College Sports
Kansas State University
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Kansas State senior Carla Bernat and sophomore Alenka Navarro ended their season on a high note on Monday as each went under par and finished in a tie for 14th during the final round of stroke play at the 2025 NCAA Championship on Monday at the par-72, 6,330-yard Omni La Costa Resort […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Kansas State senior Carla Bernat and sophomore Alenka Navarro ended their season on a high note on Monday as each went under par and finished in a tie for 14th during the final round of stroke play at the 2025 NCAA Championship on Monday at the par-72, 6,330-yard Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.
Bernat and Navarro tied for 14th place at 2-under par 286. Bernat turned in a final-round score of 5-under par 67, while Navarro finished her final round of the season at 4-under par 68.
Beginning on the back 9, Bernat began her final collegiate round with birdies on each of her first three holes. After a bogey on the par-4 15th, Bernat finished her first nine holes with a birdie on No. 18.
Bernat proceeded to finish the final nine holes of her collegiate career bogey free and 2-under par, closing out one the most illustrious seasons and careers in program history.
“Her play was incredible,” head coach Stew Burke said. “The golf course is so difficult, especially in the afternoon when the greens are firm and the wind is whipping. She’s going to do this for a living and for a very long time in the future. Rounds like today to finish off her career at the standard that she set all year is just Carla being Carla.”
Bernat finished her career ranking first in school history in both career (70.44) and single-season (70.08) scoring. She also finished in program history second in career wins (5), top-five (14) and top-10 (16) finishes.
“We had a vision,” Burke said. “Gene Taylor believed in our vision, then Rinko Mitsunaga believed in my vision for the program. Carla was the first piece of the puzzle. She’s been incredible as a leader on the golf course, what she does in the weight room and just how she carries herself and how she represents us. I am really, really proud of her.”
Navarro also started off her round with a bang as she holed out for eagle from 97 yards on the par-5 10th, while the sophomore also birdied No. 14. Following bogeys to finish out her first nine holes on Nos. 15 and 18, she began the front 9 with birdies on Nos. 1, 2 and 5 as part of her bogey-free front 9.
A native of Mexico City, Navarro finished her second collegiate season ranked sixth in school history with a 73.58 scoring average. She enters her junior campaign ranked second in school history with a 73.68 career scoring average.
“It was a really incredible round,” Burke said. “She started out of the gate hot. She made a couple of mistakes and was a little wobbly in the middle, then she just kept the pedal down. I am really proud of her. She hit some shots that were truly world class today.”
Arkansas’ Maria Jose Marin was crowned the 2025 NCAA Individual Champion after firing a 12-under par 276. She led Arkansas to the No. 6 seed in match play, which begins on Tuesday. Stanford is the top seed after finishing stroke play at 27-under par 1,125. The other six teams that moved on to match play are Oregon, Northwestern, Florida State, USC, Texas and Virginia.
Bernat and Navarro tied for 14th place at 2-under par 286. Bernat turned in a final-round score of 5-under par 67, while Navarro finished her final round of the season at 4-under par 68.
Beginning on the back 9, Bernat began her final collegiate round with birdies on each of her first three holes. After a bogey on the par-4 15th, Bernat finished her first nine holes with a birdie on No. 18.
Bernat proceeded to finish the final nine holes of her collegiate career bogey free and 2-under par, closing out one the most illustrious seasons and careers in program history.
“Her play was incredible,” head coach Stew Burke said. “The golf course is so difficult, especially in the afternoon when the greens are firm and the wind is whipping. She’s going to do this for a living and for a very long time in the future. Rounds like today to finish off her career at the standard that she set all year is just Carla being Carla.”
Bernat finished her career ranking first in school history in both career (70.44) and single-season (70.08) scoring. She also finished in program history second in career wins (5), top-five (14) and top-10 (16) finishes.
“We had a vision,” Burke said. “Gene Taylor believed in our vision, then Rinko Mitsunaga believed in my vision for the program. Carla was the first piece of the puzzle. She’s been incredible as a leader on the golf course, what she does in the weight room and just how she carries herself and how she represents us. I am really, really proud of her.”
Navarro also started off her round with a bang as she holed out for eagle from 97 yards on the par-5 10th, while the sophomore also birdied No. 14. Following bogeys to finish out her first nine holes on Nos. 15 and 18, she began the front 9 with birdies on Nos. 1, 2 and 5 as part of her bogey-free front 9.
A native of Mexico City, Navarro finished her second collegiate season ranked sixth in school history with a 73.58 scoring average. She enters her junior campaign ranked second in school history with a 73.68 career scoring average.
“It was a really incredible round,” Burke said. “She started out of the gate hot. She made a couple of mistakes and was a little wobbly in the middle, then she just kept the pedal down. I am really proud of her. She hit some shots that were truly world class today.”
Arkansas’ Maria Jose Marin was crowned the 2025 NCAA Individual Champion after firing a 12-under par 276. She led Arkansas to the No. 6 seed in match play, which begins on Tuesday. Stanford is the top seed after finishing stroke play at 27-under par 1,125. The other six teams that moved on to match play are Oregon, Northwestern, Florida State, USC, Texas and Virginia.