PLNU's Annika Yturralde finished in third at the NCAA West Regional.
PLNU's Annika Yturralde finished in third at the NCAA West Regional.

Women's Golf

Point Loma's Yturralde finishes third at Regional

Annika Yturralde earns trip to the NCAA nationals with third-place finish, Sea Lions land in ninth.

PUEBLO, Colo.--Point Loma's Annika Yturralde landed in third place in a field of the top golfers in the west at the NCAA West Regional Championships at the Pueblo Country Club. 

Yturralde ended the two-day, three rounds at +12. She shot a 77 and 72 on Monday, and was at 79 today. She finished just one shot behind second-place Avery Foster of CSU San Marcos (+11). It is the best finish by a Sea Lion at the regional tournament and will be their first nationals participant.

As a team, the Sea Lions were in ninth, Westmont tied for 11th and Hawaii Hilo was 18th. The tournament was played in cold and windy conditions.

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