Sunday, April 26
Mesa, Ariz. (Longbow GC)
9:50 a.m. CT
North Dakota State Athletics
vs
Summit League Championship
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
NDSU Women’s Golf Prepared for Summit League Championship
4/23/2026 3:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State women's golf team is set for the Summit League Championship, which will be held at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona, on April 26-28.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The Summit League Championship will be a three-day, 54-hole tournament with one 18-hole round played on each day of the event.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Links to live stats can be found at GoBison.com/coverage.
TOURNAMENT FIELD
All eight Summit League women's golf teams will be participating in the championship event. The field for the 2026 Summit League Championship will include Denver, North Dakota, NDSU, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, and St. Thomas.
THE COURSE
Originally opened in 1997, Longbow Golf Club went through a complete redesign by renowned golf course architect Ken Kavanaugh in the fall of 2003 to make it a "must-play" course for golfers of all skill levels. Featuring scenic desert landscapes and a view of the Superstition Mountains, this 18-hole course has strategic bunkers and water hazards that prioritizes skillful decision making along with striking long shots. The course is a unique par-71 with a total yardage of 6,138 and is tabbed as one of the Top 20 Courses in Arizona. This will be the second time Longbow has hosted the Summit League Championship, with the first being in 2025.
BISON AT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At the 2025 Summit League Championship, the Bison placed third out of eight teams in the tournament to record the eighth top three finish in program history. Madi Hicks was the highest placing NDSU golfer for the event, finishing in a tie for third with a final score of 216 (+3). Hicks finish was the highest individual finish for a Bison golfer since 2018. NDSU has won the Summit League Championship twice in program history (2013, 2018).
LAST TIME OUT
The Bison enter the championship following a fifth place finish at the Bobcat Desert Classic, their seventh-straight top five finish and ninth of the season. Jeri Lafleche and Avery Bartels were the top finishers for the Bison, landing in a tie for fifth at 215 (-1) to mark the highest finish of the season for both.
BISON COMPETING
NDSU will take six golfers down to Arizona for the tournament. The golfers included will be Madi Hicks, Norah Roberts, Avery Bartels, Jeri Lafleche, Cora Larson, and Hannah Dunk.
ON THE LINKS
- Senior Madi Hicks had a record-breaking performance at the Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate. Hicks finished as the runner-up for the event after carding the lowest individual 54-hole score in program history (205, -8) , earning her 18th career top-10 finish, the fourth highest in NDSU history.
- Junior Norah Roberts will make her 33rd consecutive start at the Summit League Championship, not missing a tournament in her nearly three years on the team. Roberts earned her first collegiate victory at the El Campeon Collegiate, and holds a scoring average of 75.52 through 29 rounds this season.
- Sophomore Avery Bartels finished in a tie for fifth at the Bobcat Desert Classic, marking her fifth top 10 finish of the season and third consecutive tournament finishing inside the top 10. Bartels holds the second lowest 54-hole score in program history, after carding a 209 (-4) at the Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate.
- Freshman Jeri Lafleche earned her first top five finish of her career at the Bobcat Desert Classic after just eight events as a Bison. Lafleche has logged six rounds of par or better this season, the second highest on the team.
- Senior Cora Larson has played every round for NDSU this season. Larson fired a career-low round of 69 (-2) at the Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate to help match her career-best 54-hole score of 215 (+2).
-Junior Hannah Dunk was the highest placing NDSU golfer at The Clash at Boulder Creek, matching her career-low 54-hole score of 217 (+1). Dunk has tabbed one top 10 finish this year following a tie for eighth at the NDSU Invitational.
The North Dakota State women's golf team is set for the Summit League Championship, which will be held at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona, on April 26-28.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The Summit League Championship will be a three-day, 54-hole tournament with one 18-hole round played on each day of the event.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Links to live stats can be found at GoBison.com/coverage.
TOURNAMENT FIELD
All eight Summit League women's golf teams will be participating in the championship event. The field for the 2026 Summit League Championship will include Denver, North Dakota, NDSU, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, and St. Thomas.
THE COURSE
Originally opened in 1997, Longbow Golf Club went through a complete redesign by renowned golf course architect Ken Kavanaugh in the fall of 2003 to make it a "must-play" course for golfers of all skill levels. Featuring scenic desert landscapes and a view of the Superstition Mountains, this 18-hole course has strategic bunkers and water hazards that prioritizes skillful decision making along with striking long shots. The course is a unique par-71 with a total yardage of 6,138 and is tabbed as one of the Top 20 Courses in Arizona. This will be the second time Longbow has hosted the Summit League Championship, with the first being in 2025.
BISON AT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At the 2025 Summit League Championship, the Bison placed third out of eight teams in the tournament to record the eighth top three finish in program history. Madi Hicks was the highest placing NDSU golfer for the event, finishing in a tie for third with a final score of 216 (+3). Hicks finish was the highest individual finish for a Bison golfer since 2018. NDSU has won the Summit League Championship twice in program history (2013, 2018).
LAST TIME OUT
The Bison enter the championship following a fifth place finish at the Bobcat Desert Classic, their seventh-straight top five finish and ninth of the season. Jeri Lafleche and Avery Bartels were the top finishers for the Bison, landing in a tie for fifth at 215 (-1) to mark the highest finish of the season for both.
BISON COMPETING
NDSU will take six golfers down to Arizona for the tournament. The golfers included will be Madi Hicks, Norah Roberts, Avery Bartels, Jeri Lafleche, Cora Larson, and Hannah Dunk.
ON THE LINKS
- Senior Madi Hicks had a record-breaking performance at the Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate. Hicks finished as the runner-up for the event after carding the lowest individual 54-hole score in program history (205, -8) , earning her 18th career top-10 finish, the fourth highest in NDSU history.
- Junior Norah Roberts will make her 33rd consecutive start at the Summit League Championship, not missing a tournament in her nearly three years on the team. Roberts earned her first collegiate victory at the El Campeon Collegiate, and holds a scoring average of 75.52 through 29 rounds this season.
- Sophomore Avery Bartels finished in a tie for fifth at the Bobcat Desert Classic, marking her fifth top 10 finish of the season and third consecutive tournament finishing inside the top 10. Bartels holds the second lowest 54-hole score in program history, after carding a 209 (-4) at the Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate.
- Freshman Jeri Lafleche earned her first top five finish of her career at the Bobcat Desert Classic after just eight events as a Bison. Lafleche has logged six rounds of par or better this season, the second highest on the team.
- Senior Cora Larson has played every round for NDSU this season. Larson fired a career-low round of 69 (-2) at the Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate to help match her career-best 54-hole score of 215 (+2).
-Junior Hannah Dunk was the highest placing NDSU golfer at The Clash at Boulder Creek, matching her career-low 54-hole score of 217 (+1). Dunk has tabbed one top 10 finish this year following a tie for eighth at the NDSU Invitational.
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