The San Jose State women's golf team won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Ann Arbor Regional on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Michigan scoring 10-over-par.
The win sends the Spartans to the NCAA National Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona from May 20 - 25.
After finishing day one tied for fourth, the Spartans were able to overtake University of Virginia for the regional win.
“What a great day for San Jose State,” said head coach Dana Dormann in a Wednesday interview posted on Twitter. “We are really excited to head to nationals after an amazing spring.”
The SJSU women's golf team has won the NCAA National Championship three times with the first in 1987 when Dormann was on the team.
It’s been three decades since they last won a NCAA national championship with its last championships coming in 1989 and 1992.
Dormann won the 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year and hoisted the trophy.
Wednesday’s individual championship winner went to SJSU senior Natasha Andrea Oon with a score of 6-under-par (207) over three rounds on the par-71 course.
She beat out Virginia Tech’s graduate Emily Mahar who finished with a score of one-under-par (212).
It comes as no surprise as Oon dominated the 2022 season as the reigning Mountain West champion, who can now add regional champion to her list of accolades.
“I approached the last two days with a fresh mind,” Oon said. “I am proud of myself and I had nothing to lose today.”
Oon was not the only Spartan to finish in the top five.
Freshman Lucia Lopez Ortega finished tied for third with a score of even (213) over three rounds on the par-71 course.
SJSU senior Antonia Malate finished tied for 13 with a score of five-over-par (218) over three rounds on the par-71 course.
After having a fantastic Mountain West tournament, junior Kajsa Arwefjall stumbled in the Ann Arbor regional.
Arwefjall’s final score was an 11-over-par (224) over three rounds on the par-71 course finishing tied for 26 rounding out the Spartans line up was sophomore Louisa Carlbom.
She tied for 43 with a score of 17-over-par (230) over three rounds on the par-71 course.
“The team is firing on all cylinders,” Dormann said. “I can’t wait to keep on playing.”
Heading to the NCAA National Championship isUniversity of Virginia, University Of Arkansas and the University of Michigan.
The Spartan Cinderella story continues into the NCAA National Championships starting on May 20.
