Women's Golf | 10/20/2026 4:05:00 PM

Utah Tech finished in a two-way tie for 14^th at the Little Rock Diamante Invitational, which completed play on Tuesday at the Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark.

The Trailblazers found themselves tied for 13^th-place after opening with a 6-over par 294 on Sunday. Utah Tech followed that up with a 5-over 293 on Monday, which moved the Blazers up two spots into solo 12^th place on the team leaderboard. 
 
However Utah Tech struggled during Tuesday's final round, closing with a 19-over par 307 to slip down two spots to tie Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (295-295-304) for 14^th-place with a three-round total of plus-30 894. 
 
Sam Houston (273-283-293-849; -15) led wire-to-wire to claim the team title by eight shots over runner-up California Baptist (287-285-285-857; -7), while Central Arkansas (281-291-289-861; -3) placed third. 
 
Senior Mia Cesarek was the Blazers' top performer at the event, finishing in a tie for 16^th at even par 216. After opening with an even par 72 on Sunday, Cesarek rolled in four birdies as part of a 1-under 71 on Monday. The senior, who led Utah Tech with nine total birdies, then closed with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday to join five others at level par. 
 
Meanwhile junior Maria Purroy Galan (72-73-75) tied for 41^st at plus-4 220, followed by sophomore Coryn Tardif (73-75-77) in t-70^th at plus-9 225, freshman Kira Connell in t-104^th at plus-22 238, and senior Samantha Phelan (77-80-82) in t-106^th at plus-23 239.
 
The Trailblazers will wrap up the 2026 fall season at the Northern Arizona Clash at Boulder Creek. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played next Sunday-through-Tuesday at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.