Bruins win Lark Invite, claim three of top five spots

April 7, 2026

ANDOVER, Kan. -- Isabella Gomez fired a 4-over second round to secure a second place individual finish and led the Bellevue University women's golf team to the team crown at The Lark Invitational.

The 36-hole tournament was played at the 5,792-yard, par-71 Terradyne Country Club.

Bellevue carded a team score of 314 (+30) in Tuesday's second round as they won their second tournament of the season. The Bruins finished 71-over (639) for the tournament, seven strokes ahead of second place Columbia College (646, +78).

Seminole State College finished third at 83-over (651). Central Christian College (794, +226) rounded out the four-team field in a distant fourth.

Columbia's Ellie Soderholm turned in the best round of the tournament with an even par 71 on Tuesday to pull away for the individual title. She finished at 4-under, seven shots ahead of Gomez.

Gomez fired a 4-over 75 on the day, her round highlighted by a pair of birdies on the 357-yard, par 4 No. 5 and the 161-yard, par 3 No. 12 to go with 10 pars. She finished the tournament at 11-over (153).

Shreya Suresh and Patricija Jakovleva posted matching 7-over 78s on the day to finish third and fifth, respectively. Suresh made a birdie on the 353-yard, par 4 No. 4 to go along with 11 pars to shoot 16-over (158) for the tournament. Jakovleva sunk birdies on both the 321-yard, par 4 No. 14 and the 327-yard, par 4 No. 16 along with nine pars of her own finishing at 20-over (162).

Nellie Forsen turned in a 12-over 83 for the round to match her first round score, placing 11^th in the 28-golfer field at 24-over (166). She made nine pars on the day.

Bellevue Individual Results

2nd - Isabella Gomez: 78-75 (+11)
3rd - Shreya Suresh: 80-78 (+16)
5th - Patricija Jakovleva: 84-78 (+20)
11th - Nellie Forsen: 83-83 (+24)

Up Next:

Bellevue plays their final regular season tournament of the year next week when they take part in the Music City Classic at the Hermitage Golf Course's General's Retreat in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday-Tuesday, Apr. 13-14.