ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida - Great teams have great leaders, those leaders are usually the more seasoned players. The Raiders finished fourth in their second straight tournament on the strength of three sophomores, two of whom have been instrumental in much of the SSC success over the last two years.

Minori Nagano (above) finished tied for fourth, one stroke behind the eventual winner (Stina Wikstrom from Limestone University defeated teammate Ebba Hellman and Jessica Rathbone of Anderson University). Sophomore Minami Kudo also recorded a top 20 finish (out of 99 golfers) and was three strokes out of the top 10. Joining Nagano in the top 5 was Sophomore Grace Aromando (pictured below left) who tied Nagano and three others at +5 for her first top 5 collegiate finish.

The Raiders' starting five results:

• Minori Nagano (So.) - T4 (+5, 149)
• Grace Aromando (So.) - T4 (+5, 149)
• Minami Kudo (So.) - T18 (+10, 154)
• Tiana Eldem (Fr.) - T23 (+12, 156)
• "Pearl" Banthita Phoncharatkun (Fr.) - T28 (+13, 157) 

• The Raiders won National Championships in 2021, 2019 and 2015
• Seminole State Golf has finished in the top 3 in the Nation every year since 2009 and was #1 in the NJCAA at the time of cancellation of the 2019-20 season
• The 2022 National Championships will be hosted by Seminole State College at Timacuan Golf Club (May 9-12).
• The four Sophomores from the 2021 team committed to playing at four-year programs (Alex Giles, Incarnate Word; Ranida Inpan, Converse University; Mary Ma, Wingate University, Alex Stephenson, Georgia Southern)  
• The 2021-22 team returns two All-Americans from 2020-21 (Minori Nagano, Minami Kudo)
• Coach Christa Teno was named LPGA Coach of the Year (2018) and inducted into the NJCAA Golf Hall of Fame (May 2017)
• For sponsorship information, please email Kurt Esser, esserk@seminolestate.edu
• To donate to the Women's Golf Program follow: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/buildingraiders

About the Seminole State Raiders:

The Raider Athletics Department of Seminole State College was established in 1965 and initially led by Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach Joe Sterling. Seminole State sponsors five sports all competing in the NJCAA Division I.  Both Baseball and Softball facilities are located on College Drive on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.

For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, follow us on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/.  Fans can follow the Raider Women's Golf team on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SeminoleStateWomensGolf/).

Media contact: Kurt Esser, Director of Athletics, 407.708.2092, esserk@seminolestate.edu

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