For the fourth consecutive year, Mississippi State is off to the NCAA Championships after a fourth-place finish at the Gold Canyon Regional in Arizona this week.
The No. 20 Bulldogs finished behind Oregon, Arizona State and Oklahoma State at 11 strokes over par in the three-round tournament. Sophomore Avery Weed was MSU’s top finisher, tying for 12th individually at +2. Junior Izzy Pellot finished in a tie for 15th at +3, with seniors Chiara Horder and Ana Pina Ortega both in a tie for 20th at +5. Weed, Horder and Ortega all moved up the leaderboard in Wednesday’s final round.
Head coach Charlie Ewing has led the Bulldogs to the last four NCAA Championship tournaments, finishing 17th in 2022, 13th in 2023 and 15th last year. MSU won its first-ever Southeastern Conference title in 2024.
This year’s NCAA Championship event will be held in Carlsbad, California, from May 16-21. The 30 total participating teams include 10 from the SEC, more than any other conference. The stroke play portion will be held over the first three days of the tournament, with the top 15 teams and a few top individuals on non-advancing teams moving on to one more day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for the match play competition.
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