BILLINGS, Mont. – Rocky golf delivered a strong finale to its fall season at last week's Battle at the Dance, as Natasza Klimko and Braxton McDonald both earned Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Golfer of the Week awards.
Klimko, a freshman from Wrzesnia, Poland, captured her third individual victory in just five collegiate tournaments, firing a 3-over-par 147 (74-73) to win the Battle at the Dance by three strokes. Her performance propelled the Rocky women to a 19-stroke team victory. Klimko has made an immediate splash on the national scene, ranking No. 8 overall in the NAIA Clippd Player Rankings and taking the top spot among all NAIA freshmen nationwide. This recognition marks her third Frontier Conference weekly honor of the season.
McDonald, a junior from Coldstream, British Columbia, used a final round to surge up the leaderboard, finishing second in the individual standings at the Battle at the Dance with an even-par 216 (75-72-69). His effort anchored the Battlin' Bears to a runner-up team finish to close out the fall schedule. McDonald debuted at No. 44 in the initial NAIA Clippd Player Rankings, the highest-ranked Battlin' Bear, after placing in the top three in four of his first five tournaments this season. This is McDonald's first Conference Golfer of the Week honor.
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