WAIKOLOA, Hawai'i – Tia Kuali'i finished at a five-way tie for No. 15 to lead the Hawai'i Hilo Women's Golf team to an 11th-place finish at the Southwest Airlines HPU Sharks Shootout this past week at the Waikoloa Resort Lakes and Beach Golf Courses.
The fifth-year senior finished Day 1 at a tie for 13th after shooting 73 with two of her three total birdies. Kuali'i posted a 75-shot Round 2 to finish at a plus-eight score.
Kiersten Saludares improved on her Round 1 score by three shots to shoot up 18 spots for an eight-way tie at No. 31 (plus-11) along with Trinity Ledgerwood.
As a team, Hawai'i Hilo improved on its round score by four strokes to move up one spot for a tie at No. 11 with UT Permian Basin.
CSU San Marcos took the win with a plus-18 finish as the Cougars' Madison Murr shot three-under for the top spot.
The Vulcans will have a few days off before closing the fall slate with competition hosting the same field of teams this weekend with the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate at The Village Course at Waikoloa.
2023 HPU Sharks Shootout
| NAME |
PLACE |
SCORE |
RD TOTALS |
NOTES |
| T. Kuali'i |
No. T15 |
+8 |
73–75 (148) |
3 Birdies |
| K. Saludares |
No. T31 |
+11 |
77–74 (151) |
2 Birdies |
| T. Ledgerwood |
No. T31 |
+11 |
76–75 (151) |
6 Birdies |
| E. Otani |
No. T63 |
+16 |
79–77 (156) |
2 Birdies |
| *K. Oki |
No. T79 |
+22 |
81–81 (162) |
- |
| I. Ranches |
No. 91 |
+50 |
89–101 (190) |
- |
*Competed as an Individual
HPU Sharks Shootout Team Leader Board
| TEAM |
TO PAR |
RD SCORES |
TOP SCORER |
| 1. CSU San Marcos |
+18 |
285–293 (578) |
1 – M. Murr |
| T2. Cal State East Bay |
+31 |
297–294 (591) |
11 – J. Krishna |
| T2. CSU Los Angeles |
+31 |
296–295 (591) |
5 – M. Sjoerdsma |
| T2. CSU Monterey Bay |
+31 |
301–290 (591) |
9 – C. Tong |
| 5. Sonoma State |
+32 |
295–297 (592) |
5 – A. Foster |
| 6. Biola |
+37 |
293–304 (597) |
11 – B. Turnquist |
| 7. HPU |
+40 |
300–300 (600) |
2 – L. Landt |
| 8. Simon Fraser |
+41 |
297–304 (601) |
4 – D. Smith |
| 9. UT Tyler |
+44 |
297–307 (604) |
23 – M. Laremark |
| 10. Northwest Nazarene |
+45 |
301–304 (605) |
2 – E. McCord |
| T11. UT Permian Basin |
+46 |
313–293 (606) |
11 – A. Taguines |
| T11. Hawai'i Hilo |
+46 |
305–301 (606) |
15 – T. Kuali'i |
| 13. Western New Mexico |
+52 |
306–306 (612) |
15 – B. Maes |
| 14. Saint Martin's |
+55 |
298–317 (615) |
8 – K. Inouye |
| 15. Western Washington |
+63 |
316–307 (623) |
57 – L. Lee
57 – K. Maralack |
| 16. Westminster |
+69 |
316–313 (629) |
39 – H. Parkin |
| 17. Vanguard |
+77 |
322–315 (637) |
51 – S. Tigilau |
| 18. Jessup |
+84 |
315–329 (644) |
63 – A. Mackey |
