By Carroll College’s men’s and women’s golf teams concluded their fall season at the Carroll College invitational held at Bill Roberts Golf Course on Oct. 8.
Both men’s and women’s teams finished third in the team competition.
The women’s team had a remarkable finish. The two-day total of 623 is the lowest team score in program history. The women Saints had two top-10 finishes, with Celi Chapman, a sophomore from Montana City, Montana, with a double major in philosophy and Catholic studies and a minor in political science, earning second place and Stella Claridge, a junior from Kalispell, Montana, with a major in Political Science and Communications finishing eighth.
Claridge was proud of the eam, following the Beartooth Invite in Laurel.
“We were motivated to shoot low and potentially win the tournament since we have been close all season,” said Claridge. “It was important to end the fall season with some great scores so we can go into our conference championship in the spring with a lot of confidence.”
As the only upperclassman on the women’s side, Claridge added that, “with the new freshmen, we have the potential to be really great.”
Despite their success, the women were beaten by 12 strokes by Rocky Mountain College, making the invitational very competitive.
“Coach MacIntyre has encouraged and displayed his faith in us since the start of the season so it felt amazing when he announced that we broke the previous record,” said Claridge.
The men’s team also had an extraordinary finish with their best finish of the season. They finished the two-day competition with a three-round total of 904. All four of the varsity men posted rounds in the 70s or lower.
JT Slivinski, a sophomore from Montpelier, Idaho, with a major in Business financial planning, commented on the team dynamics.
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“The camaraderie on our team really helps with managing both the good and bad days,” said Slivinski.
Slivinski emphasized the importance of competitive characters.
“The biggest growth within the team is how much we push each other,” said Slivinski. “Most of us are very competitive with each other at practice and that sort of competitive atmosphere makes the transition into tournament golf a little bit easier.”
This Invitational marked the conclusion of the Saints’ fall season. This leaves the team eager to see how the Saints will perform at the Frontier Conference Championships in the spring.
