ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – After a second place team finish in the first competition of the spring, the College of  Saint Benedict golf team will look to continue the momentum at the Rumble at the Ridge on Saturday, April 19 at the Oneka Ridge Golf Course. The 18-hole event, hosted by Bethel, will begin at noon on Saturday in White Bear Lake, Minn.
 
Live scoring (click here) will be available during the event. Following this event, CSB wraps up its spring schedule at the St. Olaf/Carleton Spring Invite on April 25-26 at Willingers Golf Course in Northfield, Minn.

Jance wins first career title and Bennies place 2^nd at Gustie Invite
With a career best performance from junior Catherine Jance, including her first career title, the College of Saint Benedict golf team opened its spring season with an impressive second place finish at the Gustie Invite held at the Emerald Greens Golf Course this weekend. Competition concluded on Sunday with St. Ben's finishing second as a team with a two-round total of 66 over par, 642 (328-314).  Jance, who led a group of five CSB golfers in the top 32, won the individual title by carding a career-best two-round total of  three-over par 147 (74-73). Her previous best was a two-round total of 150 (75-75) at the St. Kate's Fall Invite on Sept, 14, 2014 when she placed seventh of 59 golfers. Jance, a junior from Hopkins, Minn.,  finished with 22 pars and five birdies during the invite. Not only was it her first title, but she registered her two best individual rounds of her career. CSB finished second as a team to Macalester, which won the team title at 59-over par, 635 (332-303). The Bennies finished second and was eight stroke ahead of Gustavus Adolphus in third at 73-over par, 650 (329-321). Aside from Jance, CSB had a top-10 finish from junior Maggie Roth, who was tied for sixth with a two-round score of 16-over par, 160 (81-79). Junior Jamie Bimberg was 18^th after carding 22-over par, 166 (89-77). Her second round of 77 was Bimberg's second best round of the season. First-year Kenna Henriksen was tied for 25 at 25-over par, 169 (84-85) in her first performance of the year. Sophomore Taylar Nadler was 32^nd at 27-over par, 171 (86-85). Other results for CSB included senior Georgia Hinton, who was tied for 39, with a 30-over par, 174 (87-87). First-year Sophia Anderson was tied for 54^th at 39-over par, 183 (82-101) while sophomore Brooke Bee was tied for 57^th at  42-over par, 186 (94-92)
 
Fall Season Recap – MIAC Championships
CSB wrapped up its fall season with a strong showing at the 2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Golf Championships, held at the St. Cloud Country Club. The team earned a sixth-place finish, improving by one spot on the final day of play. The Bennies posted a final-round score of 340 (+52), bringing their three-day tournament total to 1,024 (+160) with consistent rounds of 340-342-342. They narrowly edged St. Olaf by a single stroke.
Leading the team were juniors Catherine Jance and Jamie Bimberg, who both placed in the top 25 individually.

• Jance finished 23rd with a three-round total of 249 (+33), carding rounds of 85, 82, and 82.
• Bimberg tied for 25th with a score of 252 (+36) and posted the team's best single-round score of the event with an opening 81.

Other contributors included:

• Senior Georgia Hinton – 33rd, 261 (+45) (86-86-89)
• Junior Maggie Roth – 35th, 263 (+47) (89-89-85)
• Sophomore Taylar Nadler – 36th, 271 (+50) (88-89-89)

Fall Season Highlights
The fall season saw several strong performances and steady improvement from the team.

• CSB opened the year with a team score of 649 (329-320) at the CSB Invite.
• They improved by 13 strokes at the D3 Central Region Preview, shooting 636 (316-320).
• The team's best showing came at the St. Kate's Fall Invite, where they posted a season-best 630 (312-318) — with the single round of 312 the program's lowest team round since the 2021 MIAC Championships.

Key individual performances included:

• Jamie Bimberg averaged a team-best 80.6 strokes per round, finishing fifth at the CSB Invite with a 152 (78-74) and earning both top-five and top-10 finishes.
• Maggie Roth recorded a career-best 152 (73-79) at the D3 Central Region Preview and averaged 82.3 per round with a top-10 finish.
• Catherine Jance had a season-best 150 (75-75) at St. Kate's and maintained a solid average of 81.6.
• Taylar Nadler finished 24th at the Gustie D3 Classic with a career-best 160 (80-80).
• First-year Sophia Anderson averaged 83.3, with a career-best 78 at St. Kate's.

Throughout the fall, CSB earned three top-10 team finishes, and several players posted career-best rounds, setting the stage for a promising spring season as the team returns to competition at the Gustie Spring Invite.