By: Evan O'Kelly, Associate Commissioner for Communications

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Looking to become the second school in Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s golf history to win three straight conference titles, Simon Fraser has its eyes on the prize ahead of the 2025 GNAC Championships, presented by the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
 
The Red Leafs won their second straight GNAC Championships crown last spring in historic fashion, breaking the tournament record for team score at 596 (298-298) and becoming the first team to post a sub-600 two-round total since the event was founded in 2011. It was the second straight year that SFU broke the tournament scoring record, as it scored a 609 to claim the 2023 crown as well. Overall SFU has won five conference tournament titles.
 
Reigning GNAC Freshman of the Year Dana Smith also made history at the event last spring, breaking the tournament record with a 2-under-par 142 (72-70). Smith’s historic second round was enough to give her the individual title, as she became just the second freshman in conference history to claim the tournament crown.
 
About the Course
The Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort has spared nothing to deliver the ultimate golf experience, once described as “America's Most Beautiful Resort Golf Course” by Golf Digest. As a golfer, your experience begins with a thrilling high-speed ride in a sleek mahogany boat, whisking you across the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene to a land of meticulously manicured fairways—and that's just the beginning. Gorgeous lake views on nearly every hole await, with every feature—from hole design to luxury carts and personalized forecaddie service—all expertly curated and attended to.
 

2025 GNAC Women’s Golf Championships
April 21-22, 2025 | Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course | Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Live Results Available Online Here | GNAC Women’s Golf Championships History
Course Information: Par – 72 | Yardage – 5,801 | Hole-By-Hole Course Tour
Monday, April 21: Round 1 – 8:58 a.m. (Pacific) – Tee Times
Tuesday, April 22: Round 2 – 7:30 a.m. (Pacific) – Tee Times TBA
 
GNAC Women’s Golf Championships Records
36-Hole Total – 142 (72-70), Dana Smith, SFU (Apr. 22-23, 2024)
Single Round – 69, Emma Worgum, WWU (Apr. 22, 2024)
36-Hole Total, Team – 596 (298-298), Simon Fraser (Apr. 22-23, 2024)
Single Round, Team – 294, Simon Fraser (Apr. 23, 2019)
 

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Simon Fraser University Red Leafs
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #23
NCAA Regional Ranking (as of April 11): #8
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 301.5 (1st in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 5 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024)
GNAC Individual Champions: 3 (2016, 2017, 2024)
Head Coach: Krysta Schaus (1st season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Dana Smith (So., Campbell River, BC) Stroke Avg: 75.1 GNAC Rank: 2 Clippd Rank: 85
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 1st place, 142 (72-70)
2. Meera Minhas (Jr., Burnaby, BC) Stroke Avg: 75.8 GNAC Rank: 5 Clippd Rank: 134
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 4th place, 152 (77-75) | 2023 – 3rd place, 151 (76-75)
3. Izzy Ferguson (Jr., Ottawa, Ont.) Stroke Avg: 74.7 GNAC Rank: 1 Clippd Rank: 76
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2023 – T4th place, 152 (76-76)
4. Anaya Bhandal (Jr., Surrey, BC) Stroke Avg: 77.6 GNAC Rank: 8 Clippd Rank: 266
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T6th place, 154 (78-76)
5. Sueah Park (Jr., Langley, BC) Stroke Avg: 78.0 GNAC Rank: 10 Clippd Rank: 310
 
The Red Leafs are certainly the favorites on paper to defend their consecutive GNAC titles. SFU has the top team scoring average in the league, has won two tournaments this year including the Southern Colorado Open a month ago, and has five players who all have career top-10 finishes at the conference tournament. SFU is also in the driver’s seat to advance to the NCAA West Region Championships, where it tied for 11th a season ago. Meera Minhas, the 2023-24 GNAC Player of the Year, was the team’s top regional finisher last year with a three-round score of 224 (71-78-75) to tie for 27th place among a field of 66 competitors. This season she ranks fifth in the conference with a scoring average of 75.8 strokes per round. Dana Smith will look to defend last year’s individual GNAC crown, as she seeks to become the first woman in conference history to claim multiple championship wins. Junior Izzy Ferguson meanwhile has the lowest scoring average in the conference, entering the championship event at 74.7 strokes per round this year.
   

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Western Washington University Vikings
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #58
NCAA Regional Ranking (as of April 11): #18
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 312.7 (2nd in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 7 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022)
GNAC Individual Champions: 7 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022)
Head Coach: Luke Bennett (12th season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Lauren F. Lee (Jr., Pleasanton, Calif.) Stroke Avg: 75.5 GNAC Rank: 3 Clippd Rank: 114
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 9th place, 155 (81-74)
2. Kasey Maralack (Jr., Snoqualmie, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 79.6 GNAC Rank: 16 Clippd Rank: 475
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T6th, 154 (75-79) | 2023 – 20th, 165 (84-81)
3. Emma Worgum (Jr., La Conner, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 79.5 GNAC Rank: 15 Clippd Rank: 388
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 2nd, 144 (69-75) | 2023 – 7th, 156 (76-80)
4. Lauren J. Lee (Fr., Bellevue, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 80.5 GNAC Rank: 19 Clippd Rank: 514
5. Kenzie Walsh (Fr., Billings, Mont.) Stroke Avg: 81.4 GNAC Rank: 22 Clippd Rank: 621
 
The Vikings have won more GNAC Championships titles than anyone, claiming the first five crowns and adding two more in 2021 and 2022. WWU has a lot on the line this week at the CDA Resort, as a strong performance could help bolster their grip on what is currently a No. 18 regional ranking. Junior Emma Worgum broke the tournament single-round scoring record with a 3-under-par 69 in the opening round last spring and was the runner-up at the 2024 championship. She joins SFU’s Minhas as the only other player in this year’s field with two-career top-10 finishes at the conference tournament. Kasey Maralack is another seasoned returner for WWU, who will be playing in her third GNAC Championships after a tie for sixth place last spring. Lauren F. Lee, the 2023-24 GNAC Newcomer of the Year, holds WWU’s top scoring average this spring as she ranks third in the GNAC at 75.5 strokes per round.
   

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Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #78
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 318.1 (4th in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: None
GNAC Individual Champions: None
Head Coach: Adam Buie (4th season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Orraya Tipasathien (So., Bangkok, Thailand) Stroke Avg: 77.0 GNAC Rank: 6 Clippd Rank: 195
2. Gia Vargas (Sr., Fresno, Calif.) Stroke Avg: 81.0 GNAC Rank: 20 Clippd Rank: 496
3. Ella Tannenberger (Fr., Holzgerlingen, Germany) Stroke Avg: 79.8 GNAC Rank: 17 Clippd Rank: 422
4. Pygmy Kompoj (Fr., Pathum Thani, Thailand) Stroke Avg: 81.1 GNAC Rank: 21 Clippd Rank: 531
5. Adessa Lundberg (Sr., Lovell, Wyo.) Stroke Avg: 86.6 GNAC Rank: 37 Clippd Rank: 853
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 23rd, 173 (88-85) | 2023 – 24th, 182 (93-89)
 
The star of the show in 2024-25 for Montana State Billings has been sophomore Orraya Tipasathien, who won a school-record five tournaments during the regular season. The Yellowjackets have had two players finish third at the GNAC Championships – Melissa Saken in 2013 and Kortney McNeil in 2017. Tipasathien, who ranks sixth in the conference with 77.0 strokes per round and has three rounds of par or better this year, figures to be in the mix towards the top of the leaderboard. Senior Adessa Lundberg is the lone Yellowjacket with previous GNAC Championships experience, after placing 23rd at last year’s event.
   

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Saint Martin’s University Saints
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #82
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 314.4 (3rd in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: None
GNAC Individual Champions: 2 (2021, 2023)
Head Coach: Anne Bahr (3rd season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Kelsie Inouye (Jr., Aiea, Hawaii) Stroke Avg: 75.6 GNAC Rank: 4 Clippd Rank: 174
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T10th, 158 (73-85) | 2023 – 2nd, 150 (76-74)
2. Ashley Bruland (Jr., Sedro-Woolley, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 78.9 GNAC Rank: 11 Clippd Rank: 451
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T17th, 169 (84-85) | 2023 – 1st, 145 (72-73)
3. Hannah White (Sr., Fircrest, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 77.9 GNAC Rank: 9 Clippd Rank: 331
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 15th, 162 (79-83) | 2023 – T15th, 162 (81-81) | 2022 – T22nd, 175 (86-89)
4. Hailey Blancas (Fr., Montesano, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 83.4 GNAC Rank: 27 Clippd Rank: 774
5. Jade Rebelo (Jr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii) Stroke Avg: 85.7 GNAC Rank: 35 Clippd Rank: 891
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T17th, 169 (80-89)
 
Brimming with experience at the championship event, the Saints are the only team to feature three players who have competed in at least two championships. Juniors Ashley Bruland and Kelsie Inouye have proven they can compete among the conference’s best, evidenced by their 1-2 finish at the 2023 GNAC Championships. Inouye has had the team’s best numbers so far in 2024-25, ranking fourth in the conference with a scoring average of 75.6 strokes per round. She helped the Saints to their first women’s team title in a decade as SMU bested a field of 12 squads at the Southwest Minnesota State Challenge on March 13-14. Like SFU’s Smith, Bruland will have an opportunity to become the first repeat individual champion at the GNAC Championships. Senior Hannah White is 1 of 3 players in the conference to be competing at her fourth GNAC Championships event.
   

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Northwest Nazarene University Nighthawks
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #117
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 321.9 (5th in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: None
GNAC Individual Champions: None
Head Coach: Fred Sutton (3rd season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Christine Cho (Sr., Meridian, Idaho) Stroke Avg: 79.2 GNAC Rank: 12 Clippd Rank: 505
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 12th, 160 (79-81) | 2023 – T11th, 160 (79-81) | 2022 – 11th, 161 (83-78)
2. Tora Timinsky (So., The Dalles, Ore.) Stroke Avg: 80.0 GNAC Rank: 18 Clippd Rank: 542
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 16th, 164 (79-85)
3. Caroline Caven (Fr., Eagle, Idaho) Stroke Avg: 82.3 GNAC Rank: 23 Clippd Rank: 669
4. Challiss Potter (Jr., Idaho Falls, Idaho) Stroke Avg: 82.8 GNAC Rank: 25 Clippd Rank: 789
5. Brianna Shervik (Sr., Nampa, Idaho) Stroke Avg: 82.8 GNAC Rank: 26 Clippd Rank: 695
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T13th, 161 (81-80) | 2023 – T11th, 160 (79-81) | 2022 – 10th, 160 (78-82)
 
Seniors Christine Cho and Brianna Shervik will be playing the Coeur d’Alene Resort links for the fourth time in their careers, with the duo combining for five upper-half finishes among their six total appearances at the GNAC Championships. Cho enters the event as the team’s top-ranked player, standing 12th in the conference with a season scoring average of 79.2 strokes per round. Sophomore Tora Timinsky is the other Nighthawk with experience at the conference tournament, after finishing 16th in her debut last spring.
   

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Seattle Pacific University Falcons
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #127
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 328.1 (6th in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: None
GNAC Individual Champions: None
Head Coach: Tyler Copp (1st season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Zoe Garcia (So., Bend, Ore.) Stroke Avg: 79.3 GNAC Rank: 13 Clippd Rank: 431
2. Brigitte Fenton (Jr., Auburn, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 82.6 GNAC Rank: 24 Clippd Rank: 698
3. Natalie Eklund (Fr., Chehalis, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 84.5 GNAC Rank: 30 Clippd Rank: 824
4. Anika Schau (Fr., Normandy Park, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 84.1 GNAC Rank: 28 Clippd Rank: 812
5. Sara Rhodes (Jr., Oak Harbor, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 84.2 GNAC Rank: 29 Clippd Rank: 780
 
The Falcons are ready to make history on Monday, when they’ll tee off in their first-ever GNAC Championships tournament. SPU’s addition of women’s golf at the outset of the 2024-25 campaign has been a successful one, with the Falcons competing in 15 rounds across eight different events in their flagship season. Sophomore Zoe Garcia has been the anchor, averaging 79.3 strokes per round and holding the team’s lowest round of the year with a 1-under-par 71.