Rocky Mountain College freshman Natasza Klimko earned her second victory of the season at the Carroll College Classic, setting a program record with a 36-hole total of -7 (137). The Frontier Conference golfers competed at Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena on October 5-6. Originally from Poland, Klimko recorded 12 birdies and won medalist 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 took third place at +59 (635). The men’s teams played three rounds, while the women’s teams completed two.
Women’s Results
Rocky Mountain placed three other golfers in the top ten alongside Klimko. Carlee Verdugo finished 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). Carroll College’s Allie Stastny also tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Men’s Results
Bellevue won the men’s team title by 14 strokes at -36 (828). The 18th ranked Rocky Mountain finished second at -22 (842), and Montana Tech followed one stroke back in third at -21 (843).
Montana Tech’s Tyler Avery also made the program record books. He won by one stroke after recording 18 birdies over three rounds. His total of -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).
Three Rocky Mountain golfers also cracked 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).