Costner Named Golfweek Player Of The Week

April 20, 2005

LAWRENCE, Kan. –

Sophomore Amanda Costner was named Golfweek Player of the Week on Friday, April 16 after she recently took first place at the Lady Boilermaker Invitational, on April 10, winning the tournament by three shots.

Costner, a native of Claremore, Okla., leads the Jayhawks with a 76.80 stroke average this spring and was recently named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team.

“I am very proud of Amanda,” head coach Erin O’Neil said. “She has worked very hard and deserves recognition for that.”

Costner and the Jayhawks will participate in the 2005 Big 12 Conference Women’s Golf Championship scheduled for April 22-24 at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas.