UVU golfer finishes top-ten at WAC
- Chloe Jang recorded a top-10 finish to lead Utah Valley University's women's golf team at the WAC Championship. - The Wolverines closed the season in sixth place at The Hills Course at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club. - It's a season-closing performance highlighting individual success as UVU looks ahead to offseason improvements (gouvu.com).
Utah Valley’s Chloe Jang finished in the top 10 at the Western Athletic Conference championship, leading the Wolverines to a sixth-place team finish on April 22 in McKinney, Texas. (gouvu.com) The three-round event ran April 20-22 at The Clubs at Stonebridge Ranch, Hills Course. Utah Valley opened fast, tying Abilene Christian for first after Round 1 at 10-over-par 298. (wacsports.com) Jang was second individually after that opening round with an even-par 72, and teammate Valentina Zuleta was tied for third at 1-over 73. By the end of the tournament, Utah Valley had slipped to sixth at 58-over for the week. (wacsports.com) (scoreboard.clippd.com) Conference week in women’s golf decides more than a trophy. The team champion gets the Western Athletic Conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA regional field. (golfchannel.com) (tarletonsports.com) Tarleton State won the championship at 25-over, 11 shots ahead of runner-up Abilene Christian, after starting the week in fourth place. Tarleton’s Louise Depadt also repeated as the individual champion. (scoreboard.clippd.com) (tarletonsports.com) For Utah Valley, Jang’s finish capped another steady season from one of the program’s returning anchors. The Honolulu native is listed as a junior on the 2025-26 roster and had already posted a top-30 finish at the Bobcat Desert Classic one week earlier. (gouvu.com 1) (gouvu.com 2) Utah Valley’s roster this season also included Zuleta, Maria Ortiz, Rylie Rodriguez, Pati Uluave and Alyssa Butterfus. The team is coached by Juli Erekson, who is in her third season as head coach. (gouvu.com 1) (gouvu.com 2) The season is over for the Wolverines, but the roster is already changing. Utah Valley announced on April 3 that transfer Sydney Richards will join the program for the 2026-27 season. (gouvu.com)
