Portland State Women’s Golf has added another student-athlete. Avery Kageyama, a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining, will participate for the Vikings in the 2024-25 season.
 
Kageyama was a member of George Fox University’s 2023 NCAA III National Championship team. She was a first team All-Northwest Conference selection as a senior and tied for 25th at the National Championship Tournament.
 
Kageyama, who earned a degree in Business Management at George Fox, had three top-10 finishes and a 78.38 scoring average as a senior. She was second team All-Northwest Conference as a junior, earning medalist honors at the Culturame Classic, shooting 72-73=145. Her scoring average that season was 77.25.
 
A graduate of Punahou High School in Honolulu, Kageyama was a member of a two-time state champion team (2017, 2018) and finished second in 2019.
 
As she is joining the team this week, Kageyama will not be available to play at this weekend’s event. But, she will be available in future tournaments.
 

VIKINGS COMPETE AT EAGLE INVITATIONAL BEGINNING SUNDAY

Portland State has a quick turnaround from its first tournament of the season. The Vikings will travel to play in the Eagle Invitational, hosted by Eastern Washington, at Circling Raven Golf Course in Worley, ID. There will be two rounds on Sunday and a final round on Monday.
 
The Vikings opened their season last Monday at the Kelsey Chugg Invitational in Utah. PSU shot 312-318, but Tuesday’s play was rained out. The Vikings tied for ninth place with a 630 total. Sophomore Cynthia Valerie Ong tied for 17th individually with 77-77=154.
 
PSU played in the Eagle Invitational last season, placing seventh among 11 teams with a 909 total over 54 holes. Tannica Porter tied for 10th individually with 71-77-75=223. The Vikings were third among nine teams in 2022.
 
Six other Big Sky Conference schools are among the 13 teams in the tournament this season.
 

TAP-INS

• BIRDIE WATCHING (36 holes): Cynthia Valerie Ong, 5; Bayler Brundage, 3; Payten Shimizu, 2; Tannica Porter, 2; Momo Udom, 1.
• SCORING AVERAGES (36 holes): Cynthia Valerie Ong, 77.00; Payten Shimizu, 78.00; Bayler Brundage, 80.00; Tannica Porter, 80.00; Momo Udom, 85.50. 
• THE PORTLAND STATE WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK

EAGLE INVITATIONAL
Date: Sept. 22-23
Course: Circling Raven Golf Club
Par/Yardage: par 72/5,998 yards
Live scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/233187/scoring/hole
Play: 36 holes of continuous play on Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. 18 holes of play on Monday beginning at 10 a.m.
Teams competing (13): Weber State, Idaho State, CSUN, Portland State, Montana, UC Riverside, Eastern Washington, Montana State, Idaho, Bakersfield, Gonzaga, Seattle, North Dakota State
 

2024-25 SEASON SCHEDULE

FALL SEASON
Sept. 16-17, Kelsey Chugg Invitational, Wolfcreek Golf Club, Eden, UT, hosted by Weber State, 312-318=630, t9th of 11 teams      
Sept. 22-23, Eagle Invitational, Circling Raven Golf Course, Worley, ID, hosted by Eastern Washington
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational, Tacoma Country and Golf Club, Tacoma, WA, hosted by Seattle 
Oct. 14-15, Portland State Invitational, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, OR, hosted by Portland State
           
SPRING SEASON
Feb. 10-12, Mountain Classic Match Play, The Classic Club, Palm Desert, CA, hosted by Wyoming and Boise State 
Feb. 15-17, Alice and John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic Monterey Country Club, Palm Desert, CA, hosted by Long Beach State   
Mar. 31-Apr. 1, Fresno State Classic, Copper River Country Club, Fresno, CA, hosted by Fresno State        
Apr. 7-9, Bobcat Desert Classic, The Golf Club of Estrella, Goodyear, AZ, hosted by Montana State
Apr. 14-16, Big Sky Championship, Wigwam Golf Club, Litchfield, AZ