GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Arkansas Tech women's golf put together their best round of the season as they fired a 289 to take second place finish at the WNMU Fall Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
 
Tech finished the tournament with an overall score of 580, within five strokes of tying for first with CSU-San Marcos. The Golden Suns had four player finish inside the top ten, led by Peerada Piddon and Allie Weiner who tied for fifth. Piddon carded a 73 (+1) in her final round, while Weiner recorded a 71 (-1). Weiner set new career-bests as her 36-hole score of 144 (E) is a career-low and her tie for fifth place is a person-best.
 
Jacqueline Klemm and Sydney Staton joined Piddon and Weiner inside the top ten as they both tied for eighth place. Klemm finished the tournament with a 72 (E), while Staton carded a 73 (+1) in her final round. Staton also finished the tournament with the second most pars with 27.
 
Arkansas Tech was the only team in the tournament to have four players finish in the top 10. The Golden Suns had the lowest score on par 5 holes among all 19 teams in the two-day event. Tech also ranked second in the tournament with 22 birdies and third with 119 pars.
 
The Suns will travel to Edmond, Okla. for their next tournament, as Central Oklahoma hosts the UCO RCB Classic on Oct. 1-2.

FINAL TEAM RESULTS

1	CSU-San Marcos	289	286	575
2	Arkansas Tech	291	289	580
3	Western Washington	296	300	596
T4	Colorado State-Pueblo	299	302	601
T4	Sonoma State	202	299	601
T6	Regis	305	298	605
T6	Cal State Monterey Bay	304	301	605
T8	Biola University	302	305	607
T8	CSU-East Bay	306	301	607
10	Colorado-CO Springs	308	300	608
11	CSU-Chico State	309	303	612
12	Embry Riddle - AZ	311	305	616
13	Colorado Mesa	310	308	618
14	Western New Mexico	322	299	621
15	Metro State	245	233	478
16	Point Loma	310	315	625
17	Montana State-Billings	325	310	635
18	Ft. Lewis College	325	333	658
19	CSU-Los Angeles	338	335	673

 

FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1	Sarah Garcia	CSU-San Marcos	72	68	140
2	Jaime Jacob	CSU-San Marcos	72	70	142
T3	Lacy Sheldon	Western Washington	71	72	143
T3	Jacqueline Klemm	Arkansas Tech	73	70	143
T3	Drishti Karumbaya	CSU-East Bay	71	72	143
T5	Peerada Piddon	Arkansas Tech	71	73	144
T5	Allie Weiner*	Arkansas Tech	73	71	144
T8	Jacqueline Klemm	Arkansas Tech	73	72	145
T8	Sydney Staton	Arkansas Tech	772	73	145
T16	Makenzie Douglas*	Arkansas Tech	76	71	147
T23	Pia Nunbhakdi	Arkansas Tech	75	75	150
T40	Bhenyapa Buranasiri	Arkansas Tech	80	73	153

* - Competing as an individual