April 22, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas -

The University of Kansas women's golf team is in ninth place, in a 12-team field, after carding a 311 in the opening round of the Big 12 Championships held at the University of Texas G.C. in Austin, Texas.

"I am disappointed at the way we finished," head coach Erin O'Neil said.  "We had a chance to finish much higher and we just faltered.  You can't do that at these types of events."

Oklahoma State currently leads the tournament with a 295, followed by Texas at 297.

Junior Chelsey Pryor led the Jayhawks with a 73 and is currently in a tie for fourth .  Junior Meredith Winkelmann is tied for 26th after an opening round score of 78.  Sophomore Amanda Costner, who had to take an 11 on the 18th hole, shot a 79 and is in a tie for 36th.  Freshman Annie Giangrosso is in 47th with an 81.  Sophomore Jill Womble is in 60th with after shooting a 92.  

"I was pleased with the way Chelsey played," O'Neil said.  "Luckily we have two more rounds and I know we will play much better."

The Jayhawks will begin second round action at 8 a.m. Central time.  For live scoring and more information on the Big 12 Championships, visit www.big12sports.com.

Team Results

 Place  School  Score
 1  Oklahoma State  295
 2  Texas  297
 T3  Baylor  305
 T3  Texas Tech  305
 T3  Nebraska  305
 6  Missouri  306
 7  Colorado  307
 8  Texas A&M  310
 9  Kansas  311
 10  Oklahoma State  314
 11  Iowa State  317
 12  Kansas State  320

 Place  Name  School  Score
 T1  Allison Rella  Colorado  70
 T1  Annie Thurman-Young  Oklahoma State  70
 3  Karin Sjodin  Oklahoma State  71
 T4  Chelsey Pryor  Kansas  73
 T4  Lisa Ferrero  Texas  73
 T4  Kim Kolb  Texas Tech  73
  
Kansas Results
 T4  Chelsey Pryor   73
 T26  Meredith Winkelmann   78
 T36 Amanda Costner   79
 T47  Annie Giangrosso   81
 60  Jill Womble   92