FHSU Sports Information Department
PARKVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State Women’s Golf claimed the team title at the Virginia McCoy Intercollegiate Tournament held Monday and Tuesday (Apr. 11-12), hosted by Park University. The Tigers won the tournament by 29 strokes, thanks to three top-five finishers in Hannah Karasiuk, Hannah Perkins, and Hadley Tharp. The tournament was held at The Deuce at the National Golf Club.
Karasiuk had the top round for FHSU on day one with an 85 and backed that up with an 84 to finish alone in second place individually. She was six shots off the winning total of 163 by Iowa Central’s Julie Laisney.
Perkins rallied on day two, shooting eight strokes better than her first day total. She carded rounds of 89 and 81 to finish alone in third. Tharp was alone in fourth with rounds of 87 and 84, just a stroke back of Perkins. With rounds of 95 and 87, Quillen Eichhorn rounded out the scorers for FHSU finishing 14th individually. Alexis Schaben also played for FHSU and carded rounds of 110 and 98 to finish 33rd.
At a total of 692, Fort Hays State defeated host school Park University by 29 strokes. Park shot 721, while third-place finisher Rockhurst University shot 731.