Natasza Klimko and Tyler Avery set new program records at the Carroll College Classic

Rocky Mountain College freshman Natasza Klimko claimed medalist honours at the Carroll College Classic, setting a program record for 36 holes after finishing at -7 (137). The Poland native carded 12 birdies on the day and won by 13 strokes, earning her second victory of the season.

Frontier Conference golfers gathered in Helena for the tournament, held October 5-6 at Bill Roberts Golf Course. Men’s teams played three rounds, while women’s teams competed over two.

Women’s team results

The 25th-ranked Battlin’ Bears won the women’s team title by three strokes over Bellevue, finishing at +27 (603). Carroll College took third place at +59 (635).

Rocky Mountain placed three other golfers in the top ten alongside Klimko. Carlee Verdugo finished seventh at +11 (155), Alivia Webinger tied for eighth at +12 (156), and Kirsten Smith tied for tenth at +13 (157).

Montana Tech’s Casha Corder finished fifth at +9 (153). Carroll College’s Allie Stastny also tied for tenth at +13 (157).

Men’s team results

Bellevue captured the men’s team title by 14 strokes, finishing at -36 (828). The 18th-ranked Rocky Mountain side took second at -22 (842), while Montana Tech finished one stroke back in third at -21 (843).

Montana Tech’s Tyler Avery also made the program record books. He won by one stroke with 18 birdies over three rounds, posting -12 (204). That score is now the lowest under par in Oredigger history.

Two more Oredigger teammates finished in the top ten. Hudson Goroski took sixth at -8 (208), and Chase Choquette tied for tenth with Providence’s Peyton Toney at -3 (213).

Rocky Mountain had three golfers in the men’s top ten. Braxton McDonald tied for second at -11 (205), Kristjan Burkelca finished eighth at -5 (211), and Sam Norman took ninth at -4 (212).