April 1, 2003

PHOENIX, Arizona - Meredith Easley of WestTexas A&M shot a 1-over 73 to take the first-round lead of the Grand Canyon Women's Invitational on Monday at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Ariz.

Harin-Simmons' women's golf team finishes in 13th place overall. Hilary Gibson leads the Cowgirls in 58th place while Chelsa Clark is in 61st place, Leslie Glazener is 64th, Mandy Humphreys is 65th and Crystal Cooksey is 68th.

Cal State Monterey Bay's Katy Murphy is one shot back, while Mesa (Colo.) State's Jessica Allee and Northeastern's Danielle Miron are tied for third at 3-over.

In the team standings, Northeastern posted a 316 (28-over), giving it a share of the lead with Western New Mexico. West Texas and Western Washington are each one shot back in a tie for third.

Tournament host Canyon is nine shots off the lead (325) and is in seventh place. The Antelopes were led by junior Jody Milne (Kent, WA), who fired a 6-over 78, putting her in a tie for 14th place. Junior Meghan Rooney (Mesa, AZ) is tied for 26th (9-over) and junior Teri Stratton (Phoenix, AZ) is in a tie for 29th place (10-over).

The tournament's second and final round will take place on Tuesday.

Fin. School Scores 1 Western New Mexico 316 +28 N'eastern OK State U 316 +28 3 Western Washington U 317 +29 W. Texas A & M Univ 317 +29 5 CSU-San Marcos 318 +30 6 Northern Colorado 323 +35 7 Grand Canyon U. 325 +37 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor 331 +43 9 Mesa State 333 +45 CSU-Monterey Bay 333 +45 CSU-Chico State 333 +45 12 McMurry University 350 +62 13 Hardin-Simmons Univ. 375 +87 14 Missouri Western St. 384 +96

Fin. Name School Scores 1 Meredith Easley W.Tex-A&M 36- 37 73 +1

2 Katy Murphy CSUMB 36- 38 74 +2

3 Jessica Allee Mesa State 35- 40 75 +3 Danielle Miron NE Okla St 37- 38 75 +3

5 Kristen Kennedy W New Mex. 36- 40 76 +4 *Amy Gleich St.Martins 38- 38 76 +4 Rachel Clark W.Tex-A&M 38- 38 76 +4 Brittany Cary McMurry 38- 38 76 +4 Carolee Bajza N Colorado 40- 36 76 +4 Arron Thompson NE Okla St 40- 36 76 +4

11 Jennifer Tunzi CSU-SnMrcs 41- 36 77 +5 Jessica Ortiz W New Mex. 40- 37 77 +5 Stephanie Segura CSU-SnMrcs 40- 37 77 +5

14 Julie Solomon MaryHardin 36- 42 78 +6 Jody Milne Gnd Canyon 39- 39 78 +6 Milena Jankovich Western WA 40- 38 78 +6

17 Alicia Ambrosini Chico St. 39- 40 79 +7 Sarah Cooper Western WA 38- 41 79 +7

19 Kelly White Western WA 39- 41 80 +8 Shelbie Jasper Chico St. 41- 39 80 +8 Casey Cooper W New Mex. 41- 39 80 +8 Candice Wagner Western WA 39- 41 80 +8 Vandy Dodson W.Tex-A&M 39- 41 80 +8 Amy Morgan McMurry 41- 39 80 +8 Allison Toomer NE Okla St 39- 41 80 +8

26 Meghan Rooney Gnd Canyon 41- 40 81 +9 Charlotte Larsson N Colorado 40- 41 81 +9 Meagan Dahlberg N Colorado 40- 41 81 +9

29 Faren Lauser CSUMB 38- 44 82 +10 Kelli Luebke Mesa State 41- 41 82 +10 Robin Shaft CSU-SnMrcs 41- 41 82 +10 Stephanie Goss CSU-SnMrcs 38- 44 82 +10 Teri Stratton Gnd Canyon 40- 42 82 +10 Traci Tippett CSU-SnMrcs 41- 41 82 +10

Fin. Name School Scores 35 Randi Reed McMurry 41- 42 83 +11 Carrie Franciskovic MaryHardin 39- 44 83 +11 Amanda Garrett W New Mex. 40- 43 83 +11

38 Kim Cammer W New Mex. 36- 48 84 +12 Mio Ogawa Gnd Canyon 40- 44 84 +12 Katie Beckman Mesa State 41- 43 84 +12 Kate Menlove Western WA 42- 42 84 +12 Johanna Holloway Gnd Canyon 40- 44 84 +12

43 Emily Russell N Colorado 39- 46 85 +13 Lauren Clemens MaryHardin 41- 44 85 +13 Molly Van Petten NE Okla St 42- 43 85 +13 Emily Breedlove MaryHardin 40- 45 85 +13 Jenny Huff NE Okla St 40- 45 85 +13

48 Taira Roth MO West St 41- 45 86 +14 Petra Lindgren N Colorado 43- 43 86 +14 Michelle Merriman Chico St. 41- 45 86 +14 Anna Pozzi CSUMB 40- 46 86 +14

52 *Stephanie Snover St.Martins 43- 44 87 +15

53 Arika Tobin Chico St. 40- 48 88 +16 Kara Harrison W.Tex-A&M 41- 47 88 +16

55 Laura Gilbert MaryHardin 41- 48 89 +17 Tasa Watts W.Tex-A&M 45- 44 89 +17 *Amanda Tuskey MaryHardin 44- 45 89 +17

58 Hilary Gibson Hard-Simm 45- 45 90 +18

59 Amy Silcott MO West St 48- 43 91 +19 Jessica Prather CSUMB 45- 46 91 +19 Chelsa Clark Hard-Simm 45- 46 91 +19

62 *Lisa Kurtzman St.Martins 45- 47 92 +20 Katie McCandless Mesa State 46- 46 92 +20

64 Leslie Glazener Hard-Simm 47- 50 97 +25 Mandy Humphreys Hard-Simm 47- 50 97 +25

66 Kristina Karamigios Mesa State 46- 53 99 +27 Samantha Clawson CSUMB 47- 52 99 +27

Fin. Name School Scores 68 Crystal Cooksey Hard-Simm 50- 52 102 +30

69 Morgan Hansen MO West St 53- 50 103 +31

70 Jeanette Kragel MO West St 49- 55 104 +32 *Whitney Vessar MO West St 49- 55 104 +32

72 Annie Murphy McMurry 55- 56 111 +39 *Jennifer McClinton Gnd Canyon 54- 57 111 +39

74 Jodi Sproat MO West St 56- 57 113 +41

75 Kelly Vantine Chico St. 61- 61 122 +50