STORM LAKE, Iowa (Oct. 13, 2026) - Buena Vista freshman Hannah Swanson placed seventh and freshman Peyton Hartman tied for eighth to help lead the Buena Vista women's golf team to a third place finish which marks the program's highest mark since  2005.

Swanson carded an 83 over her final 18 holes to wrap up her first collegiate championships while Hartman turned in a big round of 79 to move up four spots and tie for eighth.  The duo gave BVU all-conference selections for a third straight year and multiple honorees for the second time over that span.

Freshman Hannah Patrick was one shot behind Swanson for the day and bumped up one spot to take 23rd.  Senior Riley Haschke was in contention for all-conference accolades for the first time in her career after sitting 11th thru 36 holes but dipped down nine spots to 20th after shooting a 93 on Tuesday.

The team was  in the middle tier of three teams and had all five golfers finish just ahead of Simpson, who was tied with the Beavers going into the day. The Storm would go on to finish one stroke higher for the round and took fourth just behind BVU.

Buena Vista lands its highest overall team placing since taking runner-up accolades 21 seasons ago. 

The University of Dubuque, the pre-championship favorites and three-time reigning champions, would  go on to claim its fourth straight title and the seventh over the last eight seasons. The Spartans turned in a final round 317 and held off runner-up Wartburg by 31 strokes.