VAIL, Colo. – Two tournaments. Two top-five finishes. The NM State women's golf team rounded out the Golfweek Red Sky Classic tying for fifth place with Washington State and Xavier. Individually,
Alison Gastelum also carded her second top-ten finish of the young season.
Gastelum, a Chihuahua, Mexico native, finished the final round at one-under par, shooting 214 (-2) for the tournament. Eyeing down a podium finish in the late stages of the tournament, Gastelum came up just short but still tied down back-to-back top-ten finishes to open 2022-23.
Valentina Origel recorded the best performance of her career in Vail. The Irapuato, Mexico native finished in a tie for 13th place, the highest of her time as an Aggie. Origel also shot the lowest 54-hole total of her time in crimson – a 217 (+1).
Denmark native
Emma Bunch fired a 73 (+1) to find success on the final day. Bunch highlighted her final round with back-to-back birdies on holes 17 and 18.
Arantza Armas Stenner shot a 76 (+4) in the final round, going two-under between holes 12 and 15.
Next week, the Aggies will host the Golf Iconic Classic at the NMSU University Golf Course. The event will take place from October 3-5 and will feature a strong field of competitors.
Round Three Notes
- Valentina Origel recorded her best finish (T-13) and lowest 54-hole score (217) as an Aggie. Previously, Origel's best performance came at the 2021 Aggie Invitational, where she shot a 223 and tied for 24th.
- No team birdied more than NM State at the Red Sky Classic. The Aggies shot under-par 55 times to lead the pack. Tournament champion Pepperdine finished second in birdies with 50.
- Origel led all individual players with 16 birdies. Emma Bunch and Alison Gastelum recorded 13 apiece.
- Only two players performed better on Par 3's than Gastelum, who had a scoring average of 2.75 throughout the tournament.
- The Aggies recorded back-to-back top five finishes for the first time since March of 2020. NM State won the UTRGV Invitational before tying for second at the Wildcat Invitational.
- The team also opened 2019 with four straight top-five finishes, including a pair of championships at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic and Aggie Invitational.
NM State Final Results
Team Final Results
| 1 |
Pepperdine |
846 (-18) |
| 2 |
Kennesaw State |
861 (-3) |
| 3 |
Colorado |
870 (+6) |
| 4 |
East Tennessee State |
873 (+9) |
| T5 |
NM State |
878 (+14) |
|
Xavier |
878 (+14) |
|
Washington State |
878 (+14) |
| 8 |
Mercer |
880 (+16) |
| 9 |
Delaware |
883 (+19) |
| 10 |
Central Arkansas |
885 (+21) |
| 11 |
Northern Arizona |
887 (+23) |
| 12 |
Fresno State |
888 (+24) |
| T13 |
Incarnate Word |
892 (+28) |
|
Rutgers |
892 (+28) |
| 15 |
Idaho |
907 (+43) |
| 16 |
Little Rock |
910 (+46) |
| 17 |
Northern Colorado |
913 (+49) |
| 18 |
Eastern Michigan |
923 (+59) |
| 19 |
Southern Illinois |
929 (+65) |
| 20 |
Evansville |
956 (+92) |
