BILLINGS, Mont. – Macy Kleve shot 1-over-par 73 on Tuesday, the best score of the day in the entire field, to win outright individual medalist honors with a two-day score of 6-over-par 150 at the Yellowjacket Fall Invitational, hosted by Montana State Billings at Lake Hills Golf Course. 

After carding a 77 during Monday's opening round, which had the true freshman from Windsor, Colorado in a four-way tie for third place and one stroke behind two co-leaders entering Tuesday, Kleve turned in a sparkling round of 15 pars, two bogeys (on No. 6 and No. 12) and one birdie (on No. 3). Kleve's excellence also helped Chadron State secure fourth place out of 11 in the team standings.

Kleve's two-day score of 150 is tied for the second-lowest 36-hole score in Chadron State women's golf program history, matching Alpine Hickstein's 150 at the El Cheapo Classic during the 2020-21 season and five strokes behind Jordan Grasis's program-record 145 during the fall 2023 season.

In addition, the 73 that Kleve shot during Tuesday's action is tied for the fourth-lowest single round in program history, trailing a 70 by Hickstein and a 71 by Grasis during the same respective tournaments. Klara Kleinig also shot a round of 71 during her true freshman season last year.

Finally, Kleve's individual victory is the first for the Chadron State program since Grasis took down the Hardrocker Spring Invite in Rapid City on April 11, 2024, a tournament in which CSC also won the team title.

As she emerged as the leader, Kleve calmly nailed par on eight of her final nine holes of the day (holes 7-15 after a shotgun start on hole 16) to stay one stroke ahead of the second-place finisher, Orraya Jan Tipasathien of Montana State Billings, at 7-over 151. Rocky Mountain College teammates Grace Metcalf and Kirsten Smith tied for third at 10-over 154.

During the tournament, Kleve shot even-par on the course's par 3's, a tournament-best 5-over-par on the course's par 4's and just 1-over-par on all par 5's. Kleve poured in 28 pars out of 36 holes in the tournament, three more than anyone else in the 61-golfer field.

Rocky Mountain won the team title with a cumulative score of 50-over 626, taking it down by five strokes over tournament hosts Montana State Billings. Seattle Pacific finished third at 62-over 638, with Chadron State 12 strokes back of the third-place Falcons at 74-over 650. 

The Eagles edged out the Montana State Billings "B" team by three strokes while South Dakota Mines followed in sixth, 10 strokes behind the Eagles. Chadron State had a 24-stroke cushion to seventh-place University of Mary, with Black Hills State, Central Wyoming College, Columbia Basin CC and Spokane CC further down the leaderboard. 

Behind Kleve, Klara Kleinig had a solid tournament to help the Eagles in the team standings. After a round one 79, Kleinig carded an 11-over-par 83 on Tuesday, sealing a solo 13th-place finish at 18-over 162. 

Lauren Knapp, the second freshman alongside Kleve in Chadron State's scoring five, finished in 32nd place at 25-over 169, shooting 16-over 88 on Tuesday. Senior Payton Wise finished tied for 41st at 31-over 175 and carded an 89 in round two. 

Sophomore Allison Sanger finished tied for 46th place overall, but matched Kleinig for CSC's second-best round of the day by shooting 11-over 83 on Tuesday, taking some of the sting out of an opening-round 94. Sanger hit back-to-back made birdies on No. 2 and No. 3. 

This tournament marks the end of the fall season for CSC women's golf. After an extended winter break, the Eagles will resume competition with two separate events in Phoenix, Arizona during the week of March 9. Chadron State will compete in four total events in the spring before the 2026 RMAC Women's Golf Championships on April 19-21 in Boulder City, Nevada.

Men's Basketball 2025 Schedule, Tickets Released

CHADRON, Neb. – Three non-conference home games, back-to-back rematches of last season's most dramatic contests and four of the final six games at home are some of the highlights from the official 2025-26 schedule for Chadron State men's basketball.

The Eagles will be coming off of a 15-14 overall season, with an 11-9 RMAC record. The team also made an appearance in the playoffs last year, finishing eighth and losing 79-74 in the RMAC Tournament quarter finals to No. 5 Colorado School of Mines. 

Head Coach Chris Francis returns for his second season but brings back only two returning players from last year's roster –  senior guard Zach Smith and redshirt freshman Jackson Schauer.

Chadron State will host three non-conference home games at the Chicoine Center against University of Mary on Wednesday, November 19, Northern State University on Saturday, November 22 and Colorado Christian University on Sunday, November 30. 

The matchup against Mary will tip off at 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and will be "Kids Day" with local elementary school children in attendance. Northern State will play at 1 p.m. and Colorado Christian will play at 1:30 p.m. 

Chadron State will open the season playing two non-conference games against West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15, before returning for their first home game. 

The Eagles will face Minnesota State, the 2024 Division II national champions, for a non-conference game Saturday, November 22 in Sioux Falls, S.D. right after the Eagles face the University of Sioux Falls on Friday, November 21. 

RMAC games will be on Thursdays and Saturdays. The Eagles will play their first RMAC game in a rivalry matchup against Black Hills State in Spearfish, S.D. on December 4 at 7 p.m. The first home RMAC is two days later against South Dakota Mines on December 6 at 3 p.m. 

Other home highlights include another rivalry game against Black Hills January 27 at 7 p.m. and back to back home games against MSU Denver and Colorado School of Mines, giving the Eagles a chance to respond to last season's finish at the buzzer against the Roadrunners and playoff loss to the Orediggers. Chadron State will face MSU Denver at 7 p.m. February 12 and Colorado School of Mines at 3 p.m. on February 14, starting a stretch of four home games out of six to end the year. 

Eagle fans can purchase reserved seat and general admission season tickets, as well as single game tickets, online now by visiting chadroneagles.com/tickets.

Women's Basketball 2025 Schedule, Tickets Released

CHADRON, Neb. – Two Division I exhibitions, two in-state rivalry matchups and four of the final six games at home are some of the highlights from the official 2025-26 schedule for Chadron State women's basketball. 

The 2025-26 season will be the first under new leadership for the program, with former Chadron State men's assistant and CSU Pueblo women's assistant Jalen Little taking the helm of the program for his first head coaching job. 

Little's 2025 squad features four holdover players from last year's Eagles roster – junior guard Jordyn Stokes, senior forward McKenzi Petersen, redshirt junior guard Camren Morris and redshirt freshman forward Alex Ridenour, who missed last season with a knee injury but is poised to return to the court at some point in 2025-26.

Little and his team will take the court at the Chicoine Center for the first time on Saturday, December 6 against South Dakota Mines at 1 p.m. Chadron State's RMAC opener is two days before, when the Eagles travel to Spearfish to take on Black Hills State on Thursday, December 4 at 5 p.m.

The Eagles will open the season with a pair of nonconference matchups against Oklahoma Christian on Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 before taking on Wayne State on Saturday, November 22. 

Like last year, Chadron State will take on two Division I programs in exhibition games, meaning the result will not count in Chadron State's win-loss record. The Eagles will face the University of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 25 and the University of Northern Colorado on Friday, November 28. 

The final two nonconference matchups of the year happen just before Christmas, when the Eagles travel to face Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday, December 16 and Fort Hays State on Friday, December 19. 

Once again, RMAC contests will be played on Thursdays and Saturdays this season. Among the home highlights during the RMAC schedule – a homestand against Little's former school (CSU Pueblo) and the reigning RMAC Tournament champions (UCCS) on December 11-13, a home rivalry game against Black Hills State on January 27 and two home games on the last week of the regular season, when the Eagles host Western Colorado on February 26 and Westminster on February 28. 

Eagle fans can purchase reserved seat and general admission season tickets, as well as single game tickets, online now by visiting chadroneagles.com/tickets.

Three CSC Entries Place at Lamar Rodeo

 
LAMAR, Colo. – Chadron State College senior Cinch Kiger continued his hot start to the fall season by placing second in bareback riding last weekend at the rodeo hosted by Lamar College in southern Colorado, and two more CSC contestants finished fourth in their events.

Kiger placed second in both bareback go-rounds, earning 73 and 75 points. He also was second in the overall standings.  Through the first four rodeos in the Central Rocky Mountain Region this fall, the Overton, Nebraska, cowboy has been the winner twice and the runner-up twice.  

Kiger currently has the lead in the NIRA bareback riding regional standings with 465 points, a 165-point advantage over Central Wyoming's Eian Smith in second. Otero's Monte Downare is third with 245 points, while Lamar's Ayden Smith is fourth with 200.

Another Chadron State bareback rider, sophomore Tanner Olson of Gordon, finished fourth in the event at Lamar, scoring 69 and 71 points on his two rides. 

Makayla Wray, a junior from Ord, was the other CSC placewinner, finishing fourth among the 101 breakaway ropers. She caught her first calf in 2.6 seconds to snare one of the 10 coveted spots in Sunday's finals, when she was one of only four to rope her second calf, completing that run in 3.7 seconds. 

CSC senior and returning national qualifier Brooke McCully of Mullen was among the 10 finalists in barrel racing, but knocked over a barrel on her second run, ending her chances of placing among the top six and earn points. 

The final rodeo on the region's fall schedule will be at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne from October 10-12.