Lady Jacket Golf in Twentieth Place (Mar. 28, 2005)

Phoenix, AZ- After the first 18-holes of golf, the Lady Jackets find themselves in twentieth place in the team standing shooting a 367 on day one of competition.  The women’s golf team traveled to Phoenix, Arizona March 28-29 to compete in the Grand Canyon University Spring Invitational hosted by Grand Canyon University.

The race for the top three places in the team competition is tight, separated by only one stroke each.  Drury University leads the team standings shooting a round of 311.  One stroke back in second place is Western New Mexico with a 312.  Western Washington shot a 313 in the first 18-holes and is five strokes ahead of British Columbia standing in fourth with a 318.  The host team Antelopes are in eighth after day one with a 323.

Kerri Self of Tarleton State leads the individual competition with a first round total, one over par 73.  There is a four-way tie for second.  Katja Trygg, Nicole Wyne, Kim Cammer and Tonya Choate are one stroke behind the leader with a 74.  Leading the Lady Jackets and tied for seventy-sixth is Freshman Halley Montalban (Fr., Billings, MT) shooting a front-nine 42 and back-nine 46 for a round of 88.  Teammate Nicole Salsbery (Fr., Malta, MT) shot an 18-hole total of 92 and is tied for ninety-third place.

The Lady Jackets will play the final 18-holes Tuesday, March 29 at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Arizona with a first tee time set for 7 a.m.

MSU Billings Individual Standings
T 76  Halley Montalban  88
T 93  Nicole Salsbery  92
95     Amada Rabenberg  93
96     Julie Clifford  94
102   Nicole Clayton  107

Team Standings
Fin.      Top 20 Teams   Scores
1.  Drury University-  311
2.  W. New Mexico-  312
3.  W. Washington-  313
4.  British Columbia-  318
5.  Tarleton State-  319
6.  Central Ok.-  320
7.  St. Mary’s-  321
8.  Grand Canyon-  323
9.  Chico State-  324
10.  St. Edward’s-  325
11.  Northeastern State-  329
      CSU-Monterey Bay-  329
13.  Texas A&M-Commerce-  331
14.  West Texas A&M-  334
15.  Chadron State-  342
16.  CSU-San Marcos-  343
17.  Mesa State-  349
18.  Nebraska-Kearney-  358
      St. Martin’s-  358
20.  MSU Billings-  367
21.  Notre Dame de Namur-  381

Top 10 Individuals
Fin.   Name       School       Scores
1.  Kerri Self    Tarleton State-  73
2.  Katja Trygg  W. Washington-  74
     Nicole Wyne  St. Mary’s-  74
     Kim Cammer  W. New Mexico-  74
     Tonya Choate  Drury Univ.-  74
6.  Ashley Kelley  Central OK.-  75
7.  Jenny Schneider  Drury-  76
8.  Katharine Dorris  W. New Mexico-  77
     Allison Toomer  NE OK. State-  77
     Katy Murphy  CSUMB-  77
     Katy Williams  St. Edward’s-  77
     Kate Menlove  W. Washington-  77