Amarillo, TX - Texas A&M-Kingsville matched a program record for a 54-hole tournament as it finished in sixth place at the West Texas A&M Fall Invitational at the La Paloma Golf Course.
The Javelinas finished with a +39 score, good to match the program's record previously set during the 2024-25 season at the Ladies National Preview. The Javelinas used that performance to finish in sixth place at the invitational, their best finish at the tournament since the 2019-2020 season.
Zoe Dean and
Viviana Farias led the way for the Javelinas, with each of them finishing in a tie for 10th place among individual performers. Both of them finished with a +2 score across all 54 holes with help from strong finishes in the final round. Farias would break even across the final 18 holes while Dean finished one under par thanks to an eagle on hole 14 and three birdies across the final round (hole 7, 8 and 11).
Mekdes Rozas would be the next Javelina on the individual leaderboard, sitting in a tie for 32nd with a +16.
Amelie Marling and
Amabely Rodriguez were not too far behind, finishing in 38th and 41st respectively with +21 and +22 scores.Â
The Javelinas had a solid performance throughout the entire tournament, logging the sixth most strokes on par-3's (3.33) and par-4's (4.33). They made headway on par-5's at La Paloma, sitting as one of the four teams to finish under par (-1). The Javelinas also finished with the fourth most par's (159) and was one of seven teams to record at least one eagle during the tournament.
Texas A&M-Kingsville will travel to Hayward, California, for the East Bay Fall Invitational from the Stonebrae Country Club. Fans of the Javelinas can follow the action at JavelinaGolf on all social media platforms.