EDINA, Minn. – St. Catherine University won the sixth Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) women's golf title in program history on Sunday. The Wildcats led the three-day, 54-hole conference tournament from start to finish, wrapping up the 2026 MIAC Women's Golf Championships with a tournament record 882 (294-291-297, +18) across three rounds of play at Braemar Golf Course in Edina.
The team score surpasses the previous MIAC Championship record of 886, set by Carleton at the 2025 conference championships. The Wildcats also set new MIAC Championship records for 18 holes (291) and 36 holes (585) over the weekend. With the victory, St. Catherine secured the MIAC's automatic qualifier to the 2027 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships on May 11-14, 2027, at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Gustavus (+56) and Macalester (+56) tied for second place in the team standings, followed by St. Olaf (+72) in fourth, Bethel (+78) in fifth, Saint Benedict (+80) in sixth, Carleton (+81) in seventh, Concordia (+104) in eighth, and St. Scholastica (+141) in ninth.
The ten lowest individual scorers over the three-day tournament were named to the All-Championship Team. St. Catherine junior Caylin Cantwell broke MIAC Championship individual records on her way to medalist honors. Cantwell set new MIAC Women's Golf Championship records for 18-hole score (67), 36-hole score (136), and 54-hole score (210).
Joining Cantwell on the All-Championship Team were Gustavus' Addy Longie (218, +2), St. Catherine's Raquel Ahrens (219, +3), Macalester's Yangyang Gu (220, +4), Concordia's Zoe Keene (222, +6), Carleton's Anna Lee (224, +8), St. Catherine's Elle Schweim (224, +8), Carleton's Cindy Yuan (226, +10), St. Olaf's Aliyah Klevin (227, +11), and Macalester's Ava Austria (229, +13). Austria earned MIAC All-Championship Team honors for the third time in her career, making her the 43rd player in recorded MIAC women's golf history to place in the top 10 at three MIAC Championships.
OFFICIAL MIAC TEAM CHAMPION APPAREL
St. Catherine fans can purchase official MIAC Women's Golf Championship t-shirts, hats, and sweatshirts to commemorate the Wildcats' historic team title. The online MIAC Shop features officially licensed short-sleeve t-shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts, and hooded sweatshirts to commemorate the 2026 conference championship meet. The items available in this store are custom-decorated. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. All apparel items are custom-made, and all sales are final.
The MIAC would like to thank Augsburg University head golf coach Eric Rolland, tournament director Jim Deutsch, and the Braemar Golf Course staff for hosting the 2026 MIAC Women's Golf Championships.
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