By: Nash Loibl, Advanced Graduate Assistant / Strategic Communications

BOULDER CITY, Nev. –  For the fourth consecutive year, Colorado State University Pueblo is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Champions, this time earning the 2026 edition at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

Conditions began calmly, but winds intensified as the day progressed, reaching sustained speeds of around 25 mph with gusts approaching 40 mph. Play was ultimately suspended after officials received reports of balls unable to remain stationary on the greens.

The tournament was shortened to 45 holes, as the conference utilized the United States Golf Association’s two stipulated nine-hole round policy, which was announced prior to the start of Round 3.

The ThunderWolves captured their fourth consecutive conference championship with a dominant three-round performance, holding the lead from the opening day and never looking back. On their way to the championship, CSU Pueblo carded rounds of 1-under-par 287, 8-over-par 296, and 18-over-par 162. Thale Victoria Estensen led the ThunderWolves throughout the three-day tournament, earning a fourth-place individual finish with a final score of 5-over-par 185.

Westminster University’s Ashley Lam claimed the individual title once again, posting rounds of 2-over-par 74, 3-under-par 69, and 2-over-par 38. The 23rd-ranked golfer in Division II delivered a stellar performance throughout the championship, highlighted by seven birdies. Colorado Christian University’s Raya Schulz and Makenna Brown came in second and third, respectively, in the individual title race. Schulz finished 2-over-par 182, while Brown went 4-over-par 184.

The ThunderWolves now earn the conference’s automatic qualifier bid into the 2026 NCAA Division II Championship. The NCAA Championship is back at Boulder Creek Golf Club, with CSU Pueblo hoping for another successful outing.
 
About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.