Cowgirls finish fourth at the 20-team Diamante Invitational

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark., – The Cowgirls wrapped up the fall schedule with a fourth-place finish at the 20-team Diamante Invitational after shooting a 1-under 287 in the final round Tuesday.

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Wyoming's 54-hole score of 863 (-1) is the second-lowest team event score in program history behind the 853 (-11) the Cowgirls carded at the 2025 Wolverine Invitational.

The Cowgirls moved from a tie for 11th after Sunday's first round, to a tie for seventh after Monday's second round to sole possession of fourth behind champion Sam Houston State (-15), runner-up Cal Baptist (-7) and Central Arkansas (-3), the only other teams to finish under par.

UW's 286 in the second round is tied for the fourth-lowest team round in program history, and the 287 in the final round is tied for the fifth-lowest round in program history.

"I'm so very proud of this group of Cowgirls to have such a competitive fall season and end on a high note," UW head coach Josey Stender said. "We have learned a lot about dealing with competitive expectations and staying in the present. They put in a tremendous amount of work the past few months and it has been so rewarding to watch the growth."

Kiley Reisner tied for third individually at -5 (211), finishing under par in all three rounds on the par-72, 5,821-yard Diamante Country Club. UW's sophomore standout finished three shots behind individual medalist Pureun Kim (-8) of Sam Houston State.

Junior Lucia Morelli shot a 4-under 68, her best round as a Cowgirl, Tuesday to finish tied for 22nd at +1 for the tournament. Kira Reisner finished tied for 28th at +2 in the field of 114 golfers.

UW will begin the spring schedule with the annual Mountain Matchplay Classic Feb. 8-10 in Palm Desert, Calif.

Diamante Invitational Team Scores

1. Sam Houston State – 273-283-293-849 (-15)
2. Cal Baptist – 287-285-285-857 (-7)
3. Central Arkansas – 281-291-289-861 (-3)
4. Wyoming – 290-286-287-863 (-1)
T5. Little Rock – 285-291-290-866 (+2)
T5. Louisiana Monroe – 288-283-295-866 (+2)
7. Arkansas State – 285-284-299-868 (+4)
8. Missouri State – 288-289-294-871 (+7)
9. Ball State – 289-286-299-874 (+10)
10. Jacksonville State – 292-290-293-875 (+11)
11. UTRGV – 289-296-299-884 (+20)
12. Houston Christian – 295-300-291-886 (+22)
13. Memphis – 294-304-293-891 (+27)
T14. Utah Tech – 294-293-307-894 (+30)
T14. Texas A&M CC – 295-295-304-894 (+30)
16. UNC Asheville – 288-305-302-895 (+31)
17. North Alabama – 297-294-314-905 (+41)
18. East Texas A&M – 303-303-302-908 (+44)
19. UT Arlington – 305-302-311-918 (+54)
20. Stephen F. Austin – 319-315-325-959 (+95)

Cowgirls Team Scores

T3. Kiley Reisner – 71-70-70-211 (-5)
T22. Lucia Morelli – 78-71-68-217 (+1)
T28. Kira Reisner – 70-75-73-218 (+2)
T53. Elle Higgins – 71-74-77-222 (+5)
T70. Emerson Purcell – 78-71-76-225 (+9)

From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things

Every state in our nation has chosen things that represent the state in one way or another to be official state things. Like a flower, or animal. Wyoming is no different.

The Equality State, or the Cowboy State, depending on which state slogan you want to go with, has a state flower. But did you know we also have a state tree and a state fish? Yes, we even have a state code.

To be an official thing, a member of the state legislature must write and submit a bill to the legislature declaring that a thing will be the official state thing. Then the legislature votes to pass the bill, or not, if it passes, the governor signs the bill into law and we have a new official state thing.

Here is what we have so far, all of Wyoming's official things. Now you can win big on Wyo Trivia Night if that's a thing that exists.

Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns

- From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things

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