No. 8 Hogs Win Blessings Collegiate, José Marin Crowned Individual Champion

FAYETTEVILLE – No. 8 Arkansas picked up its first tournament victory of the 2024-25 season after winning the Blessings Collegiate Invitational team championship.  The Hogs finished the event 12-under par and had a comfortable 32-shot margin over second-place finisher No. 16 Mississippi State. The squad has now won four of the last five team titles and set a new tournament record for the lowest women’s team score in the process.

Maria José Marin also went back-to-back and added her second career individual title. The sophomore set a BCI record for the lowest individual score (-11) and bested her 2023 score of -10.

Arkansas bounced back from a tough 5-over par round two and finished the day 8-under par. The round started with exceptional putting with José Marin sinking a 39-footer for birdie on hole No. 1. One hole later, Kendall Todd (E, T4) dropped a long putt for eagle on the par-5 second hole. Freshman Clarisa Temelo (+2, 7th) picked up her second birdie of the day on No. 9 via a 40-plus-footer from the fringe. The Hogs finished the front nine -2.

The Razorbacks started the back nine with three birdies on No. 10 from Temelo, Todd and Reagan Zibilski (-3, 3rd). Zibilski, who parred eight of the first nine holes, finished the round at even and added her first career top 5 finish. José Marin became uncatchable with two more birdies and no blemishes on the back nine.

The Hogs held three of the top four spots as Mississippi State’s Julia Lopez Ramirez (-5) finished runner-up.

Arkansas was the only team to finish under par.

Individual Scores

1 – Maria José Marin – 65+73+67=205 (-11)
3 – Reagan Zibilski – 70+71+72=213 (-5)
T4 – Kendall Todd – 72+75+69=216 (E)
7 – Clarisa Temelo – 72+74+72=218 (+2)
T17 – Cory Lopez *– 78+77+72=227 (+11)
T19 – Natalie Blonien* – 76+76+76=228 (+12)
29 – Giovanna Fernandez* – 74+77+82=233 (+17)
T30 – Abbey Schutte – 75+79+80=234 (+18)
T39 – Anna Kate Nichols – 80+75+82=237 (+21)

Team Scores

1 – No. 8 Arkansas – 279+293+290=852 (-12)
2 – No. 16 Mississippi State – 288+310+289=885 (+21)
3 – No. 13 LSU – 303+303+290=896 (+32)
4 – BYU – 294+300+305=899 (+35)
5 – Kansas State – 288+316+305=909 (+45)
T6 – Ohio State – 308+306+920=920 (+56)
T6 – Kent State – 300+308+312=920 (+56)
8 – Louisville – 297+305+320=922 (+58)
9 – Missouri– 300+309+320=929 (+65)
10 – Virginia Tech – 312+318+317=947 (+83)

Up Next

Arkansas will return to the course on Oct. 14 at the Dale McNamara Invitational in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The field includes BYU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulane, Rutgers, UTSA, USF, Tulsa, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, Cal Poly, Boise State, Kennesaw State and New Mexico State.

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