Natasza Klimko and Tyler Avery Set Program Records at Carroll College Classic
Frontier Conference golfers gathered in Helena recently for the Carroll College Classic, held October 5-6 at Bill Roberts Golf Course. Men’s teams played three rounds, while women’s teams competed over two.
Women’s Division
Rocky Mountain College freshman Natasza Klimko won her second tournament of the season in record-breaking fashion, eclipsing the program’s 36-hole record with a finish of -7 (137). Originally from Poland, Klimko recorded 12 birdies on the day and won medalist honors by 13 strokes.
The 25th-ranked Battlin’ Bears also claimed the team title, defeating Bellevue by three strokes with a cumulative score of +27 (603). Carroll College took third place at +59 (635).
Rocky Mountain placed three more golfers in the individual top ten alongside Klimko. Carlee Verdugo took 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), and Carroll College’s Allie Stastny tied for tenth at +13 (157).
Men’s Division
Bellevue captured the men’s team title by 14 strokes with a score of -36 (828). The 18th-ranked Rocky Mountain squad finished second at -22 (842), and Montana Tech took third at -21 (843), just one stroke behind.
Montana Tech’s Tyler Avery set a program record with his individual performance. Winning by one stroke and recording 18 birdies over three rounds, Avery finished at -12 (204), the lowest score under par in Oredigger history.
Two more Oredigger golfers 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 also placed 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).