SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA women's golf team will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., for the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, which will be contested Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-17, at Cherokee Country Club (par 71/5,900 yards).
The Roadrunners will compete against Augusta, Charlotte, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Kent State, LSU, Maryland, Memphis, Mercer, Middle Tennessee, South Dakota State, Southern Miss, Tennessee and Tulane in the two-day, 54-hole, stroke-play event. The field will play 36 holes on Monday and the final round is slated for Tuesday.
UTSA is coming off a 12th-place finish in the season-opening Minnesota Invitational last week. Nicole Polivchak led the Roadrunners by tying for 12th, as the junior transfer carded a 1-over-par 145 (70-75). Hannah Holzmann fired a 148 (75-73) to tie for 30th.
Ana Gonzalez tied for eighth place with a 217 (68-78-71) to guide the Roadrunners to a tie for fifth place at last year's Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship. The 2019 Conference USA individual champion also set a school record by firing a 205 (70-67-68) to finish as runner-up at the same tournament as a true freshman two years ago.
What: Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship
When: Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-17
Where: Cherokee Country Club (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Par/Yardage: 71/5,900
Tournament Field: Augusta, Charlotte, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Kent State, LSU, Maryland, Memphis, Mercer, Middle Tennessee, South Dakota State, Southern Miss, Tennessee, Tulane, UTSA
Live Scoring: results.golfstat.com
UTSA Lineup
Nicole Polivchak (Jr. • Sarasota, Fla.)
• Tied for 12th with a 145 (70-75) at the Minnesota Invitational
• 2019 Polish Ladies Amateur champion (ages 19-30)
• Reigning Polish Ladies Match Play medalist
Hannah Holzmann (So. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Advanced to match play at 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur
• Ranked third on team with 75.03 average in 2018-19
• Runner-up in collegiate debut at Lady Maxwell Invitational last fall
Ana Gonzalez (Jr. • Monterrey, Mexico)
• 2019 Conference USA individual champion
• Earned first-team all-conference honors last season
• Set UTSA record with 205 (70-67-68) at 2017 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship
Katia Mexsen (So. • Torreon, Mexico)
• Played in six tournaments as a freshman in 2018-19
• Tied for 20th with a 75-77—152 at the 2018 Maryb S. Kauth Invitational
• Competed in 2015 Mexico National Olympics
Camryn Carreon (Fr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Two-time San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year
• TAPPS 6A state champion as a senior in high school
• Four-time all-state performer at the prep level
