No. 8 CSUSM on Top of Leaderboard After Day One of National Championships
Tournament: NCAA National Championships
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Location: Boulder City, Nevada
Course: Boulder Creek GC (par-72 / 6,164 yards)
CSUSM's Place: T1st out of 18 teams (280, -8)
Team Leaders: CSUSM & Anderson (SC) (280, -8)
Top Cougar: Makenna Cabardo (218, +5)
Individual Leader: CSUEB's Torrie Bowman & Anderson's Zoey Iglesias (67, -5)
COURSE REPORT: The No. 8 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team opened the 2025 NCAA National Championship on top of the leaderboard alongside Anderson (SC) with an 8-under 280 on Tuesday. The Cougars shot under par in the first round with Regan Barton leading the way with a 4-under 68.
FIRST TEE
- Barton tallied six birdies including four consecutive ones between holes 7 and 10 in the opening round and is in a four-way tie for third place.
- Madison Murr followed with a 3-under 69 and is in a five-way tie for seventh place.
- Kiara Hernandez also shot under par on day one, tallying a 2-under 70 and is tied for 11th place.
- Makenna Cabardo shot a 1-over 73 and is tied for 35th while Diana Delgado carded a 3-over 75 and is tied for 59th place.
TEAM SCOREBOARD
T1. Cal State San Marcos 280 (-8); T1. Anderson 280 (-8); 3. Flagler 281 (-7); T4. Dallas Baptist 285 (-3); T4. Cal State East Bay 285 (-3); T6. Wingate 288 (E); T6. Findlay 288 (E); 8. Central Missouri 289 (+1); T9. Midwestern State 290 (+2); T9. West Texas A&M 290 (+2); 11. Grand Valley State 291 (+3); 12. Henderson State 294 (+6); T13. Nova Southeastern 295 (+7); T13. Missouri St. Louis 295 (+7); 15. Arkansas Fort Smith 302 (+14); 16. Arkansas Tech 303 (+15); 17. UIndy 305 (+17); 18. Ferris State 314 (+26).
INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
T1. Torrie Bowman (CSUEB) 67 (-5); T1. Zoey Iglesias 67 (-5); T3. Regan Barton 68 (-4); T3. Anna Nomrowski (WTAMU) 68 (-4); T3. Ella Cheek (DBU) 68 (-4); T3. Olivia Stoll (GVSU) 68 (-4); T7. Madison Murr 69 (-3); T7. Henriette Stranda (Flagler) 69 (-3); T7. Ashleigh Duflo (Findlay) 69 (-3); T7. Aly Francis (Anderson) 69 (-3); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T11. Kiara Hernandez 70 (-2); T35. Makenna Cabardo 73 (+1); T59. Diana Delgado 75 (+3).
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- CSUSM leads Par 5 scoring (4.60, -8) and ranks third in Par 4 scoring (4.06, +3).
- The Cougars tallied a day-one tournament-high 25 birdies with Anderson following in second with 21.
- Regan Barton is dominating in Par 4 scoring (3.60, -4) with Kiara Hernandez following in second (3.80, -2).
- CSUEB's Torrie Bowman and Zoey Iglesias of Anderson are tied for first with an opening-round score of 5-under 67.
UP NEXT
CSUSM will begin teeing off in the second round on Wednesday, May 14 at 9:10 a.m. alongside University of Missouri St. Louis and Arkansas Fort Smith.
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