Women's Golf 2/15/2026 11:00:00 AM Chris Brannick

Bronchos Return For Spring Semester in Spring, Texas

Central Oklahoma Hosts 15-Team Southern Invite Monday & Tuesday

SPRING, Texas – Central Oklahoma women's golf returns for the spring semester with the Southern Invite, a 15-team tournament UCO is hosting at Cypresswood Golf Club.

The first of three rounds begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. with teams rolling right into the second round Monday afternoon. The third and final round is scheduled for Tuesday morning. UCO is playing Cypresswood's Traditions course, a 6,000+ yard Par 72.

"We are looking forward to being back on the course competing," UCO head women's golf coach Michael Bond said. "This is a great course and we've got a really good field of teams this year. It should be competitive and it'll be good to get back to our season this week."

Grace Hall, Scarlet Sturch, Estela Castillo, MaKaylee Cowan, and Layne Ailshie will make up the lineup for the Bronchos. Reagan Plank is also competing as an individual in the event.

MIAA schools joining UCO are Arkansas - Fort Smith, Rogers State, Central Missouri, and Pittsburg State. Dallas Baptist, Midwestern State, St. Mary's, West Texas, and UT Tyler are competing from the Lone Star Conference. Oklahoma Baptist, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Southern Arkansas, and Henderson State are representing the Great American Conference. And Missouri - St. Louis is also in Spring, Texas from the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Hall led Central Oklahoma through the fall season with the freshman from Austin posting a 73.7 scoring average in four tournaments. She played a total of nine rounds with a low of 68, one of two par or better rounds in the fall.

Plank officially has the lowest scoring average at 73.5 though the freshman from Owasso played in just one event (two rounds).

Cowan posted a 76.1 scoring average in nine rounds this fall, with a low round of 72. Ailshie posted a 76.3 scoring average and also had a low of 72 in the fall.

Sturch recorded a 77.1 scoring average and her low round of 70 helped her to a third-place individual finish, a career best for the junior from Durant. Castillo had a 77.5 scoring average this fall with a low of 73.

Central Oklahoma is playing five tournaments this spring and will be back in Edmond for the next one. The Bronchos are competing in Southern Nazarene's annual Diffee Ford-Lincoln Invite at KickingBird Golf Club March 2-3.

UCO is also playing the Emerald Coast Classic in Destin, Florida, the Firekeeper Open outside of Topeka, Kansas, and the Regional Invite at Shrangri-La.

The 2026 MIAA Women's Golf Championship is scheduled for April 20-22 in Warrensburg, Missouri. The Regional Championship follows May 4-6 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Nationals is in Palm Beach, Florida this year May 12-16.

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Players Mentioned

Layne Ailshie: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Estela Castillo: 5' 7"; Junior

MaKaylee Cowan: 5' 5"; Junior

Scarlet Sturch: 5' 7"; Junior

Reagan Plank: 5' 6"; Freshman

Grace Hall: 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Layne Ailshie
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Estela Castillo
: 5' 7"; Junior

MaKaylee Cowan
: 5' 5"; Junior

Scarlet Sturch
: 5' 7"; Junior

Reagan Plank
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Grace Hall
: 5' 7"; Freshman