Dixie State Invitational Final Results

HURRICANE, Utah – With another phenomenal performance in the tournament's final round, junior Sterling Hawkins posted a career-low, 69 (-3) to take home the individual title at the Dixie State Invitational.
 
Hawkins led after the first round when she posted an even 72, but improved three strokes in day two to maintain her lead. Overall, she outpaced the competition by three strokes, shooting a 141 in the two-round competition. The win is the first for the San Jose, Calif. native, coming on the heels of an NCAA National Championship berth in the spring of 2016.

"Sterling putted well today," said head coach Elaine Harris. "Like yesterday, she had a great attitude which allowed her stay in the moment."

Junior Shu-lin Lin came in second for the Urban Knights and tied for 18th overall. The Game Development major shot a 75 on day two (a one-stroke improvement over her day one total). Rounding out the top three was freshman Elan Hawkins. After posting a 75 (+3) in the first round, she shot a 79 (+7) on the final day to place 30th overall.

"We went out with a mindset of shaving off strokes today," said Harris. "It was great to see the team do this."
 
Academy of Art has had an impressive start to the season which has seen an Urban Knight take home the individual title in back-to-back tournaments. Now, ART U will look to keep their momentum alive when they head to Rohnert Park, Calif. to compete at the Sonoma State Intercollegiate Golf Invitational October 17-18.

"We compete again in two weeks, so I am looking forward to getting home to work on a few things before moving on to the next event."