`Runners Wrap Historic Season at Big West Championship

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Roadrunner women's golf team concluded the 2026 Big West Championship and another record-setting season with one last round on Tuesday, April 22. Senior Sarah Mutai and sophomore Anna Kehrer led Cal State Bakersfield in the final tournament, representing a strong mix of current and future leadership.

Following an outstanding Fall season, Third-year Head Coach Katy Barrett Baxter guided the `Runners through a difficult Spring schedule on the way to a historic season.

CSUB at Big West Championship

The Roadrunners improved over each round of the Big West Championship (311-309-293) on the way to a final-round score of 293 (+5), the team's best single-round score at a conference championship in program history.
Across the week, CSUB was led by senior Sarah Mutai (73-76-72), whose 18th-place finish is the highest by a `Runner at a conference championship since 2019.
In the final round, sophomore Anna Kehrer posted a 1-under-par 71, which is a new program record lowest round at the league tournament.
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A Record-Breaking Season

CSUB wrapped up the year with a national ranking of 177, over 100 spots higher than when Barrett Baxter took over the helm of the program.
For the second-straight season, the `Runners reset the program record with a team scoring average of 302.60, a 3.4-stroke improvement on last year's record performance.
- Coach Barrett Baxter's squads own three of the top four single-season scoring averages in program history.
Six different `Runners averaged in the 70s on the year (Mutai, Han, Kehrer, Kaneko, Montemayor, and Clancy).
- Mutai's team-leading average of 73.93 is a new program record while Han's 75.36 ranks third all-time.
The Roadrunners tallied 13 different performances on the program's Top 10 lists for team and individual scores for either 18, 36, or 54 holes, including two team records.
- CSUB's trip to the Clash at Boulder Creek saw the `Runners shooting program low 18-hole (285, -3) and 54-hole (878, +14) team scores.
Mutai (1st, 75.33), Han (2nd, 76.54), and Kehrer (3rd, 77.37) all sit in the top three for career scoring averages in Roadrunner program history.
Mutai and Han both wrapped up their collegiate careers with multiple Top 5 standings in the CSUB record books:
- Career Rounds in the 70s: Mutai (1st, 90), Han (2nd, 82)
- Career Rounds in the 60s: Mutai (1st, 5), Han (2nd, 3)
- Career Rounds Played: Han (3rd, 97), Mutai (4th, 96)
After a busy and successful year, Barrett Baxter and the `Runners will enjoy some deserved time off before hitting the grind again to continue progressing the CSUB Golf program.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Mutai: 5' 4"; Junior

Anna Kehrer: 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sarah Mutai
: 5' 4"; Junior

Anna Kehrer
: 5' 5"; Freshman