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LSC women’s golf trio qualify for Division II Championship

 
NCAA Division II National Championship

NCAA Division II women’s golf committee announces 2026 championship field  (5/7/2026)
 

Three Lone Star Conference teams are packing their clubs and making travel plans for Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship.
 
LSC champion St. Mary's, Division II West Regional runner up DBU and first-time national tournament competitor UT Tyler join the 18-team and eight individual field at the PGA National Resort for the May 12-16 tournament. Teams are scheduled for 54 holes of stroke play with the top eight teams advancing to medal match play.

The LSC trio join West Region teams Cal State-San Marcos and CSU Pueblo as national qualifiers. The final tournament teams and individuals will be determined May 6 after completion of the Central, East and South Regionals.
 
West Regional Results
 
Reigning national champion DBU carded a 914 (300-304-310) to finish second at the West Regional behind Cal State-San Marcos by seven strokes. LSC Player of the Year Ella Cheek claimed her fourth tournament win of the year taking the regional title with a 216 (71-73-72). Teammate Gracie Grant shot 231 (77-71-83) to tie at 16th. The Patriots will be making their 11th trip to nationals and have returned with three championships (2021, '23, '25) and a runner up finish (2017).
 
After a one-year hiatus, St. Mary's makes its fifth appearance in the Division II Championship and second in three years. The Rattlers advanced after finishing fourth at the West Regional (923/307-307-309) behind a pair of ninth-place individuals -- Taylor Wilczek (229/75-77-77) and Manon Verret (229/76-74-79). In 2024, St. Mary's was the national runner-up and tied for third in 2021.
 
UT Tyler shot 929 (309-310-310) to claim a fifth-place regional finish and punch its first-ever ticket to the Division II national tournament. Martha Laremark (226/76-71-79) and Arnie Taguines (226/74-78-74) led the Patriots in the regional, tying for fourth place. While new to the Division II finals, UT Tyler is no stranger to NCAA tournament play with two national runner-up (2013, '16) and two fourth place finishes (2014, '15) in seven Division III championship appearances.