Thiry in first after day one at the Qdoba Invitational
Feb. 17, 2008
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. –
Freshman Grace Thiry was one of two golfers to finish under par with a 71 to put her in a tie for first place individually after day one of the Qdoba Invitational, Sunday. Thiry fired a 35 on the back nine to vault her into a tie with <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>University of Miami’s Jessica Steward and propel Kansas into fifth place. Kansas currently sits in a tie with the University of Kentucky after the first 18 holes, shooting a one-round score of 307 at the Don Shula Golf Course in Miami Lakes, Fla. <?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
East CarolinaUniversity holds the lead in team competition shooting a 296, while the University of Louisville and host, the University of Miami, each shot a 300 to tie for second place.
Sophomore Emily Powers was the only other Jayhawk to finish in the top 20, firing a three-over-par 73, good for 12th place. Senior Annie Giangrosso completed round one in a tie for 37th place after firing a 79 on the day.
Freshman Meghna Bal and sophomore Meghan Gockel each tied for 49th place with a first-round score of 82. Competing unattached, sophomore Camilla Svensson finished close behind, carding an 84 to tie for 57th place.
The Jayhawks will look to improve on their individual and team positions in the leaderboards as second-round action continues Monday.
For complete results at the end of each day, please visit www.kuathletics.com.
KANSAS RESULTS
T 5 Kansas, U. of 307
T 1 Grace Thiry 36- 35 71
T 12 Emily Powers 39- 36 75
T 37 Annie Giangrosso 37- 42 79
T 49 Meghna Bal 41- 41 82
T 49 Meghan Gockel 40- 42 82
TEAM LEADERBOARDS
1 East Carolina Univ. 296
2 Louisville, Univ. of 300
Miami, U. of 300
4 San JoseState Univ 302
5 Kansas, U. of 307
Kentucky, U. of 307
South Florida 307
Virginia, Univ. of 307
9 New Mexico State U. 314
10 MississippiSt. U. 317
11 Coastal CarolinaU. 322
12 Southern Mississippi 326
