BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. – Kelli Ann Strand produced a final-round 70 (-2) to claim a runner-up finish in an 86-player field with a three-round total of 206 (-10) at the Dale McNamara Invitational on Tuesday.
Strand, a sophomore from Challis, Idaho, closed the 54-hole tournament on the par-72, 6,246-yard layout at the Golf Club of Oklahoma in Broken Arrow at 10-under-par, including an opening-round 70 (-2) and a second-round 66 (-6) on Monday.
Strand’s final round included an eagle on the par-5, 484-yard 18th hole to go along with three birdies, 11 pars and a trio of bogeys.
Only UTSA’s Camryn Carreon put up better scores than Strand in the tournament, taking medalist honors with a 204 (-12) that included a final-round 67 (-5) after rounds of 69 and 68.
South Florida’s Melanie Green, who entered the final round in a tie with Strand atop the individual leaderboard, settled for a 72 on Tuesday to finish third at 208 (-8).
As a team, Nebraska matched USF and BYU for the second-best final round, trailing only UTSA’s 286. The Huskers finished fifth overall with an 870 (+6) in a 14-team field that featured 10 top-100 teams.
The hosts from Tulsa took the team title with an 856 (-8), two strokes better than USF at 858 (-6), while UTSA took third at 860 (-4). Colorado State claimed fourth at 862 (-2).
Nebraska senior Michaela Vavrova notched a top-25 finish for the Huskers with a 219 (+3) that included a final-round 73.
Junior Miu Takahashi added a final-round 73 of her own to finish at 224 (+8) in a tie for 44th, while freshman Arden Louchheim carded Nebraska’s second-best individual round of the day with a 71 (-1) on Tuesday to tie for 60th at 228 (+12).
Junior Lena Hassert completed Nebraska’s lineup with a final-round 75 to close at 226 (+10) in a tie for 52nd.
Fellow junior Andrea Velez rounded out the Husker contingent at the Dale McNamara Invitational with a three-round total of 229 (+13) to tie for 62nd while playing as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup.
The Huskers return to action at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C., Oct. 27-29.
Dale McNamara InvitationalOct. 9-10, 2023Broken Arrow, OklahomaGolf Club of Oklahoma (Par 72, 6,246 Yards)
Final Team Results1. Tulsa – 283-285-288=856 (-8)2. South Florida – 292-279-287=858 (-6)3. UTSA – 290-284-286=860 (-4)4. Colorado State – 289-284-289=862 (-2)5. Nebraska – 301-282-287=870 (+6)6. Kennesaw State – 302-283-289=874 (+10)7. Sam Houston State – 297-286-293=876 (+12)8. Brigham Young – 304-287-287=878 (+14)9. Southern Miss – 295-298-295=888 (+24)10. Arkansas State – 307-291-298=896 (+32)11. Cal Poly – 300-294-304=898 (+34)12. Abilene Christian – 296-293-311=900 (+36)T13. Oral Roberts – 314-296-301=911 (+47)T13. Oklahoma City – 309-287-315=911 (+47)
Final Individual Results1. Camryn Carreon, UTSA – 69-68-67=204 (-12)2. Kelli Ann Strand, Nebraska – 70-66-70=206 (-10)3. Melanie Green, South Florida – 72-64-72=208 (-8)4. Jenni Roller, Tulsa – 71-70-70=211 (-5)5. Nyah Kelly, Kennesaw State – 74-68-70=212 (-4)T6. Adeline Anderson, Brigham Young – 75-71-67=213 (-3)T6. Andrea Bergsdottir, Colorado State – 71-70-72=213 (-3)8. Jenn David, Sam Houston – 70-68-76=214 (-2)9. Lacey Uchida, Colorado State – 75-70-70=215 (-1)T10. Leonor Medeiros, South Florida – 73-68-75=216 (E)T10. Sofia Torres, Colorado State – 71-71-74=216 (E)T10. Lilly Thomas, Tulsa – 71-73-72=216 (E)T10. Sydney Seigel, Tulsa – 69-71-76=216 (E)T10. Alyssa Montgomery, South Florida – 72-74-70=216 (E)
Nebraska Individuals2. Kelli Ann Strand – 70-66-70=206 (-10)T23. Michaela Vavrova – 74-72-73=219 (+3)T44. Miu Takahashi – 82-69-73=224 (+8)T52. Lena Hassert – 76-75-75=226 (+10)T60. Arden Louchheim – 81-76-71=228 (+12)T62. Andrea Velez – 74-75-80=229 (+13)
