Men's Golf Takes Second, Schroeder Places Third at Yellowjacket Fall Invite

October 6, 2026
South Dakota Mines Athletics
BILLINGS, Mont. – South Dakota Mines Men's and Women's Golf wrapped up the Yellowjacket Fall Invite with a second and fourth place finish, respectively. The men's team picked up second out of five total teams. Matai Naqica led the Hardrockers with fourth place after shooting a 214, highlighted by his 68 in the first round. Ryan Ewoniuk collected sixth with his 218, followed by Andrew Sinar's 10 th place performance. Tyler White finished in 13 th and Michael Skimel picked up 17 th . Owen Jorgenson finished in 25 th for the Rockers. Their score of 579 through 36 holes and 872 total score both broke program records. They finished behind MSU Billings at the invitational. The Hardrocker "B" team of Leo Daiss , Caeden Ekroth , Ramey Lloyd , Alex Makarchuk , Hayden Overfield and Isaac Schmidt took fourth place with their score of 900. On the women's side, South Dakota Mines finished in fourth out of six teams. Kenzie Schroeder highlighted for the Rockers, shooting a 227 for third place. Addiley Lloyd recorded 14 th and Marin Keller collected 18 th place. Alison Kennedy's 79 in the third round gave her 22 nd , while Kaliyah Watson finished in 25 th . Asha Stevens shot a 79 in the first round and 81 in the second but could not play the third round due to sickness. Overall, the women finished in fourth place, in front of Black Hills State and behind RMAC-rivals Chadron State and MSU Denver. What's Next South Dakota Mines closes out the fall season with the Hardrocker Fall Invite from Oct. 12-13 at The Golf Club at Red Rock.
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