Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney women's golf team has qualified for the 2025 NCAA Central Regional May 5-7 in Edmond, Okla.

The regional field consists of 18 teams from the MIAA, Great American Conference (GAC) and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) as well as six individuals not from one of those squads. Previously, just nine Central teams qualified for regionals. The regional committee uses a varsity of criteria from the regular season, including head-to-head competition and tournament finish, to determine the selections.

The newly-expanded Division II NCAA women's golf field features 72 teams and 24 individuals competing at four regional sites (Edmond; Allendale, Mich.; Gainesville, Ga.; Amarillo, Texas). The top four Central teams, along with the top two individuals not on those teams, move on to the NCAA Championships May 13-17 in Boulder City, Nev.

Central Oklahoma will host the regional at the Kickingbird G.C. UNK took part in the "Grace Shin Pre-Regional" in Oct. 2024 and tied for fifth out of 24 teams (584).

UNK has qualified for this tournament six times in program history and for the third time in four years. The 2023 Lopers were third out of nine squads (898) to move on to the NCAA Championships where they finished 13th.


2025 Central Regional Field
1. Central Missouri (MIAA Automatic Bid)
2. Henderson State, Ark. (GAC Automatic Bid)
3. Rogers State
4. Harding, Ark.
5. Arkansas Tech
6. Southwestern Oklahoma State
7. Arkansas-Fort Smith
8. Nebraska-Kearney
9. Missouri Southern
10. Augustana
11. Central Oklahoma
12. Northwest Missouri
13. Washburn
14. Southern Arkansas
15. Wayne State
16. Oklahoma Baptist
17. Missouri Western
18. Minnesota State-Mankato (NSIC Automatic Bid)

Individuals
1. Romane Lacoste, Northwestern Oklahoma State
2. Shehna Akbary, Arkansas-Monticello 
3. Agathe Lacoste, Northwestern Oklahoma State
4. Ellie Behring, Winona State, Minn.
5. Haley Whittern, Southern Nazarene
6. Maggie Veenendall, Sioux Falls

Loper Women's Golf at NCAA Regionals (format has changed several times)
Year        Name                                Finish/Score
2025       Team                                 TBA
2024       Juliana Botero Molina          18th (230/76-77-76)
2023       Team                                 3rd of 9 (898/289-298-299)
2022       Team                                 7th of 9 (943/318-310-315)
2019       Team                                10th of 12 (956/318-312-326)
2018       Team                                T-11th of 12 (952/327-314-311)
2017       Team                                11th of 12 (983/334-330-319)
2015       Ana Summers                    T-22nd (246/77-82-87)
2013       Ana Summers                    T-28th (252/86-84-82)
2010       Sara Wissing                      5th (238/80-76-82)
2009       Sara Wissing                     17th (246/88-79-79)