Women in Seventh at Sunflower Invite

Lawrence, Kan. ? The Iowa State women's golf team finished the first day of competition Monday at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational in seventh place, just two strokes behind fifth-place Missouri and Illinois State. Karly Pinder and Christi Athas are leading the Cyclones individually, with the pair tying Maddie Augustsson (Missouri) and Tiffany Hockingsmith (Illinois State) for 12^thplace in the race for medalist honors. Kansas, the host school, leads the 16-team field by 24 strokes over runner-up Arkansas-Little Rock. Jayhawk Amanda Costner leads all participants with a 147 after two rounds, two shots better than UALR's Anita Ojeda.

Athas and Pinder recorded identical scores through the first two rounds, carding a 79 and 76 for a two-round total of 155. Freshman Pennapa Pulsawath, who finished 10^th in her Cyclone debut at the Lady Badger Invitational, stands in 27^th, three strokes behind Athas and Pinder. Pulsawath came into ISU's second event of the season leading the team in stroke average, posting a 77.66 through three rounds.

Athas and Pinder finished 23^rd and 31^st, respectively, at the Lady Badger Invitational in September as the Cyclones finished in seventh place. Jessica Shin stands in 47^thwith a two-round score of 164 while Kendra Hanson, who placed 19^th in her first event this fall, shot two rounds of 85 to end up 68^th.

The final round begins tomorrow morning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

ISU Scores

T12 - Christi Athas ? (79-76--155)

T12 ? Karly Pinder ? (79-76--155)

T27 ? Pennapa Pulsawath ? (80-78--158)

T47 ? Jessica Shin ? (81-83--164)

T68 ? Kendra Hanson ? (85-85--170)

Team Scores

1. Kansas

2. Arkansas-Little Rock

3. Notre Dame

4. North Texas

T5. Missouri

T5. Illinois State

7. Iowa State

8. Kansas State

9. Wisconsin

10. Wichita State

11. Evansville

12. Indiana State

13. Creighton

14. UMKC

15. Drake

16. Southern Mississippi

Individual Scoring

1. Amanda Costner (Kansas) ? (72-75--147)

2. Anita Ojeda (UALR) ? (72-77--149)

3. Sara Wikstrom (UALR) ? (75-75--150)

4. Stephanie Wavro (Missouri) ? (76-75--151)

5. Emily Powers (Kansas) ? (74-79--153)

Players Mentioned

Christi Athas

Christi Athas

Kendra Hanson

Kendra Hanson

Karly Pinder

Karly Pinder

Pennapa Pulsawath

Jessica Shin

Jessica Shin

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