May 10, 2001
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The San Diego State women's golf team is tied for 15th with a 310 after the first round of the NCAA East Regional in Chapel Hill, N.C., today at the par 72, 6-211-yard Finley Golf Course.
The Aztecs are tied at 22-over-par (310) with North Carolina, just six strokes behind Louisville which sits in the crucial eighth qualifying position. No. 1 Duke leads the field with a 286, eight ahead of No. 5 Auburn in second (294). The top eight teams and top two individuals advance to the NCAA Championships to be played May 23-26 at the Mission Inn Resort in Howie-in-the-Hill, Fla.
SDSU is led by junior Heather Rollo, sophomore Jennifer Hoene and freshman Sandy Kim, who all shot a 77 and are in 43rd. Senior Jo Clingan turned in the next best Aztecs finish in 65th with a 79. Virada Nirapathpongporn of Duke leads the individuals with a 65.
The second round will begin at 7:30 a.m. (EST) on Friday, with the final 18 holes being played Saturday.
Team Standings
Duke 286, Auburn 294, Georgia 297, New Mexico 299, San Jose State 299, Texas Christian 302, South Florida 303, Louisville 304, South Carolina 305, Wake Forest 306, Pepperdine 307, Florida State 308, Michigan 308, Campbell 308, San Diego State 310, North Carolina 310, Vanderbilt 311, Charleston Southern 314, Northwestern 314, Kansas State 323, Jackson State 351.
Top Individuals
1. V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 652. Laura Henderson, Georgia 703. Rebecka Heinmert, San Jose State 714. Kimberly Strong, Auburn 72 Danielle Downey, Auburn 72 Candy Hannemann, Duke 72 Ryley Webb, New Mexico 72 Brooke Tull, TCU 72
SDSU Individuals
43. Heather Rollo 7743. Jennifer Hoene 7743. Sandy Kim 7765. Jo Clingan 7993. Shayna Miyajima 83