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Rocky Mountain College freshman Natasza Klimko set a program record at the Carroll College Classic, held October 5-6 at Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. Klimko finished at -7 (137), eclipsing the program’s 36-hole record and claiming her second victory of the season. The Poland native recorded 12 birdies over the two rounds and won medallist honours by 13 strokes.
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 placed third at +59 (635). Men’s teams played three rounds, while women’s teams competed over two.
Rocky Mountain placed three other golfers in the women’s top ten alongside Klimko. Carlee Verdugo took seventh 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), while Carroll College’s Allie Stastny tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Men’s Division
Bellevue won the men’s team title by fourteen strokes at -36 (828). The 18th-ranked Rocky Mountain finished second at -22 (842), and Montana Tech took third at -21 (843), just one stroke further back.
Montana Tech’s Tyler Avery won the individual title by one stroke and etched his name into the programme record books. He carded 18 birdies over three rounds to post a score of -12 (204), the lowest score under par in Oredigger history.
Two more Oredigger golfers finished in the top ten. Hudson Goroski took 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 men’s top ten. Braxton McDonald tied for second at -11 (205), Kristjan Burkelca finished eighth at -5 (211), and Sam Norman took ninth at -4 (212).
