Kristopher Fister
Freshman Tina Von Arx its out of the bunker.
Four Racers finished in the top 35 out of 63 competitors and the team finished ninth overall at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on April 13-15 at Annbriar Golf Club in Waterloo, Illinois.
Though the Racers ended the first round in eighth place in a field of 12, the team fell to ninth by the final round. The team earned scores of 313-303-311=927, finishing ahead of UIC, Indiana State and Valparaiso, and only three shots behind Southern Illinois.
Switzerland native and freshman Tina Von Arx led the Racers with a 17th place finish and scores of 75-75-78=228. Sophomore Patti Patterson followed with scores of 79-77-76=232.
Senior Eliza Mae Kho, who has played for the Racers since 2019, rounded out her collegiate career placing 32nd and carded scores of 80-74-81=235.
Illinois State earned its second consecutive MVC championship with scores of 290-289-295=874. The team finished 31 strokes ahead of the second place Missouri State.