Women's Golf Team in Fifth After Opening Round of Big 12 Championship
Apr 19, 2002 | Women's Golf
April 19, 2002
Manhattan, Kan. - The Kansas State women's golf team stands in fifth place at the Big 12 Championship after posting an opening-round 313 Friday at Colbert Hills Golf Course.
Christine Boucher led the way for the Wildcats with a 4-over-par 76. Boucher stands in a tie for ninth place, seven strokes off the pace. Miranda Smith, who posted three birdies on the day, finished one stroke behind Boucher, but is tied for 17th.
Emma Zackrisson, who was the only player under par on the day and carded the lowest first-round score in the six-year history of the league tournament, fired a 3-under-par 69 to lead Oklahoma State to a 13-stroke advantage over Baylor and Oklahoma.
The defending-champion Cowgirls posted a 5-over-par 293 under chilly and blustery conditions on the par-72, 6,008-yard course. They tied the Big 12 Championship record, which was set by Texas in 2000, for the lowest single-round score.
The Bears and Sooners are tied for second at 306, while Texas (312) and K-State round out the top five.
OSU's Christi Cano posted a 72 and stands alone in second place, while Jennifer Tannehill of Oklahoma is third at 1-over-par 73. Nicole Johnson of Baylor, Annie Thurman of Oklahoma State and Leanna Owens of Iowa State tied for fourth at 74.
The Wildcats' Edie Murdoch finished the day tied for 22nd at 6-over-par, while Elise Carpentier recorded an 82 and is tied for 37th. Meanwhile, Sarah Heffel's 83 places her tied for 43rd.
Second-round action starts at 8 a.m. (CDT) Saturday, with the 54-hole tournament concluding on Sunday.
Big 12 Championship Colbert Hills Manhattan, KS Dates: 04/19 - 04/21 (Today:04-19-2002) Par: 72 Yardage: 6008
Fin. School Scores 1 Oklahoma State Univ. 293 +5 2 Baylor University 306 +18 Oklahoma, U. of 306 +18 4 Texas, Univ. of 312 +24 5 Kansas State Univ. 313 +25 6 Iowa State Univ. 317 +29 7 Texas Tech Univ 318 +30 8 Missouri, U. of 321 +33 Texas A&M University 321 +33 10 Nebraska, U. of 322 +34 Colorado, U. of 322 +34 12 Kansas, U. of 332 +44
Fin. Name School Scores 1 Emma Zackrisson Okla. St. 35- 34 69 -3
2 Christi Cano Okla. St. 39- 33 72 E
3 Jennifer Tannehill Oklahoma 39- 34 73 +1
4 Nicole Johnson Baylor 37- 37 74 +2 Annie Thurman Okla. St. 40- 34 74 +2 Leanne Owens Iowa State 39- 35 74 +2
7 Lisa Meshke Iowa State 39- 36 75 +3 McKenzie Dyslin Texas A&M 37- 38 75 +3
9 Christine Boucher Kansas St. 39- 37 76 +4 Lisa Meldrum Oklahoma 40- 36 76 +4 Randi Meadows Texas 39- 37 76 +4 Erin Kerr Colorado 40- 36 76 +4 Jennifer Newhouse Texas Tech 39- 37 76 +4 Amanda Sutcliffe Nebraska 36- 40 76 +4 Hanna S. Svenningsso Baylor 39- 37 76 +4 Jo Pritchard Colorado 40- 36 76 +4
17 Tara Bateman Baylor 38- 39 77 +5 Nisha Sadekar Missouri 38- 39 77 +5 Lisa Ferrero Texas 41- 36 77 +5 Miranda Smith Kansas St. 41- 36 77 +5 Kristin Dufour Texas 41- 36 77 +5
22 Nicole Melton Texas A&M 37- 41 78 +6 Edie Murdoch Kansas St. 39- 39 78 +6 Linda Wessberg Okla. St. 40- 38 78 +6 Allison Johnson Oklahoma 38- 40 78 +6 Jennifer Karr Okla. St. 39- 39 78 +6
27 Stephanie Dukes Texas Tech 39- 40 79 +7 Wendy Martin Oklahoma 42- 37 79 +7 Michaelyn Morgan Baylor 42- 37 79 +7 Stephanie Ruiz Nebraska 40- 39 79 +7
31 Elin Ohlsson Missouri 39- 41 80 +8 Melanie Hagewood Baylor 42- 38 80 +8 Tara Jacobsen Missouri 39- 41 80 +8
34 Olivia Briggs Texas A&M 42- 39 81 +9 Kim Kolb Texas Tech 39- 42 81 +9 Hope Edge Oklahoma 42- 39 81 +9
37 Jill MacDonald Kansas 42- 40 82 +10 Megan Hull Texas Tech 43- 39 82 +10 Jolene Fellhauer Colorado 39- 43 82 +10 Elise Carpentier Kansas St. 41- 41 82 +10 Perry Swenson Texas 42- 40 82 +10
42 Heather Rose Kansas 42- 41 83 +11 Catha Fogelberg Nebraska 44- 39 83 +11 Jennifer Bawanan Kansas 42- 41 83 +11 Janice Olivencia Texas 41- 42 83 +11 Laura Wells Iowa State 44- 39 83 +11 Sarah Heffel Kansas St. 44- 39 83 +11
48 Merynn Ito Nebraska 43- 41 84 +12 Maria Ohlsson Missouri 43- 41 84 +12 Tiffany Kruggel Kansas 44- 40 84 +12 Jackie Ey Texas Tech 43- 41 84 +12
52 Sarah Gilbert Iowa State 43- 42 85 +13
53 Louise Kenney Iowa State 45- 41 86 +14 Mindy Bullard Missouri 44- 42 86 +14
55 Beth Ann Cherry Nebraska 45- 42 87 +15 Jennifer Cates Texas A&M 45- 42 87 +15
57 Allison Rella Colorado 44- 44 88 +16 Jennifer Footlik Colorado 46- 42 88 +16
59 Jennifer Poth Texas A&M 42- 47 89 +17
60 Kristy Straub Kansas 47- 46 93 +21
Big 12 Championship Colbert Hills Manhattan, KS Dates: 04/19 - 04/21 (Today:04-19-2002) Par: 72 Yardage: 6008
Fin. School Scores
1 Oklahoma State Univ. 293 1 Emma Zackrisson 35- 34 69 2 Christi Cano 39- 33 72 T 4 Annie Thurman 40- 34 74 T 22 Linda Wessberg 40- 38 78 T 22 Jennifer Karr 39- 39 78
T 2 Baylor University 306 T 4 Nicole Johnson 37- 37 74 T 9 Hanna S. Svenningsso 39- 37 76 T 17 Tara Bateman 38- 39 77 T 27 Michaelyn Morgan 42- 37 79 T 31 Melanie Hagewood 42- 38 80
T 2 Oklahoma, U. of 306 3 Jennifer Tannehill 39- 34 73 T 9 Lisa Meldrum 40- 36 76 T 22 Allison Johnson 38- 40 78 T 27 Wendy Martin 42- 37 79 T 34 Hope Edge 42- 39 81
4 Texas, Univ. of 312 T 9 Randi Meadows 39- 37 76 T 17 Lisa Ferrero 41- 36 77 T 17 Kristin Dufour 41- 36 77 T 37 Perry Swenson 42- 40 82 T 42 Janice Olivencia 41- 42 83
5 Kansas State Univ. 313 T 9 Christine Boucher 39- 37 76 T 17 Miranda Smith 41- 36 77 T 22 Edie Murdoch 39- 39 78 T 37 Elise Carpentier 41- 41 82 T 42 Sarah Heffel 44- 39 83
6 Iowa State Univ. 317 T 4 Leanne Owens 39- 35 74 T 7 Lisa Meshke 39- 36 75 T 42 Laura Wells 44- 39 83 52 Sarah Gilbert 43- 42 85 T 53 Louise Kenney 45- 41 86
7 Texas Tech Univ 318 T 9 Jennifer Newhouse 39- 37 76 T 27 Stephanie Dukes 39- 40 79 T 34 Kim Kolb 39- 42 81 T 37 Megan Hull 43- 39 82 T 48 Jackie Ey 43- 41 84
T 8 Missouri, U. of 321 T 17 Nisha Sadekar 38- 39 77 T 31 Elin Ohlsson 39- 41 80 T 31 Tara Jacobsen 39- 41 80 T 48 Maria Ohlsson 43- 41 84 T 53 Mindy Bullard 44- 42 86
T 8 Texas A&M University 321 T 7 McKenzie Dyslin 37- 38 75 T 22 Nicole Melton 37- 41 78 T 34 Olivia Briggs 42- 39 81 T 55 Jennifer Cates 45- 42 87 59 Jennifer Poth 42- 47 89
T 10 Nebraska, U. of 322 T 9 Amanda Sutcliffe 36- 40 76 T 27 Stephanie Ruiz 40- 39 79 T 42 Catha Fogelberg 44- 39 83 T 48 Merynn Ito 43- 41 84 T 55 Beth Ann Cherry 45- 42 87
T 10 Colorado, U. of 322 T 9 Erin Kerr 40- 36 76 T 9 Jo Pritchard 40- 36 76 T 37 Jolene Fellhauer 39- 43 82 T 57 Allison Rella 44- 44 88 T 57 Jennifer Footlik 46- 42 88
12 Kansas, U. of 332 T 37 Jill MacDonald 42- 40 82 T 42 Heather Rose 42- 41 83 T 42 Jennifer Bawanan 42- 41 83 T 48 Tiffany Kruggel 44- 40 84 60 Kristy Straub 47- 46 93
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