Fort Worth, TX – A career best result of Thitaporn Saihip helped the Oklahoma State women’s golf team earn a fifth-place finish at the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Challenge.

The 21st^stThe ranked Cowgirls posted a score of 17 out of 869 in three rounds to finish ahead of Big 12 rivals Baylor and Texas Tech.

Saithip, a junior from Thailand, made eight birdies over 54 holes to finish the tournament at 1-under par (212) and earn the best result of her three-year OSU career. She was just three shots behind individual medalist Cayetana Fernandez of Texas A&M.

12^th-class Grace Kilcrease finished in the top 10 in all five fall events after finishing sixth in Fort Worth. This is a Cowgirl’s longest streak in the top 10 since the 2020-21 season, when Isabella Fierro won six in a row. The junior transfer from Tulsa posted a 66 in the first round and had 73 and 74 in the second and third rounds, respectively.

Ellie Bushnell posted a solid 2-over, 73 on Tuesday to finish tied for 27th^th.

In individual competition, Lucy Darr made a team-high five birdies Tuesday in a par-3 74 to tie for 29^th.

First year classmates Tarapath Panya (+4.75) and Summer Lee (+7, 78) finishes 33^rd and 50^th respectively.

The Cowgirls are on leave for the next three months. They will open the spring season February 3-4 at the FAU Paradise Invitational in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Team ranking:
1. Wake Forest (+5) – 281-290-286 = 857
2. Texas A&M (+7) – 287-287-285 = 859
3. SMU (+12) – 289-289-286= 864
4. TCU (+14) – 289-290-287= 866

5. Oklahoma State (+17) – 287-287-295 = 869



Individual ranking:
T4. Thitaporn Saihip (-1)- 69-70-73= 212
T6. Grace Kilcrease (E)- 66-73-74= 213
28. Ellie Bushnell (+8)- 75-73-73= 221
T29. *Lucy Darr (+9)- 75-73-74= 222
T33. Tarapath Panya (+11)- 77-72-75= 224
50. Summer Lee (+16) – 79-72-78= 229
*Competed as an individual