JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - Alisa Ching finished tied for second out of 120 competitors for the Athenas Golf team at the 2026 Jekyll Island Invitational from Friday-Sunday. 

Ching finished at +6 for her three rounds, tying her with Zimo Li of Emory, who came in ranked No. 1 in the country, and Cecilia Jia of Carnegie Mellon, who was ranked No. 15. Amanda Zheng of Emory won the individual championship at even par over 54 holes. 

CMS finished 10th overall in the team standings out of 24 teams at +83. NYU won the team title, with Emory placing second. 

Ching had her best round on Saturday, shooting a -4 (68) over her 18 holes. Her round began on the 9th hole with a birdie, and ended with a blistering finish with five birdies in her final eight holes, including three in a row to close out on holes 6-8. 

Ella Chiu had a strong opening round on Friday, shooting a 73, which included four birdies, before ending up in the top half of the field (53rd). Esther Lee was also in the top half in 59th place. 

CMS will be back in action next weekend when it travels to the UC Santa Cruz Invitational.