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Lobos Complete Season Wednesday at NCAA Regional

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of New Mexico women’s golf team wrapped up its historic 2021 season on Wednesday at the 2021 NCAA Columbus Regional. The Lobos finished tied for 15th place, shooting their best round on the final day of competition.

UNM posted a score of 296 in round three, just one shot over second-place Duke’s round-three score, and two under Duke’s second-round score. The Lobos chopped 14 strokes off of their first two rounds to finish +8 on the day, +52 overall.

Georgia, Duke, Arizona State, Kentucky, Michigan and Kent State will be advancing to the next round of competition as the top six squads in the regional.

Senior Caroline Jansson finished as the Lobo leader after turning in a par-72 performance in round three to shoot up 23 spots on the leaderboard. The outstanding round came after she carded scores of 79 and 78 in rounds one and two, respectively.

Jansson finished with a final score of 229 (+13) to tie for 45th overall.

All five Lobos finished within three strokes as sophomore Lauren Lehigh shot her best round of the regional on Wednesday, a 75, to finish tied for 55th (230, +14).

Tying for 63rd with a score of 231 (+15) was sophomore Napat “Jenny” Lertsadwattana and freshman Myah McDonald. Lertsadwattana shot a 74 (+2) in round three and finished the competition tied for 12th overall in par-3 scoring (3.00, E).

Lertsadwattana also registered the most pars on the team, 36, tying for ninth in the field.

Senior Serena Chon also shot her best round in the third, carding a 75 to finish +16 (232).

As a team, the Lobos tied for 10th overall in par-3 scoring (3.15, +9) and 11th in par-4 scoring (4.31, +47) in the 18-team field. UNM collected 10 birdies in round three including a trio from Chon, two each from Lehigh, Lertsadwattana and Jansson, and one from McDonald.

Wednesday’s competition completes an outstanding season for the Lobos that saw New Mexico claim a Mountain West-record ninth conference championship, the Mountain West Freshman of the Year honor (Myah McDonald) and the Mountain West Coach of the Year honor for head coach Jill Trujillo.