Freshman Laura Wells played excellent golf on her way to finishing third at the Heather Farr Memorial Tournament earlier this week in Louisville, Colo.

Wells shot a two-round total of 145 before the final got canceled because of snowfall.

She shot a round of 71 to help her creep up the leader board during what would end up being the final round.

“I’m not surprised she played so well,” coach Julie Manning said. “I see her play every day, and I know what she can do.”

As Wells becomes more relaxed and comfortable with the competition, low rounds should become even more consistent.

Overall, the team finished respectively in seventh place.

“Basically we played fairly solid,” Manning said. “The weather was cold, and we fought through that.”

The Cyclone women shot a two-round total of 609, much better then last week’s 630 performance.

“We were very prepared, both mentally and physically, which is always nice to see,” Manning said.

Cathy Ennis and Heather Elenbaas also had good showings for the squad in the tournament.

Ennis finished in 27th place and Elenbaas, a junior from Shawnee, Kan. who has played very well to start the season, finished 34th.

The players are starting to get into midseason form; they’re getting more comfortable, and lower scores are coming out of it.

Coach Manning hopes that the play of Wells will motivate some of the older players to shoot better. She sees that some of the players are already responding.

An excellent individual performance can be a spark for the rest of the team.

Winning the medalist honors for the second straight week was Nevada’s Angie Yoon. She shot a two-round total of 141 and proves to be a national power this year.

Finishing second and helping San Jose State win the team title was Georgina Simpson.

Her team won the tournament quite handily, with a total of 592 – five strokes ahead of the Baylor Bears.

Baylor and Nevada finished second and third, respectively.

The Cyclones enter this weekend with a set lineup of six golfers for the rest of season.

The competition this weekend at Northern Illinois should not be as steep as in recent weeks, so Coach Manning is not ruling out a possible victory.

“We have an excellent chance to win,” she said. “The 18-18 hole format and colder weather better suits our student athletes.”