MAYETTA, Kan. - The Fort Hays State women's golf team placed ninth out of 13 teams at the Firekeeper Open this week (March 23-24) at Firekeeper Golf Course, a par-72, 5,820-yard layout. The Tigers turned in three identical rounds of 37-over 325, finishing the week at 111-over.

The rounds of 37-over are tied for the team's best score to par in a round this season, while the three-round total of 975 was its lowest in a three-hole event since the start of the 2023 season.
 
Avery Blasi led the team at 23-over across three rounds, posting scores of 80, 79 and 80 to tie for 33rd place. Blasi only made one double-bogey across the 54-hole event, tied for third fewest in the field of 81 players.
 
Alexis Elliott finished in a tie for 44th place following rounds of 83, 82 and 79 to finish the week at 28-over. Elliott led the Tigers with seven birdies, tied for ninth most in the field.
 
Hayden York finished just one shot behind Elliott at 29-over, finishing in a tie for 46th place following rounds of 81, 82 and 82. Emma Walz placed 55th at 36-over thanks to rounds of 81, 82 and 89, while Kiley Maier finished 68th at 41-over following rounds of 86, 87 and 84. Maier's week included four birdies, second-most on the squad.
 
Competing as an individual, Brynn Ray finished in 72nd place at 44-over following rounds of 94, 87 and 79. Her final round score of 7-over was a career-best for the sophomore and was tied for the best round by any Tiger in the event.
 
Nebraska-Kearney and Washburn tied for the team title at 44-over, while Lanie Veenendall of Augustana won the individual race at 2-over after rounds of 74, 74 and 70.
 
The Tigers will wrap up the regular season April 5-7 at the Spring Regional Preview in Monkey Island, Mo. before entering postseason competition with the MIAA Championships April 20-22 in Warrensburg, Mo.
 
Full FHSU Results
9th - Fort Hays State - 325 - 325 - 325 -- 975 - 111-over
T33rd - Avery Blasi - 80 - 79 - 80 -- 239 - 23-over
T44th - Alexis Elliott - 83 - 82 - 79 -- 244 - 28-over
T46th - Hayden York - 81 - 82 - 82 -- 245 - 29-over
55th - Emma Walz - 81 - 82 - 89 -- 252 - 36-over
68th - Kiley Maier - 86 - 87 - 84 -- 257 - 41-over
72nd - Brynn Ray * - 94 - 87 - 79 -- 260 - 44-over
* competed as an individual