Story by NU Athletic Communications
Miu Takahashi recorded a hole-in-one on her way to a 71 (-1) to lead the Nebraska women's golf team in the final round of the Jim West Challenge in San Marcos, Texas on Monday.
Takahashi, a senior from Nasu-machi, Japan, aced the 165-yard, par-3 fourth hole to highlight her best round of the season on the 6,111-yard, par-72 layout at the Kissing Tree Golf Course.
Takahashi closed the tournament in a tie for 61st, while helping the Huskers to an 11th-place team finish in the 12-team field.
Lauren Thiele led Nebraska with a three-round total of 226 (+10) to tie for 49th overall in the 68-player field. The redshirt sophomore from Wahoo, Neb., produced rounds of 73 and 76 on Monday, before closing with a 77 Tuesday.
True freshman Eden Lohrbach (Ames, Iowa) was Nebraska's No. 2 finisher with a three-round total of 229 (+13) to take 54th, including a final-round 73 (+1). Lohrbach opened with back-to-back rounds of 78 on Monday.
Sophomore Hannah Kono was NU's No. 3 finisher in the tournament with her tie for 56th at 231 with three consecutive rounds of 77 (+5).
Freshman Danica Lundgren (Austin, Texas) rounded out the Husker contingent in a tie for 65th at 239 (+23), including a final-round 74 (+2) on Tuesday that counted toward Nebraska's team total.
No. 23 TCU won the team title with a three-round total of 842 (-22), one shot better than runner-up Houston at 843 (-21). Oklahoma took third at 844 (-20), while Ohio State and Texas Tech tied for fourth at 849 (-15).
Nebraska closed with a three-round score of 915 (+51) to finish one shot ahead of Northern Illinois.
TCU's Kirstin Angosta took medalist honors at 206 (-10) with a one-stroke win over five golfers, including teammate Camille Min-Gaultier, UNLV's McKenzi Hall, New Mexico's Maria Garcia, Texas Tech's Lauren Zaretsky and Oklahoma's Reagan Chaney.
Nebraska closes its fall tournament schedule next week at the Hurricane Invitational (Oct. 28-29) in Miami.
Jim West ChallengeSan Marcos, TexasKissing Tree Golf Course (Par 72, 6,111 Yards)Oct. 20-21, 2024
Final Team Results1. #23 TCU - 281-281-280=842 (-22)2. #26 Houston - 284-278-281=843 (-21)3. Oklahoma - 280-285-279=844 (-20)T4. #27 Ohio State - 284-287-278=849 (-15)T4. #47 Texas Tech - 284-290-275=849 (-15)6. #33 UNLV - 289-282-285=856 (-8)7. Texas State - 286-289-284=859 (-5)8. New Mexico - 288-292-286=866 (+2)9. North Texas - 292-290-285=867 (+3)10. UTSA - 300-297-284=881 (+17)11. Nebraska - 304-316-295=915 (+51)12. Northern Illinois - 305-307-304=916 (+52)
Final Individual Results1. Kirsten Angosta, TCU - 69-69-68=206 (-10)T2. McKenzi Hall, UNLV - 72-69-66=207 (-9)T2. Maria Garcia, New Mexico - 68-71-68=207 (-9)T2. Camille Min-Gaultier, TCU - 69-70-68=207 (-9)T2. Lauren Zaretsky, Texas Tech - 67-74-66=207 (-9)T2. Reagan Chaney, Oklahoma - 68-71-68=207 (-9)*7. MaKayla Tyrrell, Oklahoma - 66-70-72=208 (-8)T8. Gracie Mayo, Oklahoma - 71-67-71=209 (-7)T8. Faith Choi, Ohio State - 70-70-69=209 (-7)T10. Moa Svedenskiold, Houston - 72-68-70=210 (-6)*T10. Sofie Dimitrova, TCU - 72-68-70=210 (-6)Nebraska IndividualsT49. Lauren Thiele - 73-76-77=222 (+10)54. Eden Lohrbach - 78-78-73=229 (+13)T56. Hannah Kono - 77-77-77=231 (+15)T61. Miu Takahashi - 76-87-71=234 (+18)T65. Danica Lundgren - 80-85-74=239 (+23)