Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Golf Places Seventh at Longhorn Classic
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 15, 1998
AUSTIN, TX--The Wake Forest women's golf team finished in seventh place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic held this weekend at the par 72, Great Hills Golf Club in Austin, Texas. The Demon Deacons recorded a team round of 320 on Sunday in the final round of play to finish with a team total of 307-325-320=952. Wake finished 34 shots behind eventual team champion North Carolina (299-301-318=918).
The Deacons were led by junior Kristen Wagner (Martinsville, IN/Martinsville) who finished alone in 16th place after carding her second straight 79 in the final round to complete play at 18-over-par,77-79-79=235. That total was twelve shots behind individual champion Anna Becker of Texas A&M who finished at six-over-par, 77-71-74=222.
Joining Wagner in the top 20 individual finishers was freshman Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain/Academia Pre-Universitaria) who finished the 54-hole event tied with one other player for 19th place at 77-80-79=236. Sophomore Kelly Kirwin (Grand Rapids, MN/Grand Rapids) struggled to a final round score of 85 and dropped 15 places in the individual standings to stand tied with four other players in 31st place at 75-81-85=242.
Rounding out the Deacon contingent in the field was senior Alexandra Armas (Las Palmas, Canary Islands/British School of Gran Canaria) who finished alone in 36th place at 78-85-79=242 and sophomore Stefanie Reynolds (Landenberg, PA/Kennett) who finished in a tie for 52nd place at 84-85-83=252.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS TOP 10 AND WFU PLAYERS
1. North Carolina 299-301-318=918 1. Anna Becker, Texas A&M 77-71-74=222
2. Furman 309-307-306=922 2. Megan Morgan, N. Carolina 72-73-79=224
3. Texas 311-306-311=928 3. Jennifer Hanna, Furman 72-77-76=225
4. Texas A&M 312-312-310=934 4. Christina Tolerton, Furman 77-73-76=226
5. TCU 310-319-307=936 5. Salimah Mussani, Texas 73-77-78=228
6. Oklahoma State 322-306-316=944 6. Maria Boden, Oklahoma St. 76-75-78=229
7. Wake Forest 307-325-320=952 Angela Stanford, TCU 73-76-80=229
8. New Mexico 321-321-331=973 Jennifer Waterhouse, Texas 76-75-78=229
9. Nebraska 333-327-325=985 9. Jamie Hullett, Texas A&M 80-77-74=231
10. Oklahoma 330-329-328=987 10. Three players tied at 232
11. Baylor 328-348-327=1003 18. Kristen Wagner, WFU 77-79-79=235
12. Kansas 340-331-333=1004 T19.Maria Prieto, WFU 77-80-79=236
13. So. Methodist 343-326-339=1008 T31. Kelly Kirwin, WFU 75-81-85=241
14. Kansas State 339-339-344=1022 36. Alexandra Armas, WFU 78-85-79=242
T52.Stefanie Reynolds, WFU 84-85-83=252
