EDINA, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus College women's golf team competed in the 2026 MIAC Championship this weekend at the Braemar Golf Course in Edina. The Gusties stood in fourth place after the opening day with a round of +20 on Friday, moved up to third place with another round of +20 on Saturday, and finished in a tie for second place on Sunday with a final round of +16 for a three-day tournament score of +56. Gustavus tied with Macalester as the co-runners-up to St. Catherine, who won the MIAC title with a team score of +18.
The Gusties' 920 strokes at the three-round championship shattered the program's 54-hole record score by 18 strokes. The previous record of 938 strokes had been set at the 2021 MIAC Championship.
"Such a great event this weekend," said Gustavus head coach
Scott Moe. "So proud of how our gals played all three days; they couldn't have battled any harder than they did. To finish second in our conference is a great accomplishment. We have a very young team and we're excited for what we have the rest of this year and also for what lies ahead."
Addison Longie led the way for the Gusties in their historic weekend. The sophomore shot +2 at the championship to finish as the individual runner-up out of the field of 45 golfers. The sophomore shot +1 in the opening round, followed that up with the second-best round in program history at -1 in the second round, and then finished +2 on in the final round.
Longie's three-day score of 218 was the best 54-hole score in Gustavus program history by six strokes, breaking the previous mark of 224 set by Gustavus Hall of Fame inductee Katie Schenfeld at the 2010 MIAC Championship.
Riley Zebroski (+7, +5, +9),
Annika Johnson (+10, +6, +5), and
Karina Johnson (+4, +10, +7) all tied for 20
th overall with matching three-day scores of +20 at the conference championship.
Teckla Wahlstrand (+8, +12, +2) shot +22 at the championship to place 23
rd overall, shooting +2 in the final round on Sunday to tie Longie for the third-best round of the weekend for the Gusties.
"Addy was a rockstar again, breaking more records along the way," said Moe. "Teckla had an outstanding round today. Riley, Annika, and Karina put together great weekends as well. Across the board, it was an outstanding three days and we're very excited to head down to Florida for our final event of the fall."
Up next for Gustavus is the Golfweek Invitational at Sandestin Resorts in Destin, Florida. The three-day tournament begins on Sunday, October 18.
