April 28, 2024

Minnesota-Morris’s Payton Sierra (Oglala Lakota) captures medalist honors at the UMN Morris Invite

LENWOOD, Minn. – The University of Minnesota women’s golf team competed at the UMN Morris Invite Friday, hosted by the Minnewaska Golf Course.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Cougars finished first with a score of 390 (+102).
     
  • Payton Sierra (Oglala Lakota) and Trinity Erickson tied for first with a score of 92 (+20). Sierra was named the winner via a scorecard playoff.
     
  • Tori Grates finished fourth with a 99 (+27).
     
  • Kaya Quinn tallied a fifth-place finish with her score of 107 (+35).
     
  • Brittany Lormis tied for sixth with a 110 (+38).

NOTABLES

  • Sierra won her fourth career event and her second of the season.

TEAM STANDINGS

  1. Minnesota Morris – 390 (+102)
  2. Martin Luther – 446 (+158)
  3. Fergus Falls – DNF

UP NEXT
The Cougars are on the road at the Northwestern Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m.