SAN MARCOS, Texas –
Mikhaela Fortuna and
Nina Lang each recorded top-15 finishes and the Sooners finished ninth (9-over, 873) at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club.
Fortuna tied for fourth (5-under, 211) and recorded her third round of the tournament under par, finishing 2-under 70. She opened the final round on the 16th hole and recorded her first of four birdies on the 17th hole.
Fortuna moved to 3-under after back-to-back birdies on the fifth and sixth holes. She finished the front nine 1-under 35 and dropped back a stroke on the 13th hole. Fortuna responded with a birdie on her final hole of the tournament.
Lang matched Fortuna with four birdies in the final round, tallying 1-over 73. She tied for 11th and finished 2-under 214. Lang recorded her first birdie of the day on the 18th and drained her second on the fifth hole. She finished the front nine 1-over 37. Lang dropped two strokes in her first four holes of the back nine and moved back to 1-over with her final birdie of the round on the 14th.
Meagan Winans tied for 49th (8-over, 224) and recorded a 2-over 74 in the final round. She started on the 17th and finished the front nine even-par 36.
Raychel Nelke tied for 60th (11-over, 227) and
Maria Fernanda Martinez tied for 72nd (15-over, 231). Nelke finished 4-over 76 and Martinez 3-over 75 to round out the OU lineup.
Kaylee Vesely finished 1-over 73 and competed as Oklahoma's lone individual in the field. She tallied four birdies and finished the back nine 2-under 34. Vesely tied for 36th (5-over, 221).
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The Sooners concluded their fall slate with the Jim West Challenge and open the spring schedule at the Westbrook Invitational Feb. 26-27.