Chloe Jang led Utah Valley University’s women’s golf team at the West Texas Classic, finishing in second place among 88 competitors. The tournament took place at Abilene Country Club, where Jang recorded a final-round score of 1-over-par 71. Her overall three-round total was 2-over-par 212 (77-64-71), marking her best collegiate finish and her third top-five placement this season.
Maria Ortiz climbed the leaderboard on Tuesday by shooting a 5-over-par 75, ending tied for 40th with an overall score of 18-over-par 228 (75-78-75). Valentina Zuleta finished tied for 53rd after posting an 11-over-par 81 in the last round, totaling 23-over-par 233 (77-75-81). Rylie Rodriguez and Mia Pace both tied for 57th with three-round scores of 24-over-par 234. Rodriguez shot a final round of 82 (75-77-82), while Pace carded an even-par opening round followed by rounds of 77 and a final round of 80 (77-77-80).
Utah Valley finished seventh out of ten teams, recording a team total of 64-over-par 904 (304-293-307) after a final-round score of 27-over-par.
“Really proud of our resilience today. The wind was tough, but we were able to gain two spots on the leaderboard,” said Utah Valley head coach Juli Erekson. “Chloe was solid and played very well through the wind to secure second place. It was a great tune-up before we head to St. George this weekend. We definitely know what we need to work on to put ourselves in position to win.”
The Wolverines will continue their spring season at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational from March 6–8 at Sunbrook Golf Club in St. George, Utah.
