HOLLISTER, Mo. – Using the strength of a final-round 73 from Elise Fennell, the Illinois State women's golf team finished eighth at the 2026 Ozarks National Invitational.
Tournament host Missouri State won the event with a three-round score of 904, as South Dakota state (912), UTEP (914), South Dakota (916), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (927), West Florida (938), and Indiana State (941) finished just ahead of the Redbirds' 943. Northern Iowa (966), Lindenwood (968), Oklahoma City (972), Merrimack (973), McLennan CC (975), and Drury (996) rounded out the 14 schools in the field.
Fennell had rounds of 76, 77, and 73 for her 226, tied for the ninth-best score in the individual field, as she had two birdies and 13 pars on the day.