OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – [Full Results] No. three ranked University of British Columbia played consistent throughout the condensed 54-hole NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship and earn their sixth NAIA title in their program’s history. The Thunderbirds kept a torrent pace in their three rounds and shot four-under par for an 860 as a team, 286, 286, 288. They were five-strokes ahead of the next challenger, Oklahoma City.

This knocks off their own NAIA Tournament record of 884 set in 2019 when they earned a red banner, also held at Lincoln Park West. As a team, British Columbia had the most golfers this year finish under-par on the tournament. These three include Sonja Tang, Grace Bell, and Elizabeth Labbe; who shot 212 [-4], 213 [-3], and 215 [-1].

British Columbia did not stand alone in the limelight though, as three other squads shot were at or below the previous 54-hole low score. Dalton State (Ga.) tied the former record with an 884 [+20], SCAD – Savannah (Ga.) was six shots better at 878 [+14], while Oklahoma City is this year’s runner up with an 865 [+1].

The Stars were second as a team and had a runner-up on the individual leaderboard in Reagan Chaney, who was nine-under par with a 207. As a team, Oklahoma City set a new 18-hole round low score of 283 and gained five strokes on the national champions since yesterday’s cut was made.

The individual national champion is MinJi Kang of Truett McConnell (Ga.). Kang claims the first NAIA National Championship in her school’s history, of any sport.

Not only a historic day for the Bears, but also a special series of performances by Kang to propel her to the top of the NAIA Tournament records for the lowest score in a 54-hole tournament, posting a stunning 204 final or 12-under par (69, 66, 69).

The outright national champion, Kang, will hold all individual tournament records with the exception of the lowest score in a 72-hole tournament.

The top four teams remained the same since making the cut, but two teams made significant strides to breach the top 10, including Texas Wesleyan and William Carey (Miss.). William Carey improved by 17 strokes and registered a 290 in round three for sixth place, while Texas Wesleyan jumped four spots to T8.

Loyola (La.) gained ground by three positions and cut down their team score by eight strokes in round three to secure fifth for an 890 tournament total.

Nicole Jung of Taylor (Ind.) placed T3 after claiming the second lowest round of the tournament in round two with a 67 and followed that up today with a 69 for an eight-under par tournament.

Serah Khanyereri from St. Thomas (Fla.) reached T9, shooing two-under par on a 215 and had the best score of the individual qualifiers that entered the national scene.

Top 10 Team Standings

1 – British Columbia – [-4]
2 – Oklahoma City – [+1]
3 – SCAD – Savannah – [+14]
4 – Dalton State (Ga.) – [+20]
5 – Loyola (La.) – [+26]
6 – William Carey (Miss.) – [+30]
7 – Truett McConnell (Ga.) – [+35]
T8 – Texas Wesleyan - [+36]
T8 – Keiser (Fla.) – [+36]
10 – Cumberland (Tenn.) – [+41]

Top 10 Individual Standings

1 – Minji Kang – Truett McConnell [-12]
2 - Reagan Chaney – Oklahoma City U. [-9]
T3 – Nicole Jung – Taylor (Ind.) [-8]
T3 – Maddi Kamas – Oklahoma City U. [-8]
5 – Alessia Avanzo – SCAD - Savannah [-6]
6 – Sonja Tang – British Columbia [-4]
7 – Grace Bell – British Columbia [-3]
8 – Ashleigh Mead – USC Beaufort (S.C.) [-2]
T9 – Elizabeth Labbe – British Columbia [-1]
T9 – Serah Khanyereri – St. Thomas (Fla.) [-1]

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