NCAA WEST REGIONAL ? San Jose State and New Mexico State were both selected to the NCAA West Regional. Joining them as an individual will be Renee Skidmore of Idaho. The Spartans won the 2006 WAC Women’s Golf Tournament, giving them the automatic bid, while the Aggies were an at-large selection. Skidmore joins the field as one of three individual at-large selections. The West regional will be played May 11-13 at the Washington National Golf Club, Las Auburn, Washington, hosted by the
University of Washington.
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WAC CHAMPIONSHIP ? San Jose State completed a sweep of the WAC Women’s Golf Championships leading from start to finish capturing the team title with sophomore Jenelle Gomez taking first individually.
San Jose State finished with a 54-hole team total of 922 on the par 72, 6,193-yard Coyote Creek Golf Club Valley Course. The Spartans, who had the best team score in first and final rounds, were nine strokes better than New Mexico State, second at 931. Idaho and Fresno State tied for third at 939. Nevada at 944, Hawaii at 949 and Boise State at 950 rounded out the seven-team field.
Gomez won her first major college tournament posting a final-round 77 for a 227 total. She finished one stroke ahead of her teammate, Carmina Calle, and Idaho’s Renee Skidmore. Melanie De Leon and second-round leader Mandi Hedberg tied for fifth at 229. Hedberg shot a final-round 82 in a plagued by seven bogeys, two double bogeys and only one birdie.
2006 WAC HONORSFirst-Team All-WAC Laura Luethke, So., Fresno State
Dale Gammie, Jr., Hawai?i
Renee Skidmore, So., Idaho
Jenelle Gomez, So., San Jose State
Sirapa Kasemsamran, Fr., San Jose State
Second-Team All-WAC Katie Street, Jr., Boise State
Jennifer Shipley, Fr., Fresno State
Melanie De Leon, Fr., Nevada
Lehua Wise, Jr., New Mexico State
Carmina Calle, Sr., San Jose State
Erica Moston, Fr., San Jose State
Player of the Year: Renee Skidmore, So., Idaho
Freshman of the Year: Sirapa Kasemsamran, San Jose State
Coach of the Year: John Dormann, San Jose State
NATIONAL RANKINGS - Click on the following links for updated women's golf national rankings.
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