RIO VERDE, Ariz. – The Wichita State women's golf team continues its 2025 spring campaign on Friday, February 21, at Quail Run Golf Course in the Rio Verde Invitational, hosted by Western Michigan.
 
The Shockers are looking to build off a solid third-place finish at the Texas State Invitational. It was the best finish for the team so far this season. Both Brooklyn Benn and Mackenzie Wilson recorded top ten finishes on the individual leaderboard, with Benn tying for fourth and Wilson tying for ninth. Both were season-best finishes for the juniors.
 
With their third-place finish, the Shockers moved up three spots in the Clippd rankings to No. 179.s
 
Fast Facts – Rio Verde Invitational
Dates: Friday, February 21 – Sunday, February 23
Host: Western Michigan
Location: Rio Verde, Ariz.
Venue: Quail Run Golf Course
Yardage: 6,001 yards
Par: 72
Format: Stroke Play
Live Scoring: Clippd
The Field – 20 Teams: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Bradley, Butler, California Baptist, Cal State Northridge, Central Michigan, Creighton, Illinois State, Kennesaw State, Loyola Chicago, Missouri State, Oakland, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah Tech, Wichita State, Western Michigan, Xavier
 
Shocker Five:
 
Brooklyn Benn (Jr.) – Third year at Wichita State…Finished t-20h in season-opening tournament on September 10…Competed in six events last season…Shined at AAC Championship setting career low 18- and 54-hole scores in the tournament...Recorded the team's first eagle of the season and first of her career at Payne Stewart Memorial on Sept. 11...
 
Mackenzie Wilson (Jr.) – Third year Shocker…Has competed in all 20 tournaments in the previous two years at WSU…Second-lowest stroke average among Shockers last season at 75.6…212 54-hole score at Diamante Intercollegiate in October was the second-best 54-hole score in team history
 
Kate Tilma (Jr.) – Second year Shocker…Transferred from Kansas State…Played in all nine tournaments in first season as a Shocker…Lowest stroke average on the team at 74.2 which is second lowest in team history...Led team in birdies with 69...Finished as top Shocker in five tournaments, including four in the fall...Competed in all four fall tournaments in her first fall as a Shocker...Posted the Shocker's only top-5 individual finish of the fall at the Payne Stewart Memorial...One of three Shockers to post multiple top-20 finishes in the fall.
 
Amelie Paul (Fr.) – Competed in all four fall tournaments in first semester at WSU…Debuted with a semester-best t-30^th finish at The Powercat Invitational…Won Grand Prix d'Aix Provence and Grand Prix de Valgarde in 2023... Ranked as high as 139th in France and 1953rd in the world...Finished as high as eighth in French Girls Championships
 
Kayla Van de Ven (Fr.) – True freshman who arrived at WSU in January 2025…Made Shocker debut at the Texas State Invitational on February 3, tying for 38^th…Led the team in birdies for the tournament with ten
 
Next Up
The Shockers will make their second trip to Arizona, traveling to Tucson to play in the Mountain View Intercollegiate at Mountain View Golf Club.