Bronco Duo Finishes Top Five in Colorado

Monday, September 26

Fort Collins, Colo. (Ptarmigan CC)

Boise State

Ptarmigan Ram Classic

9/27/2022 3:30:00 PM | Women's Golf

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Boise State women's golf team, led by fifth-year senior Elena Castanon and freshman Leia Chung, registered a fourth-place finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, Tuesday.

The Broncos' team score of 864 (293-285-286, E) is the second-lowest three-round total in strokes and relationship to par in program history.

Castanon (73-67-70, -6) and Chung (69-71-70, -6) tied for fifth for their first-career top-five finishes.

Additionally, Chung became the first Bronco in women's golf history to fire three rounds under par in the same tournament.

Junior Franca Polla (76-72-70, +2) placed tied for 17th, marking her second top-25 finish in as many tournaments.

Quotables

"This course was in great shape and led to some really good scoring opportunities," said head coach Kailin Downs. "We had stretches where we were firing on all cylinders, but unfortunately, we couldn't put it together from top to bottom."
"I am extremely proud of the individual performances of Leia (Chung) and Elena (Castanon), and I continue to look forward to what this program is capable of," said head coach Kailin Downs. "I am pleased with our team's finish."
"I had a really fun time playing this tournament, and it gave me a lot of confidence going into the next one," said freshman Leia Chung.
"This was a super fun tournament," said fifth-year senior Elena Castanon. "I came into it excited to play the course and wanted to get revenge from last year, and I'd definitely say I did that."

Top Broncos

Fifth-year senior Elena Castanon and freshman Leia Chung's 54-hole scores of 210 tied the second-lowest tournament total in school history.
Fifth-year senior Elena Castanon's second-round score of 67 (-5) tied for the fourth-lowest individual round in program history.
Freshman Leia Chung recorded her second-consecutive top-10 finish

Notables

Boise State's 36-hole score of 578 (293-285, +2) tied the program record set at the NM State Aggie Invitational in 2021.
The Broncos' second-round total of 285 (-3) tied for the third-lowest in Boise State history, and their third-round score of 286 (-2) tied for the fourth-lowest.

Next
Following a week off, the Broncos travel to Broken Arrow, Okla., for the Dale McNamara Invitational, Oct. 10-11.