SARTELL, Minn. – Sophia Anderson and Catherine Jance led the College of Saint Benedict golf team to a historic performance and a second-place finish at the season-opening CSB Invite.

 

Anderson placed second overall with a career-best two-round score of 154 (76-78), while Jance finished fourth at 155 (77-78). Their strong play helped CSB shoot a team total of 623 (310-313), tying the best 36-hole team score in program history — a record set in 2018. The Bennies also posted a 310 in the opening round, their lowest team round since 2019.

Macalester claimed the team title with a 621 (318-303), led by individual medalist Bailey Lengfelder. Bethel finished fourth (645), while Gustavus took third (640), and St. Catherine's rounded out the top five (649).

Anderson's showing was a breakout performance — she improved her previous career best by nine strokes, tallied five birdies and 20 pars, and posted her first-ever sub-79 rounds en route to her first top five finish at CSB. Jance, meanwhile, recorded her third top five finish in two seasons and her fourth career top 10, continuing her consistent play.

Three other CSB golfers cracked the top 30:

• Junior Taylor Nadler finished sixth with a 157 (82-75), with her second-round 75 marking a career low.
• Senior Maggie Roth placed 13th at 160 (78-82).
• Sophomore Kenna Henriksen tied for 28th with a 167 (79-88), matching her career-best round of 79 on Saturday.

CSB's second team also competed, placing 12th with a 734 (366-368). Sophomore Avery Maus led the squad with a 37th-place finish. She was followed by first-year Isabella Anlauf (55th), junior Brooke Bee (59th), first-year Aspen Humes (62nd), and sophomore Sydney Burggraf (65th).

Up next, the Bennies travel to Hastings, Minn., for the Carleton Invitational on Sept. 6-7.