CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Iowa State women’s golf team finished ninth at the NCAA Championship, tallying the best finish in school history. The Cyclonitas fell one stroke shy of qualifying for match play, where the top eight teams will determine the national champion over the next two days.

ISU senior Pammy Chookaew closed her career in a tie for 23rd, the third-best NCAA finish in program history. Chookaew shot a 75 in the final round for a 1-over-par 289 over the four rounds.

Sophomore Alexandra Vidal tied for 34th with a 292. She had the fourth-best NCAA finish in program history, while the duo of Vidal and Chookaew are the first pair of ISU teammates to both finish in the top 50 together at the NCAA Championships.

Senior Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn shot a 75 in the final round as she tied for 58th with a 298. Sophomore Isabella Yan tied for 64th as she shot a 79 in the final round for a 299 total for the tournament.

Sophomore Nichakorn Pinprayoon had the best round of the day for the Cyclones as she shot 74. She finished tied for 68th overall with a 300.

Farah O’Keefe, the number one ranked player in the country from Texas, won the individual National Championship by two strokes, finishing with a 276 (-12) for the 72 holes.