INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA has announced the field of 72 teams and 24 student-athletes competing as individuals that have been selected to participate in regional competition of the 2025 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships. Regional competition will be conducted May 5-7.
Six Great American Conference schools - Henderson State, Harding, Arkansas. Tech, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Southern Arkansas and. Oklahoma Baptist - earned spots in the field of the Central Regional as did individuals Romane and Agathe Lacoste, from Northwestern Oklahoma State, Arkansas-Monticello's Shehna Akbary and. Southern Nazarene's Haley Whittern.
The Reddies, the GAC championships, earned a 12th-straight regional appearance. Harding collected its fifth-ever bid, and third straight. Tech qualfied for the 10th time since 2013; SWOSU claimed a spot for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons; the Muleriders scored their first team selection in program history and the Bison secured their first regional trip since 2019.
All participants will compete through the 54 holes of competition. The top four teams along with the top two individuals not on an advancing team will advance to the championships.
The championships will be held May 13-17 at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada. The number of participants that qualify for the finals is 98.
The following teams and individuals were selected to participate in the following Regionals.
CENTRAL REGIONAL
KickingBird Golf
Edmond, Oklahoma
Host: University of Central Oklahoma
Teams:
1. Central Missouri
2. Henderson State
3. Rogers State
4. Harding || RELEASE
5. Arkansas Tech
6. Southwestern Oklahoma State || RELEASE
7. Arkansas-Fort Smith
8. Nebraska-Kearney
9. Missouri Southern State
10. Augustana (South Dakota)
11. Central Oklahoma
12. Northwest Missouri State
13. Washburn
14. Southern Arkansas || RELEASE
15. Wayne State (Nebraska)
16. Oklahoma Baptist || RELEASE
17. Missouri Western
18. Minnesota State Mankato
Individuals:
1. Romane Lacoste, Northwestern Oklahoma State
2. Shehna Akbary, Arkansas-Monticello
3. Agathe Lacoste, Northwestern Oklahoma State
4. Ellie Behring, Winona State
5. Haley Whittern, Southern Nazarene
6. Maggie Veenendall, Sioux Falls