April 8, 2002
ST. GEORGE, Utah - Senior Heather Rollo tied a career-low with an opening-round 1-under par 71 to finish third and two other Aztecs placed in the top 25 as the San Diego State women's golf team shot a combined 303 to conclude the first round of the BYU Dixie Classic in fourth place Monday at the Sunbrook Golf Course.
Sophomore Shayna Miyajima finished up in a seven-way tie for 16th at 4-over 76, with classmate Sandy Kim just one stroke back with 13 others tied for 25th.
"We posted a good number in today's first round," said SDSU assistant coach Felicia Brown. "It's hard to complain about a 303. Getting off to a fast start tomorrow will be key for us if we are going to stay in contention."
UC Irvine carded a team total of 295, including a 68 by Walailak Satarak and a 70 by Stella Lee, and leads the overall team chase. Satarak and Lee enter Tuesday's final two rounds in first and second, respectively.
Juniors Jennifer Hoene and Claire Riley, San Diego State's other two golfers competing at the Dixie Classic, are tied for 47th and 108th.
The final two rounds of the BYU Dixie Classic tees off from the Sunbrook Golf Course with an 8 a.m. (MDT) shotgun start.
Women's College Golf
BYU Dixie Classic
Sunbrook Golf Course
St. George, Utah
Par: 72, Yardage: 5,734
Team Results - Through 18 Holes
1. 295-UC Irvine. 2. 299-Idaho. 3. 301-Brigham Young. 4. 303-San Diego State. 5. 304-Denver. T6. 306-Colorado State, San Francisco. 8. 307-Washington State. T9. 310-Nevada, Colorado. 11. 313-Northern Arizona. 12. 318-Montana. 13. 319-Wyoming. T14. 322-Weber State, Long Beach State, Idaho State. 17. 327-Portland State. 18. 332-Boise State. 19. 334-Hawaii. T20. 336-UC Riverside, Montana State. 22. 345-Mesa State.
Top- 5 Individuals
1. 68-Walailik Starak (UCI). 2. 70-Stella Lee (UCI). 3. 71-Heather Rollo (SDSU). T4. 72-Susannah Laing (USF), Tessa Gillam (Denver).
Other SDSU Individuals
T18. 76-Shayna Miyajima. T25. 77-Sandy Kim. T47. 79-Jennifer Hoene. T108. 89-Claire Riley.