ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

ATHLETICS 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2007
Contact: Ben Greenberg, SID (479) 968-0645
 

GOLDEN SUNS FINISH SECOND AT HARDING'S SPRING INVITATIONAL

        HEBER SPRINGS, Arkansas Arkansas Tech Women’s Golf closed out its 2007 regular season Tuesday with a second place finish at the Harding University Spring Invitational held here at the Red Apple Inn Country Club.

Tech finished the 36-hole, two-day event shooting a 675 to finish five shots behind Henderson State (670), who took home the team title and 40 shots in front of third place Harding University (715).

Leading the way for Tech was senior Jamie Moore (Conway, Ark.), who shot a 166 over 36 holes to finish in third place. Moore fired back-to-back rounds of 83.

Henderson State’s Jenna Chadwick took home individual medalist honors as she shot a 159 for 36 holes. Chadwick, who fired a 75 in the first round, shot an 84 in Tuesday’s final round. Chadwick’s HSU teammate, Mandie Hamilton, finished second as she shot a two-day total of 164. Hamilton shot an 80 in the first round and fired an 84 in the final round.

Others Tech finishers behind Moore were senior Carissa Sullivan (Van Buren, Ark.), who shot a 36 hole total of 167. Sullivan had rounds of 83 and 84 respectively. Junior Cassie Bartley (Shirley, Ark.) shot a 172 (88, 84) to finish in sixth place, while sophomore Danielle Lewis (Toronto, Canada) fired a 173 to finish in seventh place. Lewis, who shot a 91 in Monday’s first round, rebounded to shot an 82 in the final round. The final finisher was sophomore Casey Wheeler (Little Rock, Ark.), who fired a two-day total of 175 to finish tied for ninth place. Wheeler had rounds of 88 and 87 respectively.

Tech will conclude its season when they compete at the Gulf South Conference Championships on April 22-23 at the Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark.   

          ARKANSAS TECH          343   332 – 675

3        Jamie Moore                   83      83 – 166

4        Carissa Sullivan                84      83 – 167

6        Cassie Bartley                 88      84 – 172

7        Danielle Lewis                  91      82 – 173

T9      Casey Wheeler                88      87 – 175


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