BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama State University men's and women's golf teams took the links on Monday and Tuesday, finishing fifth and third, respectively, as it competed against conference competition at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Birmingham Fall Golf Tournament at the Oxmoor Valley – Ridge Course in north central Alabama over the past two days.

The women's side, which held third place of the five teams through both rounds on the 6,043-yard course, was led by rookie golfers Cadence Nance and Zoey Stern, who each had similar 6-over-78 rounds as part of their eighth-place performances. Nance capped off her second round with a pair of birdies to reach her mark in the second round, while Stern opened her tournament with 13 pars for one of the more consistent performances of the field.

The other four golfers all placed in the top 20, with Jada-Reese Pittman (+16) finishing with the third lowest round (7-under79), followed by Christiana Marcellus (+18) in 15th, Jade Scott (+19) in 17th, and Lucia Ibanez Parada (+21) rounding things out in a tie for 20th.

The men, who were tied for fourth before falling to fifth in the end, featured tournament medalist Wesley Bairros, the only golfer with a sub-par score, as he carded four birdies to one par in the opening round for a 3-under 69. He piled on five more pars, including three on the back nine for a one-under portion and an even round to finish his first-place performance on the 7,000-yard men's course.

Two more players finished in the top ten, with Alberto Banos and Charongrat (Pon) Jitnavasathien, the former collecting 24 pars on a consistent couple of days while the latter had an opening nine featuring a trio of birdies to finish 1-under-35, gathering three more in the final nine of the tournament. Telmo Sueiro finished tied for 31st after a 6-over-78 round, while Chotithuch Wangpaibulkit (+17) and Brady Toupin (+19) finished things off for the Hornets.

For the women, Fernanda Rendon (+3) of Prairie View A&M claimed the top individual spot, while Texas Southern (+41) and Jackson State (+48) finished ahead of the Hornets for the top three. Bairros finished seven strokes ahead of the second-place duo, while Miles (+20) finished seven strokes ahead of second-place Prairie View A&M.

The men's and women's teams compete together in 2027 at the ARCIS HBCU Golf Championship at The Club at Weston Hills in Weston, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 22 and Tuesday, Feb. 23. The men's side competes in an early February tournament prior to its Florida trip, traveling to the Palmas Del Mar Flamboyan course for the Palmas del Mar Collegiate Tournament in Puerto Rico on Friday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 14.