SHAWNEE, Okla. — It’s back to nationals for the Sandburg women’s golf team.
The Chargers qualified for the NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship on Tuesday after taking second place in the Central District Championship at Shawnee Country Club.
The Chargers will tee it up at nationals May 12-15 at Ol’ Colony Golf Course in Tuscaloosa, Ala. It’s the second straight year and fourth time overall Sandburg will head to the national tournament. The Chargers previously went in 2019, 2023 and 2025.
Freshman Allie Thome finished seventh overall to earn a spot on the all-district team. Thome, a product of LaSalle-Peru High School, opened with an 87 on Monday and followed with an 86 in Tuesday’s final round. She recorded the lowest score for the Chargers each day.
Thome had birdies at the par-3 seventh and par-5 13th in the opening round, and she added another birdie on No. 13 in Round 2. Thome also made seven pars in Tuesday’s round.
Sandburg shot 752 for the 36-hole tournament to finish as runner-up and earn one of the three national qualifier spots at stake. The Chargers ended Round 1 in second place after posting a 369. They maintained that standing after shooting a 383 in the final round.
Jessica Schultz (93-98) finished 12th for the Chargers, while Olivia Seei (91-105) was 15th and Anna Carroll (98-99) 16th on the individual leaderboard. Abigail Strode tied for 17th with back-to-back rounds of 100.
Murray State (Okla.) finished at 633 (315-318) to win the district title. Murray State’s Hana Cunnane was the district medalist by five strokes, posting rounds of 76 and 75 to finish 7 over par for the tournament.
***Story and photo courtesy of Sandburg College Athletics***
