Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Red Raider Invitational Day 1
Recap: CSU opens Red Raider Invitational in 7th place
4/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Results
LUBBOCK, Texas - Colorado State had a solid start to its final tournament of the regular season on Friday, posting a 12-over 588 during the first two rounds of the Red Raider Invitational. Freshman Katrina Prendergast (1-under 143) and junior Elisabeth Rau (2-over 146) are both in line for top-20 finishes, with Prendergast currently tied for fifth place and Rau tied for 15th. The field includes 75 participants from 14 schools.
Rau was one of seven golfers to shoot under par in Round 1, sitting in a fourth-place tie through 18 holes. Prendergast was in 18th after shooting a 2-over 74, but carded a 3-under 69 in Round 2 to jump 13 spots and sit under par with one round to play. If standings hold, it would mark Prendergast's second top-five finish in a row. Rau began the year with three top-20 finishes in CSU's first four tournaments, but is in line for her best finish since early October.
CSU as a team was tied for fourth place through one round, trailing only Texas Tech, Purdue and BYU - all three schools are ranked in the top 50 nationally by GolfStat. The Rams dropped three spots in Round 2, despite shooting two strokes better than the opening round. Junior Brianna Becker is at 7-over 151, senior Mikayla Tatman dropped 11 strokes in Round 2 to finish at 13-over 157 and sophomore Sarah Archuleta carded a 14-over 158.
No. 25 BYU is atop the leaderboard with a 1-under 575, followed by No. 41 Purdue (par-576), Kansas (1-over 577), No. 26 Texas Tech (4-over 580), Kansas State (9-over 585), No. 28 SMU (10-over 586), CSU (12-over 588), Iowa (16-over 592), No. 50 New Mexico (17-over 593), Cal Poly (23-over 599), Texas State (24-over 600), New Mexico State (27-over 603), Tulsa (45-over 621) and North Texas (55-over 631).
The third round will begin at 8 a.m. MT Saturday. Live scoring can be tracked online.
| Colorado State | 295 | 293 | 588 (+12) | 7/14 |
| Katrina Prendergast | 74 | 69 | 143 (-1) | T-5 |
| Elisabeth Rau | 71 | 75 | 146 (+2) | T-15 |
| Brianna Becker | 75 | 76 | 151 (+7) | T-43 |
| Mikayla Tatman | 84 | 73 | 157 (+13) | 65 |
| Sarah Archuleta | 75 | 83 | 158 (+14) | T-66 |
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