Women's Golf 2/18/2024 11:00:00 AM Chris Brannick

Central Oklahoma Makes Return For Spring Season Monday In Houston

Bronchos Playing 54 Holes At Cypresswood Golf Club In Spring, Texas

SPRING, Texas – Central Oklahoma makes its return to the course for the spring semester this week with the Southern Invite at Cypresswood Golf Club.

UCO is hosting the event, featuring 15 teams from the MIAA, the Lone Star Conference, the Great American Conference, and the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The teams will make two trips around Cypresswood's 6,035-yard Par 72 on Monday, and then play a final round Tuesday.

"We're excited to be back," UCO head women's golf coach Michael Bond said. "We've done a lot of practice and we're ready to be back on the course. This is a really good field and a really good course, so we'll be tested this week."

Central Oklahoma's five-person lineup consists of freshmen Estela Castillo and MaKaylee Cowan, and seniors Emma Shelley, Mika Ramos, and Jirasuda Khunarak. Junior Drew Faires is also in Houston with the Bronchos and will compete as an individual this week.

Castillo competed in all five events for the Bronchos during the fall semester and had a 78.5 scoring average after 12 rounds of golf. Cowan played in two events for the Bronchos and had an 80.9 scoring average after four rounds of golf.

Shelley, a fifth-year senior, has played 90 rounds of golf for the Bronchos and is geared up for her final semester in Bronze & Blue. Shelley has 18 career Top 20 finishes, including two in the fall semester. She also finished 21st in another tournament earlier this season. Shelley posted a 77.4 scoring average in the fall semester.

Ramos is another senior getting ready to play her final semester in the Bronze & Blue. The Tulsa native has played in 32 tournaments in her career. She has 13 Top 20 finishes, including two in the fall semester. Ramos posted a 76.7 scoring average in five tournaments this fall.

Khunarak will also be starting her final semester of college golf. The senior and JUCO transfer has been a solid bag in the lineup for the Bronchos over the last year and a half. Khunarak also had a 76.7 scoring average in five tournaments this fall for UCO.

Faires played in three tournaments for the Bronchos during the fall semester and posted an 80.2 scoring average.

Central Oklahoma has five tournaments on its spring schedule. The Bronchos will play in Edmond March 4-5 for Southern Nazarene's Diffee Ford-Lincoln Invite at KickingBird Golf Club. UCO makes a trip to Destin, Florida for Missouri – St. Louis's Emerald Coast Collegiate March 10-12. The Bronchos also have the Kyle Blaser Invitational at The Greens in Oklahoma City March 25 and the Arkansas Tech Invitational at Rivercut in Springfield, Missouri April 8-9.

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Players Mentioned

Jirasuda Khunarak: 5' 6"; Senior

Mika Ramos: 5' 0"; Senior

Emma Shelley: 5' 5"; Senior

Estela Castillo: 5' 5"; Freshman

MaKaylee Cowan: 5' 5"; Freshman

Drew Faires: 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Jirasuda Khunarak
: 5' 6"; Senior

Mika Ramos
: 5' 0"; Senior

Emma Shelley
: 5' 5"; Senior

Estela Castillo
: 5' 5"; Freshman

MaKaylee Cowan
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Drew Faires
: 5' 5"; Junior