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Tulsa shot a 293 in the final round of the three-day WAC women's golf championship to win its seventh consecutive league title. Tulsa senior Lee-Anne Pace recorded a four-under 68 on Wednesday to win the individual title with a three-round total of 217 (+1). San Jose State finished in second, five strokes back, while Spartan Jenelle Gomez earned second place honors with a three-round total of 219 (+3). The tournament was played at the Falcon Crest Golf Club in Kuna, Idaho.
Click here for complete results from the tournament or on the link to the pdf to the right.
Also announced today were the all-WAC teams and Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year awards as voted upon by the eight coaches in the league. Tulsa senior Lee-Anne Pace was named the Player of the Year, Fresno States Laura Luethke earned Freshman of the Year honors and her coach, Angie Cates, was voted the Coach of the Year. Fresno State is in its first year of womens golf.
First-Team All-WACDale Gammie, So., Hawaii
Lee-Anne Pace, Sr., Tulsa
Laura Luethke, Fr., Fresno State
Jennifer Ackerson, So., SMU
Laura Cross, So., SMU
Second-Team All-WACCas Bridge, Jr., Tulsa
Michaela Cavener, Fr., Tulsa
Jenelle Gomez, Fr., San Jose State
Johanna Lundberg, Sr., San Jose State
Ashley Hogg, Jr., Boise State
Player of the Year: Lee-Anne Pace, Sr., Tulsa
Freshman of the Year: Laura Luethke, Fresno State
Coach of the Year: Angie Cates, Fresno State
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2005 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
The 15th annual Western Athletic Conference women's golf championship is April 18-20 at the 6,185-yard, par-72 Falcon Crest Golf Club in Kuna, Idaho. Tulsa looks to continue its dominance, trying for a seventh-straight team title. The Golden Hurricane already hold the record, as they have won the past six, including five of seven individual medalist honors. SMU sophomore Laura Cross is the top returner from 2004, placing third and earning WAC Freshman of the Year honors.
Boise State is hosting its first WAC Women's Golf Championship on its home course, Falcon Crest. The Broncos finished seventh last season, with junior Ashley Hogg earning the Broncos highest finish, coming in tied for 17th. Boise State has totaled the top five 54-hole scores in school history this season, including a school-best 897 in the Mountain View Collegiate. The Broncos have also put together seven of the top 10 rounds in school history this season, including a school-record 293 in the second round of the Mountain View Collegiate. Sophomore Katie Street and Hogg won back-to-back WAC Golfer of the Week honors this spring after Street finished second at the Bobcat Desert Classic and Hogg won the Anteater Invitational. Hogg and senior Jenny Judd both matched the single-round school record with a 69 this season.
In its inaugural season under head coach Angie Cates, Fresno State has enjoyed great success in tournament play. Although the team is in its debut season, it finished with three top-five placings during the fall campaign and two top-five finishes in the spring season. The Bulldogs captured their first-ever tournament title at the Sacramento State Invitational in the September of 2004. In leading the Bulldogs, standout golfer Laura Luethke has captured three individual titles so far this season, as well as being named the women's WAC Golfer of the Month for September of 2004. She is ranked in the top 20 nationally by Golfstat's stroke average rankings.
Hawai'i's fifth-place finish last year was its best since finishing fifth in 2000. Sophomore Sara Odelius returns as the Rainbow Wahine's top finisher from 2004, when she placed sixth. Hawai'i has finished in the top five in two tournaments this season, taking fifth at the Bay Area Classic and third at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational. The Rainbow Wahine are led by all-WAC sophomore Dale Gammie, who had four top-10 finishes, including a tie for first at the Bay Area Classic. Fellow all-WAC selection, Odelius, also had two top 10 finishes. This is head coach Ashley Adleta's first full season with the Rainbow Wahine after joining for the spring season in 2004.
Nevada has finished in the top five in each of its four years in the WAC, including its fourth-place finish in 2004. Sophomore Nicole deGennaro is the Wolf Pack's top returner from 2004 and is the only player to play in all seven tournaments for the Wolf Pack. She leads the team in scoring average at 77.4 strokes per round. Her best finish was 11th at the Lady Aztec Fall Invitational in mid-October. The Wolf Pack's best finish this season was fifth-place out of 14 teams at the 36-hole Heather Farr Memorial Intercollegiate in October at the Omni Interlocken Golf Course. Freshman Heather Olmstead has posted four top 15 finishes in six tournaments this season, including two in the spring. Olmstead averages 77.8 strokes per round for the Wolf Pack. Olmstead also owns the low round of the year for Nevada with a 70 at the UNLV Spring Invitational.
The Spartans had their first individual medalist in the WAC tournament, since Marie Hedberg won the 1997 title, when Ashley Gomes posted an even, 216 to claim the 2004 honor. Senior Tai Kinney is the top Spartan back, after she finished ninth and earned second-team all-WAC honors in the process. John Dormann has replaced Nancy Lewis who retired as the Spartans' women's golf coach. The team's assistant coach is the wife of John and former LPGA Tour winner Dana Dormann. She still ranks in the top-100 all-time on the LPGA's money winning list. San Jose State has one tournament win, the Heather Farr Invitational, and two second-place finishes in its first seven tournaments of the 2004-05 season. Carmina Calle became the first Spartan in four years to win a tournament when she finished first at the Heather Farr Invitational. The Spartan junior shot a final round, four-under par 68, her best one round score to par as a college player, to win medalist honors.
SMU is coming off its best finish in the WAC Tournament, when it placed third in 2004. Head coach Todd Selders earned 2004 WAC Coach of the Year for the Mustangs' effort. Back for the Mustangs is 2004 Freshman of the Year, Laura Cross. Cross finished third in 2004 and advanced to the NCAA Championship. Also back for the Mustangs are sophomore's Ashley Deatherage and Kristina Rothengatter, who finished 17th and 21st, respectively. SMU has already played Falcon Crest the season, taking home the Bronco Invitational team title along with individual honors when Jennifer Ackerson did so last fall. Freshman Lacey Jones comes to the Championship with the latest medalist honor under her belt. Jones won the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, April 12.
UTEP, which finished sixth in 2004, lost only one player from last year's roster. The Miners are led by their top returning member from last year's squad, sophomore Gerina Mendoza. Sophomores Valerie De La Cruz, Jullianne Kim and Mendoza played extensively last season. Kim had the best stroke average of the group (79.8). De La Cruz and Mendoza made strides during the fall season, lowering their stroke averages. De La Cruz improved from 83.1 to 81.6 and Mendoza dropped from 81.0 to 78.7. Highlighting the fall schedule was UTEP's runner-up showing at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational in Lawrence, Kan. The Miners fired 961 as a team led by Mendoza, who tied for ninth place individually.
Tulsa is looking for its unprecedented seventh-straight WAC Championship. In last year's title run, the Golden Hurricane placed four golfers among the top-10 individually. Senior Lee-Anne Pace finished in a tie for fourth in 2004, while Cas Bridge earned 10th-place honors. Pace has placed among the top-15 golfers in 16 of 21 career tournaments, including six top-15 performances in her 1.5 years at Tulsa. She has placed among the top-15 in four of her first five tournaments this year. Tulsa has had five WAC individual medalists in its first eight years as a conference member. Nina Laitinen won in both 1998 and 1999, Stacy Prammanasudh grabbed medalist honors in 2001 and 2002, while Julie Tvede continued the Hurricane dominance in 2003.
WAC GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Fresno States Adrianna Chico, a junior from Hacienda Heights, Calif., tied for eighth at the Peg Barnard Invitational hosted by Stanford. In the rain-shortened event, she posted rounds of 74-73, to finish with a five-over, 147. As a team, the Bulldogs finished fourth, just behind the nations 20th-ranked team, Stanford.
Others nominated: Jenny Judd, Boise State.
TULSA, SMU RANKED IN GOLF WORLD TOP 25
Tulsa and SMU are ranked 24th and 25th in the March 18 edition of the Golf World College Poll. Tulsa is ranked sixth in the Central Regional rankings, while SMU is ninth. Both would be Regional selections with those positions. SMU is one of two WAC teams (FS) to win a tournament this spring, taking home top honors at the Texas A&M MoMorial. Tulsa is also currently 21st in the NGCA Coaches Poll.
FRESNO STATES LEUTHKE, TULSA'S PACE IN TOP GOLFSTATS TOP 25
Fresno State freshman Laura Luethke is ranked 14th in the April 13th, Golfstat Rankings, while Golden Hurricane senior Lee-Anne Pace is 24th. Luethke opened her college career winning two tournaments in the fall and currently owns a 73.46 stroke average. She is the highest rated WAC golfer since Tulsas Stacy Prammanasudh spent most of her career in the top 10. Pace moved into the top 25 with a fourth-place finish at the Ping/ASU Invitational. She owns a stroke average of 74.25.
SMUS JONES TAKES TITLE AT SUSIE MAXWELL BERNING CLASSIC
SMU freshman Lacey Jones shot a final-round 73 to win medalist honors by one stroke at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic at the 5,920-yard, par-70 Trails Golf Club. Jones, an Idabel, Okla., native, shot rounds of 72-76-73 to finish at 221, one shot ahead of three golfers at 222. The win is Jones first as a collegian.
BULLDOGS CAPTURE FRESNO STATE INVITATIONAL
Fresno State, which placed three golfers among the tournaments top-10 finishers, shot a final-round 307 to claim the inaugural Fresno State Invitational at Riverbend Golf Club in Madera, Calif. The Bulldogs shot a 918 (306-305-307) overall, finishing 11 strokes better than runner-up Long Beach State at 929 (316-306-307). Montana was third at 944 (315-312-317).
BOISE STATE'S HOGG WINS ANTEATER INVITATIONAL
Boise State junior Ashley Hogg shot a final round three-under par 69 to claim the championship of the Anteater Invitational at Coto de Caza Golf and Country Club on March 16. Hogg, who helped the Broncos to a second-place finish, became the first Bronco womens golfer to win a tournament since the 1999-2000 season when Acey Erlandson won two tournaments. Hoggs effort helped Boise State to its second straight second-place finish.
BRONCOS SET TEAM RECORD
Boise State shot a 300 in the final round of the Mountain View Collegiate Tournament to finish with a school record 54-hole score of 897. The Broncos, who finished tied for 11th at the tournament, had set the 54-hole school record in early March when they shot a 903.
SMU WINS MOMORIAL
SMU stormed back in the final round to overcome a nine-stroke deficit and win the 12th-annual MoMorial Invitational at water-logged Traditions Golf Club. The Mustangs carded rounds of 318-309-315 (942) to edge host Texas A&M and Kent State by one stroke. SMU was led by standout Laura Cross, who tied for fourth individually with rounds of 77-74-82 (233). Cross finished just three strokes behind winner Samantha Richdale of Illinois State, who finished at 75-73-82 (230).
HAWAIIS GAMMIE TAKES TITLE AT BAY AREA CLASSIC
Hawaii sophomore Dale Gammie fired a two-over-par 74 in the second and final round of the 2005 Bay Area Classic en route to claiming a share of first place, but the top individual medalist honors went to San Francisco's Joan Shimozaki, who shot a two-under 70 on the back nine to win. They each finished the tournament with a 36-hole total of 150.
2005 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2005 WAC Championship will be held April 18-20, at the Falcon Crest Golf Club in Kuna, Idaho. Boise State is the host of this years event. Tulsa looks for its seventh-straight title and another automatic bid to the NCAA Regional.
NCAA REGIONALS
The 2005 NCAA Regionals will be held May 5-7 at three sites. The Central Region is slated for the Jerry S. Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas (Texas Tech). The East Region will be played at the University Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla. (Florida). The West Region heads south to the New Mexico State University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2005 NCAA Championships will travel to the northwest and the Sunriver Resort in Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State will host the event May 17-20. SMU was the lone team to qualify as a team last year, while San Jose States Ashley Gomes earned an individual nod.
WELCOME TO THE WAC
Next season, Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State will join the WAC. Both Idaho and New Mexico State sponsor a womens golf program. The schools will join the WAC July 1, 2005.