ST. GEORGE, Utah – Wyoming Cowgirls golf shot an opening round 304 (+16) at the Thunderbird Invitational on Friday at Sunbrook Golf Club.

UW, which sits eighth in the team standings after 18 holes, was led by sophomore Kira Reisner, who shot a 74 (+2) and is tied for ninth on the individual leaderboard entering Saturday's round.

Senior Kyla Wilde shot 75 and junior Sophie Spiva carded a 76 to rank among the top 25 individual finishers.

Former UW standout Jadan Gonzalez shared the individual trophy in 2024 at the 12-team event hosted by Southern Utah.

UC Riverside leads the 54-hole tournament after shooting an opening round 293 (+5). Stetson's Julieta Oviedo (-1) was the only player to shoot under par after firing a 71.
 
UW will next compete at the Santa Clara Silicon Valley Showcase March 24-25 in Millbrae, Calif., before hosting the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic April 2-3 in Maricopa, Ariz.
 
Thunderbird Classic Team Scores
 
1. UC Riverside – 293 (+5)
2. Stetson – 298 (+10)
3. Weber State – 299 (+11)
3. Northern Arizona – 299 (+11)
5. Southern Utah – 301 (+13)
5. Montana State – 301 (+13)
7. CSU Bakersfield – 302 (+14)
8. Wyoming – 304 (+16)
9. Utah Tech – 306 (+18)
10. Utah Valley – 312 (+24)
11. Eastern Washington – 321 (+33)
12. Idaho State – 325 (+37)
 
Cowgirls Team Scores
 
T9 Kira Reisner 74 (+2)
T20 Kyla Wilde 75 (+3)
T25 Sophie Spiva 76 (+4)
T45 Meghan Vogt 79 (+7)
T67 Emerson Purcell 84 (+12)
 
Cowgirls individual scores
 
T45 Lucia Morelli 79 (+7)
T45 Grace Dunkleberger 79 (+7)