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All good things must come to an end, and so it was Tuesday with the Pioneers’ remarkable run of consecutive league titles. Despite a valiant rally in the final round of the Summit League tournament in Nebraska City, DU fell four strokes shy of the title, finishing second out of eight teams.

That means Denver’s streak of conference team championships ended at 14. The last time the DU women finished anywhere but first in a league tournament was in 2003. Since then, the Pioneers have won nine Sun Belt championships, one in the WAC and four in the Summit League.

North Dakota State, which led by 13 strokes after two rounds, saw that advantage slip to two on the back nine, but steadied the ship to end DU’s run. NDSU finished with a 24-over-par 888 total, four ahead of the Pioneers.

The league victory brings with it an automatic NCAA Regional berth, but DU is still expected to make the field after notching two team victories in the fall.

While Denver came up short in the team race, there was a silver lining on Tuesday as DU junior Sophie Newlove (pictured in DU photo) won the individual title out of a field of 40. She went 71-75-71 for a 1-over-par 217 total, then got up and down from 30 feet for par to win a three-way playoff. Also at 217 were Natalie Roth of North Dakota State and Teresa Toscano of South Dakota State, who both bogeyed in the playoff.

In all, three DU players finished in the top six individually. Joining Newlove were Mary Weinstein (fourth place, 223) and Lauren Whyte (sixth place, 224).

— In the Men’s RMAC Championship, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs senior Colin Prater from Colorado Springs won his second consecutive individual league title on Tuesday in Chandler, Ariz.

Prater, winner of the CGA Amateur Championship in 2016, posted rounds of 63-69-67 for a 14-under-par 199 total and prevailed by four strokes for the second straight year, this time over George Markham of Colorado School of Mines.

Colorado School of Mines claimed the team title by 1 shot over Regis, the leader or co-leader after each of the first two rounds.

— In the Women’s RMAC tournament, Julia Baroth of Denver, a freshman for the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, cruised to a five-stroke individual victory in Chandler, Ariz.

Baroth carded scores of 72-71-74 for a 1-over-par 217 total.

UCCS also easily won the team title as its 29-over-par 893 total was good for a 24-shot victory.

— In the Women’s Pac-12 meet in Seattle, the University of Colorado finished sixth out of 11 teams. The Buffs’ 17-over-par 881 total ended up 21 strokes behind champion UCLA. Next up for CU will be an NCAA Regional tournament.

Senior Brittany Fan led CU individually on Tuesday, finishing in seventh place at 1-under-par 215 (70-71-74), seven strokes out of the lead.

— In the Men’s Pac-12 tournament, CU is in position to post its best finish in the league meet since entering the Pac-12 in 2011.

Through Tuesday’s third round of the 72-hole event, the Buffs sit in third place out of a dozen teams. Should CU remain there — or move up — it will have its best Pac-12 tournament showing. The Buffs placed fourth in the Pac-12 meet in 2014.

Colorado stands at 19-under-par 1046, leaving the Buffs eight strokes behind tourament-leading Southern California and three back of second-place Arizona State. Individually, Coloradan Ross Macdonald and German Yannik Paul are leading the way for CU as they share fourth place at 8-under-par 205. Justin Suh of USC leads at 197.

Men’s Pac-12 Championship
April 23-25, 2018 in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
3. (out of 12 teams) Colorado 348-351-347–1046
4. Yannik Paul 68-69-68–205
4. Ross Macdonald 69-69-67–205
12. John Souza 70-70-68–208
48. Daniel O’Loughlin 68-77-72–217
52. Spencer Painton 74-72-72–218
55. Trevor Olkowski 73-71-75–219
Also
48. Coloradan Kyler Dunkle, Utah 76-67-74–217 

Women’s Summit League Championship
April 22-24, 2018 (final) in Nebraska City
2. (out of 8 teams) Denver 301-292-299–892
1. Sophie Newlove 71-75-71–217
4. Mary Weinstein 79-71-73–223
6. Lauren Whyte 75-72-77–224
15. Jessica Dreesbeimdieke 77-74-80–231
21. Camille Enright 78-80-78–236

Women’s Pac-12 Championship
April 22-24, 2018 (final) in Seattle
6. (out of 11 teams) Colorado 291-291-299–881
7. Brittany Fan 70-71-74–215
11. Robyn Choi 71-72-74–217
11. Kirsty Hodgkins 75-73-69–217
47. Alisha Lau 75-75-82–232
54. Gillian Vance 82-80-83–245

Men’s RMAC Championship
April 22-24, 2018 (final) in Chandler, Ariz.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Colorado School of Mines 276-285-278–839
2. Regis 272-288-280–840
3. Colorado State-Pueblo 276-284-286–846
4. Colorado-Colorado Springs 281-286-282–849
5. Colorado Christian 292-287-281–860
6. Fort Lewis 294-287-285–866
7. Colorado Mesa 293-296-280–869
8. South Dakota School of Mines 320-323-335–978
TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
1. Colin Prater, UCCS 63-69-67–199
2. George Markham, CO School of Mines 67-68-68–203
T3. Tyler Zhang, Regis 68-70-70–208
T3. Jack Duguid, UCCS 68-71-69–208
T5. Neil Tillman, CSU-Pueblo 67-77-65–209
T5. Tim Amundson, CO School of Mines 71-70-68–209

Women’s RMAC Championship
April 22-24, 2018 (final) in Chandler, Ariz.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Colorado-Colorado Springs 293-302-297–892
T2. Colorado State-Pueblo 305-307-305–917
T2. Colorado Mesa 307-311-299–917
4. Regis 315-311-319–945
5. Metro State 323-311-314–948
6. Fort Lewis 327-326-330–983
7. Colorado Christian 339-338-342–1019
8. Black Hills State 351-366-345–1062
9. South Dakota School of Mines 364-341-365–1070
10. Adams State 353-378-366–1097
11. Chadron State 394-366-358–1118
TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
1. Julia Baroth, Colorado-Colorado Springs 72-71-74–217
2. Alex Darwin, Colorado-Colorado Springs 73-73-76–222
T3. Kelsey Thompson, Regis 74-73-77–224
T3. Karen Valcarce, Westminter Coll. (Utah) 71-80-73–224
T5. Courtney Ewing, CSU-Pueblo 73-74-78–225
T5. McKenna Vanko, Colorado-Colorado Springs 75-78-72–225
 

The 2012 CGA Stroke Play champion played his final nine holes in 3 under par on Saturday and finished with an even-par 72, leaving him at 4-under 140 overall. That puts him in a tie for third place, one back of co-leaders Taylor Knoll of Sacramento State and Evan Russell of Hartford. Kupcho (pictured) made four birdies and four bogeys in round 2.

As a team, UNC fell into fourth place in the eight-team event. The Bears are at 5-over-par 581, 14 strokes behind leader Sacramento State.

Meanwhile, at the Pac-12 Championship in Salt Lake City, University of Colorado junior Jeremy Paul remained in the top 10 individually.

Paul shot a 3-over-par 74 on Saturday and dropped into eighth place against a very tough field. He trails leader K.K. Limbhasut of Cal by 11 strokes.

In the team race, the Buffs slipped into eighth place at 29-over-par 1,094. Stanford remains in the lead and will take a 29-under-par 1,036 total into Sunday’s final round.

Men’s Big Sky Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Boulder City, Nev.
4. (out of 8 teams) Northern Colorado 285-296–581
3. Steven Kupcho 68-72–140; 11. Conner Barr 70-74–144; 18. Li Chen 74-74–148; 24. Joshua Matz 73-76–149; 38. Sam Marley 80-78–158.

Men’s Pac-12 Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah
8. (out of 12 teams) Colorado 360-363-371–1094
8. Jeremy Paul 67-68-74–209; 34. Philip Juel-Berg 72-77-70–219; 37. John Souza 76-70-74–220; 45. Ethan Freeman 75-73-76–224; 52. Ross Macdonald 72-77-77–226; 57. Wilson Belk 74-75-78–227.

Men’s Big 12 Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Trinity, Texas
26. Coloradan Wyndham Clark, Oklahoma State 75-78-73–226
 

The 2012 CGA Player of the Year made an eagle and five birdies Friday to shoot a 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Championship in Boulder City, Nev. The score left him tied for second place in the 54-hole event, two strokes behind leader Taylor Knoll of Sacramento State. As a team, Northern Colorado sits in third place at 3 under par, 10 back of leader Sacramento State.

Meanwhile, also in the top three individually at a conference meet is University of Colorado junior Jeremy Paul, who shares third place at the Pac-12 tournament in Salt Lake City.

Paul posted rounds of 67-68 for a 7-under-par 135 total at the halfway point at The Country Club. The German made an eagle and nine birdies in his two rounds on Friday.

Paul trails leader K.K. Limbhasut by three strokes with two rounds remaining.

In the team competition, CU is tied for sixth place, going 360-363 for a 13-over-par 723 total. Stanford leads the way at 688.

Men’s Big Sky Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Boulder City, Nev.
3. (out of 8 teams) Northern Colorado 285
2. Steven Kupcho 68; 6. Conner Barr 70; 16. Joshua Matz 73; 24. Li Chen 74; 38. Sam Marley 80.

Men’s Pac-12 Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah
6. (out of 12 teams) Colorado 360-363–723
3. Jeremy Paul 67-68–135; 36. John Souza 76-70–146; 40. Ethan Freeman 75-73–148; 45. Ross Macdonald 72-77–149; 45. Wilson Belk 74-75–149; 45. Philip Juel-Berg 72-77–149.

Men’s Big 12 Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Trinity, Texas
21. Coloradan Wyndham Clark, Oklahoma State 75-78–153