Hanson Leads ISU After Day One of Classic

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico ? Iowa State senior Kendra Hanson fired a 76 to lead the Cyclones after day one of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic at the Coco Beach Golf Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

The Cyclones, ranked No.40 nationally coming into the weekend, fired a first-round team score of 316 and sit in 18th place. No. 16 Alabama and No. 30 TCU are tied after carding a first-round team score of five-over par, 293. Arkansas' Stacey Lewis, the 2007 NCAA individual champion, tallied an opening-round score of four-under-par 68, and sits atop the individual leaderboard.

Hanson, a Forest City, Iowa native, is tied for 38th place after day one, while freshman Laurence Herman is tied for 69th overall after carding a 79 in round one.

Second round play of the Puerto Rico Classic will get underway tomorrow morning starting at 8 a.m. Results will be posted on Cyclones.com following Monday's second-round action.

Team Leaders (Through 18-Holes)
T1. Alabama 293
T1. TCU 293
T3. Florida State 296
T3. Arkansas 296
T5. Louisiana State 297
T5. UCF 297
7. Georgia 298
T8. South Carolina 299
T8. Kent State 299
T8. Tennessee 299
T8. Purdue 299
T12. Michigan 302
T12. Texas Tech 302
T14. North Carolina State 308
T14. Oklahoma 308
16. Wisconsin 313
17. Minnesota 315
18. Iowa State 316

Iowa State 316
T38. Kendra Hanson 76
T69. Laurence Herman 79
T81. Pennapa Pulsawath 80
T84. Victoria Stefansen 81
T86. Karly Pinder 82

Individual Leaders (Through 18-Holes)
1. Stacy Lewis, Arkansas 68
T2. Caroline Westrup, Florida State 70
T2. Kira Meixner, Kent State 70
T2. Maude Aimee Leblanc, Purdue 70

Players Mentioned

Kendra Hanson

Kendra Hanson

Laurence Herman

Karly Pinder

Karly Pinder

Pennapa Pulsawath

Pennapa Pulsawath

Victoria Stefansen

Victoria Stefansen

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