Women’s Golf Heading Back to NCAAs

(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's golf team has been selected to compete in the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships. This marks the Tartans second straight appearance and third total in program history. The Tartans return to the national stage following a national runner-up finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships. This year's championships will be held May 10-13, in Houston, Texas at the Bay Oaks Country Club. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Harris County-Houston Sports Authority will be hosting the four-day event.

A total of 151 participants will compete at the 2022 championships. Twenty-two conferences were awarded an automatic qualification for the championships and seven teams were selected on an at-large basis from conferences and the independent institutions. Six individuals, not from selected teams, also were selected for the championships. Following 54 holes of competition, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams and top six individuals not on one of those teams to compete the final day.

The Tartans will be joined at the championships with University Athletic Association (UAA) counterparts Emory University, New York University and Washington University in St. Louis.

The Tartans currently rank second nationally in the latest Division III Golfstat rankings and our led by freshman Sriya Mupparaju (San Diego, Calif./Del Norte). Mupparaju is currently ranked ninth nationally as an individual with an adjusted scoring average of 73.64 through 15 rounds played. Junior Alexis Sudjianto (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin School) ranks 14th nationally as an individual with an adjusted scoring average of 74.84 also through 15 rounds played.

Play begins on Tuesday, May 10 and following the third round of play on Thursday, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams and top six individuals not on one of those teams to compete the final day on Friday, May 13.