April 16, 2025

PHOENIX, Ariz.  – Rocky Mountain edged Montana Tech by 11 strokes to win the 2025 Frontier Conference/Cal Pac Women’s Golf Qualifier Tournament at Papago Golf Club Wednesday. 

The Battlin’ Bears held on to win the title after shooting a 3-day tournament 968 strokes (104-over-par).  The Orediggers finished second with 979 strokes (115-over-par), despite recording the third-round team’s low score of 322 strokes.  Carroll finished third, followed by Soka University of America fourth, and California State University-Maritime fifth.

RMC received NAIA’s automatic bid to the NAIA Women’s Golf National Tournament on May 13-16 at Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Grace Metcalf led from start to finish to capture the individual title with 18-over-par 234 strokes for Rocky Mountain.  Her teammate Isabella Downing finished second with 20-over-par 236 strokes. 

Kodie Hoagland and Emma Woods of Montana Tech finished in a two-way tie third.

Michelle Euan of Simpson finished fifth with 245 strokes (29-over-par).  Ellie Stastny of Carroll, who shot the low third round of 73 (1-over-par), finished sixth with 246 strokes (30-over-par).