cougars shot 331 on the final day of competition after carding rounds of 324 and 314 in the first and second rounds, respectively.
Koranis Boonmadee led Chicago State with rounds of 79-77-77 (233) and finished in a tie for 20th overall while freshman
Gia Lamba, playing in her first collegiate tournament, finished second on the team with a three-round total of 241. Complete CSU results below.
First-day leader and host Central Michigan finished second as Oakland shot 300 in the final round to overtake the Chippawas by three strokes, 897-900. Western Michigan finished third (901), Green Bay fourth (912), Eastern Michigan fifth (913), Purdue Fort Wayne sixth (948) and Chicago State (969).
Chicago State will be back on the course September 24-26 at the Briar Ridge Invitational hosted by UIC at the Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville, Indiana.
Team Standings
1. Oakland, 300-297-300–897
2. Central Michigan, 296-300-304–900
3. Western Michigan, 301-303-306–910
4. Green Bay, 313-296-303–912
5. Eastern Michigan, 304-301-308–913
6. Purdue Fort Wayne, 319-310-319–948
7. Chicago State, 324-314-331–969
Chicago State University
T20
Koranis Boonmadee, 79-77-77–233
T32
Gia Lamba, 80-78-83–241
T37 Montserrat Ramirez, 79-80-85–244
45
Darinka Velazquez, 86-83-86–255
T46
Faith McKinney, 91-79-87–257
Playing as an individual:
49
Catherine Swiercz, Chicago State, 103-97-90–290
50
Carli Nance, Chicago State, 104-95-96–295
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioningm to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title, also making an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach
Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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