SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Santa Clara women's golf's Kelsey Kim started the spring season much like she closed out the fall — with a top-three finish in record-breaking fashion. The junior shot a 5-under 67 in Tuesday's final round of the San Diego State Classic to tie the program record for lowest 18-hole score and move up six spots in the standings to claim runner-up honors with a career-best 6-under 210. En route to the finish, Kim also broke both the single-season and career program records for rounds under par with 10 and 19, respectively.

Santa Clara finished third overall, using a 2-over 290 final round at the par-72 Bernardo Heights Country Club to move ahead of Sacramento State, Oregon State and UC Davis with a 54-hole total of 11-over 875. The Broncos have now finished in the top four of all five events they've played in 2025-26, including four top-three finishes.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Kim's final round featured seven birdies against two bogeys. She finished 6-under (69-74-67—210) and has now posted scores of 5-under or better in three consecutive tournaments.
• Kim surpassed Sarah Busey's 2018-19 total of nine rounds under par for the most in a single season in program history. At least five events remain on the schedule this year for her to tack on to her record.
• Kim also moved past Annie Freman's career total of 17 rounds under par for the program record.
• Amy Im made her season debut after not competing in the fall and finished tied for 11th at 1-over (72-71-74—217), matching her career-best to-par finish (2025 Silicon Valley Showcase — 214 [+1]).
• Chloe Lam (7-over 223) placed 24th, while Alexa Pineda (10-over 226) and Audrey Brust (13-over 229) finished tied for 32nd and 42nd, respectively.
• No. 42 Cal State Fullerton claimed the team title as the only team to finish under par. The Titans posted a three-round total of 12-under 852, 20 shots ahead of second-place UC Irvine (872).
• Santa Clara's 290 was the second-best team round of the day behind Fullerton (283).
• Fullerton's Katharina Zellinger completed a wire-to-wire victory, finishing three shots ahead of Kim at 9-under 207 to earn medalist honors.

SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:

Place	Player	Score
2.	Kim	69-74-67--210 (-6)
T11.	Im	72-71-74--217 (+1)
24.	Lam	74-73-76--223 (+7)
T32.	Pineda	74-78-74--226 (+10)
T42.	Brust	76-78-75--229 (+13)

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:

Place	Team	Score
1.	Cal State Fullerton	275-294-283--852 (-12)
2.	UC Irvine	284-294-294--872 (+8)
3.	Santa Clara	289-296-290--875 (+11)
4.	Sacramento State	287-299-294--880 (+16)
T5.	Oregon State	289-295-297--881 (+17)
T5.	UC Davis	291-294-296--881 (+17)
7.	Northern Colorado	302-284-296--882 (+18)
8.	San Diego State	293-294-296--883 (+19)
9.	UC Riverside	299-293-307--899 (+35)
10.	Cal Baptist	299-301-306--906 (+42)
11.	Cal State San Marcos	304-303-300--907 (+43)
12.	Fresno State	299-294-321--914 (+50)

UP NEXT:
The Broncos will have a couple weeks to recover before they make the short drive north to Sacramento to take part in the Causeway Invitational hosted by UC Davis at Del Paso CC, Feb. 23-24.