BRYAN, Texas Kansas State remained 12th in the final standings at the Texas A&M “Mo”Morial after finishing with rounds of 326-329-329984. Junior Helene Robert was the top finisher for the Cats, tying for 24th after carding 79-77-82238. The “Mo”Morial is only the second tournament this season in which a Wildcat did not finish in the top 20, the first being the fall opener.

Host Texas A&M and the top-ranked team of the field, Arkansas, finished in a tie for first, both shooting a 59-over 923. The Aggies had rounds of 306-304-313923 on their home course, while the Lady Razorbacks shot 307-301-315923. TCU had a field-low final round, improving to finish third after firing 318-309-308935. Only five of the 18 competing schools improved their scores in the third and final round of play, with overall high scores throughout the tournament.

“By far this is the most difficult course we will play all year,” head coach Kristi Knight said. “Ask any team. The course is very unforgiving. The greens are not easy to hit because they are well protected by bunkers and hazards.”

Texas A&M’s Ashley Knoll fired a 2-over 218 to take the individual title. Second-place finisher Elin Emanuelsson, TCU, was seven shots behind, carding 77-73-75225. Stacy Lewis from Arkansas finished third with a 10-over 226.

Despite not having a top-20 finisher, Knight noted a couple of solid rounds from Robert and sophomore Michelle Regan.

“I was pleased with Michelle,” Knight said. “This was her first tournament back from an injury. We competed hard, but each of them has something to work on. It is one thing to have a hard course, but we could have executed better.”

Regan tied for 49th, shooting rounds of 880-81-84245. Kali Quick moved up one position to tie for 69th, carding 82-86-83251. Katy Heffel and Hailey Mireles finished 77th and 78th respectively. Mireles had the most improved round, shooting ten shots better than her first round and six better than her second. Krista Nelson finished her second collegiate tournament in 94th place while competing as an individual.

The Wildcats make their first trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational March 21-22. For complete coverage of the tournament please visit Kansas State’s website at www.kstatesports.com.

Team Scores: T1. Arkansas 307-301315923, T1. Texas A&M 306-304-313923, 3. TCU 318-309-308935, 4. SMU 317-314-311942, 5. Oklahoma 315-313-315943, 6. Baylor 325-305-314344, 7. Kent State 321-314-310345, 8. Tulsa 325-304-319948, 9. Missouri 325-314-315954, 10. Kansas 321-328-322971, 11. Nebraska 330-329-320979, 12. Kansas State 326-329-329984, T13. Iowa State 335-331-322988, T13. Oregon State 321-337-330988, 15. Redlands CC 337-319-333989, 16. UTEP 317-334-340991, 17. Wisconsin 328-330-339997, 18. Notre Dame 334-329-3491012.

Top Individuals: 1. Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M 74-70-74218, 2. Elin Emanuelsson, TCU 77-73-75225, 3. Stacy Lewis, Arkansas 75-72-79226, T4. Michaela Cavener, Tulsa 75-75-78228, T4. Kristina Rothengatter, SMU 74-72-82228.

K-State Individuals: T24. Helene Robert 79-77-82238, T49. Michelle Regan 80-81-84245, T69. Kali Quick 82-86-83251, 77. Katy Heffel 85-85-85255, 78. Hailey Mireles 90-86-80256, 94. *Krista Nelson 93-94-90277.

*competing as an individual