The UW-River Falls women's golf team is set to compete at the 2026 WIAC Championship this weekend in Reedsburg, Wis.
2026 WIAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: Oct. 9-11
Site: Reedsburg, Wis. // Reedsburg Country Club
The WIAC Championship will feature 54 holes and commence with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. on Oct. 9, while tee times of both sets of tees will begin at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 10-11. The winning team will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championship that will be held May 11-14, 2027, at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va.
UW-Stout will strive for a second straight first-place finish and owns four conference team titles.
The Falcons are in search of their first WIAC title, with the program's top team finish coming in 2004 - a third place finish. Last season, the Falcons placed seventh with a 54-hole team score of 1,011 - the program's second-best three-day team score.
FALCON NOTES
- Martha Effertz leads the Falcons with an 81.75 scoring average through eight rounds. She has finished in the top 16 in each of her last two tournaments.
- Megan Bermejo ranks second on the team at 82.75 and has recorded two top-30 finishes this season. She also owns a season-best 78.
- UWRF has posted two fourth-place finishes this fall, at the Falcon Invite and Twin Ports Collegiate, competing against fields of 13 and 14 teams, respectively.
- The Falcons' best team round came at the Twin Ports Collegiate, where they shot 320 (+36) in the second round. They also shot 322 (+34) in the opening round of the D3 Classic.
- Kate Krauklis owns the team's low round of the season, shooting a 75 (+3) in the second round of the D3 Classic, setting a UWRF record.
- Lily Sullivan opened the season with a strong performance at the Falcon Invite, shooting 162 (+18) to finish tied for 12th in the 72-player field.
