Wyoming finishes runner-up at Utah Valley Invitational to open season

Kiley Reisner finishes third individually at -3 to lead Cowgirls

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah – The Cowgirls finished as the runner-up for the second consecutive season at the Utah Valley Invitational on the 6,270-yard, par-72 TalonsCove Golf Club.

Wyoming, which held the 36-hole lead entering Tuesday's final round, posted a collective score of 877 (+13) to finish two shots behind host Utah Valley (875, +11) and one shot ahead of third-place Southern Utah (878, +14).

Kiley Reisner finished third individually at 3-under, carding 71 in all three rounds, to lead the Cowgirls.

Southern Utah's Saylar May (-8) was the individual medalist and Portland State's Cynthia Valerie Ong (-5) was the runner-up after shooting 68 on Tuesday.

Junior Emerson Purcell (+6) and senior Elle Higgins (+6) finished tied for 14th for the tournament. Juniors Lucia Morelli (+9) and Kira Reisner (+9) rounded out the scoring for the Brown and Gold.

UW was the runner-up at this event in 2025 at -11 (853), which was the lowest tournament score in program history. Higgins set the program record for individual low round with a 68 (-5) and set the record for lowest tournament score in program history at -7 (209) to finish second.

The Cowgirls will next compete at the Ram Classic hosted by Colorado State Sept. 21-22 at Ptarmigan Country Club.

Wolverine Invitational Team Scores

1. Utah Valley – 290-298-287-875 (+11)

2. Wyoming – 293-289-295-877 (+13)

3. Southern Utah – 301-295-282-878 (+14)

4. Weber State – 291-300-293-884 (+20)

5. Idaho State – 298-301-290-889 (+25)

6. Cal State Bakersfield – 305-304-285-894 (+30)

7. Portland State – 305-300-292-897 (+33)

8. Utah Tech – 298-306-297-901 (+37)

8. Eastern Washington – 309-303-289-901 (+37)

10. Idaho – 313-308-300-921 (+57)

Cowgirls Team Scores

3. Kiley Reisner – 71-71-71-213 (-3)

T14. Emerson Purcell – 75-71-76-222 (+6)

T14 Elle Higgins – 76-73-73-222 (+6)

T26 Lucia Morelli – 71-78-76-225 (+9)

T26 Kira Reisner – 76-74-75-225 (+9)

(Playing as an individual)

66. Ellie Barry – 91-90-79-260 (+44)

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