CEDAR CITY, Utah – With four golfers finishing the tournament inside the top-25, the Southern Utah University women's golf team placed third at the Bobcat Desert Classic Tuesday afternoon.

Chanikan (Pluem) Yongyuan was the top individual finisher for the Thunderbirds in 10th place overall. Yongyuan carded an 11-over-par 227 for the tournament. Tori Thomas finished just one stroke behind with a 12-over-par 228 to finish 13th.

As a team, SUU finished with a 45-over-par 909. The T-Birds placed in front of Montana, Weber State, Utah Valley, Montana State, Dixie State, Eastern Washington, Idaho and Northern Colorado.

Tanyatorn (Excel) Thalangkarn was the third Thunderbird to finish inside the top-20 by shooting a 14-over-par 230. Her efforts landed her in 18th on the individual leaderboard. Anais Guibal completed tournament play one stroke back to wind up 21st.

Santa Clara won the team championship by carding a 28-over-par 892. Northern Arizona finished 10 strokes off the lead in second and just seven strokes in front of Southern Utah. Santa Clara's Claire Choi won the individual championship by shooting a two-under-par 214.

Ellie Hair completed SUU's lineup with a 28-over-par 244 to land her inside the top 50 at 46th.

The completion of the Bobcat Desert Classic marks the end of the regular season for Southern Utah as the T-Birds will now compete for the Big Sky Championship. Championship play will run from April 18-20 at Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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