WATERLOO, ILL. – Junior Alexa Capesius shot a career-low 145 en route to earning runner-up honors at the GLVC Championships, held Friday-Sunday.
 
Capesius turned in rounds of 72 and 73, finishing one stroke behind champion Paxton DeHaven of Indianapolis, while helping the Tritons to a second place finish as a team with a score of 593 (297-296), which equals the third-best 36-hole total in program history.
 
Scheduled for 54 holes, heavy rain and storms throughout the tournament cut play down to 36 holes.
 
Capesius earned All-GLVC honors for the second time in her career by finishing in the top five, and was joined by junior Stefaniya Ivanova, who tied for fifth place with a 149 (73-76), earning all-GLVC honors for the third straight year.
 
UMSL, which finished second for the third straight year, was nine shots back of champion Indianapolis (292-292 – 584), which won for the sixth straight year.
 
Team Scoreboard (top three)
1. Indianapolis (292-292 – 584)
2. UMSL (297-296 – 593)
3. Illinois Springfield (310-318 – 628)
 
Medalist
Paxton DeHaven, Indianapolis (72-72 – 144)
 
Next Three
T2. Alexa Capesius, UMSL (72-73 – 145)
T2. Pilar Echeverria, Indianapolis (71-74 – 145)
4. Kylie Raines, Indianapolis (74-74 – 148)
 
UMSL Results
T2. Alexa Capesius (72-73 – 145)
T5. Stefaniya Ivanova (73-76 – 149)
T9. Emma Thorngren (80-72 – 152)
T9. Maxi Roth (73-79 – 152)
T12. Ares Boira (79-75 – 154)
 
Up Next
UMSL will officially learn of its NCAA bid on Monday. The NCAA East Regional will be held May 8-10 in Canton, Ohio.