The ISU women’s golf team was the runner-up in Monday and Tuesday’s Windy City Collegiate Classic.

This second-place finish is the most recent impressive finish for the Cyclones, who have been on fire all year. The team has brought home two second-place finishes and one fourth-place finish in the three tournaments so far this season.

Purdue won the Windy City Collegiate Classic for the third straight year, shooting a total score 876 after three rounds, topping the Cyclones (883) by a mere seven strokes. Purdue is always a team to watch out for, as it is the defending NCAA champions.

The Cyclones’ performance at the Collegiate Classic tied for the second-best 54-hole score in school history.

A big part of the Cyclones’ success was an outstanding performance by true freshman Prima Thammaraks. In only her second career tournament, she tied for second place among the individual scores. She shot an impressive 68 in the second round and finished the tournament with a total of 217 (74, 68, 75).

Of course, placing second overall is a team effort, and all the Cyclone women played solid golf. Senior Laurence Herman shot a 71 in Tuesday’s final round to bump her into a tie for fourth place.

Senior Victoria Stefansen racked up her ninth top-10 finish of her career after her 220 tied her for sixth place.

Iowa State sophomore Punpaka Phuntumabamrung has impressed everyone with her play so far this year. Although she did not finish as well as she had in the previous tournaments this year, she still tied for 23rd overall with a total score of 230.

Taking first place in the tournament, shooting a 215, was Purdue senior Numa Gulyanamitta, who was part of the team’s championship run last year. She also competed as an amateur in the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open.

The Cyclones will be back on the course Monday and Tuesday to compete in the Lady Northern Invitational in Glencoe, Ill.