Monday, October 19
Lihue, Hawai'i
Kansas State University
vs
Rainbow Wahine Invitational
Oct 21, 2026 | Women's Golf
LIHUE, Hawai'i – Thanks to a score of 6-under par 282 – the second-best score of Wednesday's final round – the Kansas State women's golf team solidified a third-place finish in the Rainbow Wahine Invitational held at the par-72, 6,058-yard Ocean Course at Hokuala.
K-State recorded its second top-three finish of the fall slate as the Wildcats recorded a 54-hole score of 4-over par 868. Kansas State was seven shots clear of a tie for fourth place between 50th-ranked Eastern Michigan and San Diego State, while the Wildcats were just two shots behind second-place Long Beach State.
"I was proud of the way we closed out the tournament," head coach Stew Burke said. "We showed signs of playing more like K-State golf with some really good scoring and a level of confidence and competitiveness that we expect from this group. There is still some disappointment because we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot with a few avoidable mistakes, and we know there is another level we can reach by taking better care of those details. That said, there is a lot of positivity to take away from this week. We are making progress, building confidence and starting to see what this team is capable of. We will take that momentum into the offseason, continue to get better, and look forward to carrying it into the spring season."
The Wildcats had two players that recorded scores in the 60s in the final round in juniors Nanami Nakashima and Kelsey Chen.
A native of Kani, Japan, Nakashima posted a score of 4-under par 68 – her 18th career round in the 60s – thanks to five birdies with a lone bogey on No. 17. She rose six spots during the final round to tie for sixth place at 1-under par 215. It was the sixth top-10 finish of her career and second this season.
Chen was K-State's biggest riser of the day, moving 16 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 15th place at 3-over par 219 after a round of 3-under par 69. The Dalian, China, native was able to erase three bogeys on the day with six birdies, including a three-hole stretch with birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 13.
Nakashima finished the tournament first in the 80-player field by going a collective 8-under par on the par 5s and tied for fifth with 12 total birdies, while Chen tied for second in the field with 14 birdies.
Sophomore Keen Visavapattamawan posted her second-straight top-10 finish by finishing in eighth place at even-par 216 after a final-round total of 2-over par 74. The Bangkok, Thailand, native tied for fourth in the field by going a collective 1-under par on the par 4s.
The Wildcats also received an under-par score in the final round from freshman Amy Wang, who carded a 1-under par 71 with five birdies on the day. Wang finished in 14th place – her second-straight top-15 finish – at 2-over par 218.
Fellow freshman Mia Ingham tied for 48th place at 12-over par 228 after a final-round total of 3-over par 75.
BYU was the only team to go under par in the event as it tallied a winning score of 6-under par 858. The Cougars also had the individual winner in Maria Jose Barragan, who recorded a 54-hole score of 8-under par 208.
Kansas State returns to action February 8-9, when the Wildcats compete in the Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate Hosted by Lorena Ochoa at Tucson Country Club in Tucson, Arizona.
K-State recorded its second top-three finish of the fall slate as the Wildcats recorded a 54-hole score of 4-over par 868. Kansas State was seven shots clear of a tie for fourth place between 50th-ranked Eastern Michigan and San Diego State, while the Wildcats were just two shots behind second-place Long Beach State.
"I was proud of the way we closed out the tournament," head coach Stew Burke said. "We showed signs of playing more like K-State golf with some really good scoring and a level of confidence and competitiveness that we expect from this group. There is still some disappointment because we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot with a few avoidable mistakes, and we know there is another level we can reach by taking better care of those details. That said, there is a lot of positivity to take away from this week. We are making progress, building confidence and starting to see what this team is capable of. We will take that momentum into the offseason, continue to get better, and look forward to carrying it into the spring season."
The Wildcats had two players that recorded scores in the 60s in the final round in juniors Nanami Nakashima and Kelsey Chen.
A native of Kani, Japan, Nakashima posted a score of 4-under par 68 – her 18th career round in the 60s – thanks to five birdies with a lone bogey on No. 17. She rose six spots during the final round to tie for sixth place at 1-under par 215. It was the sixth top-10 finish of her career and second this season.
Chen was K-State's biggest riser of the day, moving 16 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 15th place at 3-over par 219 after a round of 3-under par 69. The Dalian, China, native was able to erase three bogeys on the day with six birdies, including a three-hole stretch with birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 13.
Nakashima finished the tournament first in the 80-player field by going a collective 8-under par on the par 5s and tied for fifth with 12 total birdies, while Chen tied for second in the field with 14 birdies.
Sophomore Keen Visavapattamawan posted her second-straight top-10 finish by finishing in eighth place at even-par 216 after a final-round total of 2-over par 74. The Bangkok, Thailand, native tied for fourth in the field by going a collective 1-under par on the par 4s.
The Wildcats also received an under-par score in the final round from freshman Amy Wang, who carded a 1-under par 71 with five birdies on the day. Wang finished in 14th place – her second-straight top-15 finish – at 2-over par 218.
Fellow freshman Mia Ingham tied for 48th place at 12-over par 228 after a final-round total of 3-over par 75.
BYU was the only team to go under par in the event as it tallied a winning score of 6-under par 858. The Cougars also had the individual winner in Maria Jose Barragan, who recorded a 54-hole score of 8-under par 208.
Kansas State returns to action February 8-9, when the Wildcats compete in the Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate Hosted by Lorena Ochoa at Tucson Country Club in Tucson, Arizona.
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