Sept. 25, 2012

Marilyn Smith Sunflower Invitational Alvamar Golf Club // Lawrence, Kan. Par 72 // 6,636 yards

Team Results Team Score 1. Kansas 906 (+42) 2. Arkansas State 927 (+63) 3. Kansas State 928 (+64) 4. North Dakota State 946 (+82) 5. Oral Roberts 947 (+83) 6. New Mexico State 951 (+87)   Middle Tennessee St. 951 (+87)   Illinois State 951 (+87) 9. UALR 953 (+89) 10. Wichita State 963 (+99) 11. Northern Iowa 966 (+102) 12. Florida Gulf Coast 978 (+114) 13. UMKC 979 (+115)  Top-5 Individuals Name Team Score 1. Abi Laker ASU 213 (-3) 2. T. Boonraksasat KU 221 (+5) 3. Emelie Westrup UALR 222 (+6)   Amy Anderson NDSU 222 (+6) 5. Y. Kawinpakorn KU 223 (+7)

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LAWRENCE, Kan. -  Thanuttra Boonraksasat, Yupaporn Kawinpakorn and Gabby DiMarco all finished among the top seven to propel the Kansas women's golf team to the team title at the eighth annual Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational at Alvamar Golf Course Tuesday.

Kansas shot a three-round total 906 (+42) to outdistance Arkansas State for the team title by 21 strokes. ASU shot a three-round total 927 (+63), while Kansas State was third with a 928 (+64). KU's 305 (+17) on Tuesday was the second-lowest team score on the day behind New Mexico State's 301 (+13). The Jayhawks entered the day with a 16-stroke lead over Arkansas State (617) and were 18 strokes ahead of third place Kansas State (619) after playing 36 holes on Monday. The Jayhawks shot 303 (+15) Monday morning  298 (+10) that afternoon, which was a team low in the tournament. 

Individually, Boonraksasat finished runner-up, while freshman Kawinpakorn was fifth and sophomore DiMarco seventh to lead the Jayhawks. Boonraksasat, a junior from Nonthaburi, Thailand, shot an even-par 72 in her final two rounds and a three-round 221 (+5). Arkansas State's Abi Laker was individual champion with a 213 (-3), which included a 3-under 69 on Monday afternoon and a 2-under 70 on Tuesday.

After shooting a pair of 1-over 73s on Monday, Kawinpakorn, from Samutprakan, Thailand, shot a 77 on Tuesday to finish at 223 (+7) on the par-72 course. DiMarco, from West Chester, Pa., ended with a 79 on Tuesday and a three-round 228 (+12) to place seventh in the 74-person field. Jayhawk senior Audrey Yowell tied for 18^th overall with a 236 (+20), while junior Meghan Potee was one stroke behind Yowell at 237 (+21), which tied for 22^nd.

KU had four players compete individually. Those included freshman Ann Kathrin Wuensch who shot a 241, finishing tied for 35^th, sophomore Michelle Woods 244 (tie for 45^th), freshman Mackenzie Thayer 249 (57^th) and freshman Carly Humes (273) 73^rd.

Kansas' team title was its first for the 2012-13 season and first since winning the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational, Rio Verde, Ariz., March 9-11, 2012. This is the fourth time Kansas has won the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational which rotates annually between Lawrence and Manhattan, Kan. KU also took home the team trophy in 2006, 2007 and 2010.

Kansas will next compete at the New Mexico State Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 8-10 and then at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, Okla., Oct. 15-17. The Jayhawks will close out the fall season at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate in Kiawah Island, S.C., Oct. 28-29.

2012 Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational

Sept. 24-25 * Alvamar Golf Course * Par 72

Team Results

1. Kansas - 303-298-305--906 (+42)

2. Arkansas State - 315-302-310--927 (+63)

3. Kansas State - 305-314-309--928 (+64)

4. North Dakota State - 320-314-312-946 (+82)

5. Oral Roberts - 318-318-311--947 (+83)

T6. New Mexico State - 324-326-301--951 (+87)

T6. Middle Tennessee State - 317-309-325--951 (+87)

T6. Illinois State -321-309-321--951 (+87)

9. UALR - 320-314-319--953 (+89)

10. Wichita State - 326-323-314--963 (+99)

11. Northern Iowa - 326-323-317--966 (+102)

12. Florida Gulf Coast - 331-327-320--978 (+114)

13. UMKC - 332-322-325--979 (+115)

Top 10 Individuals

1. Abigail Laker (Arkansa St.) - 74-69-70--213 (-3)

2. Thanuttra Boonraksasat (Kansas) - 77-72-72--221 (+5)

T3. Emelie Westrup (UALR) - 74-75-73--222 (+6)

T3. Amy Anderson (North Dakota St.) - 75-72-75--222 (+6)

5. Yupaporn Kawinpakorn (Kansas) - 73-73-77--223 (+7)

6. Whitney Pyle (Kansas St.) - 74-76-76--226 (+10)

7. Gabby DiMarco (Kansas) - 74-75-79--228 (+12)

8. Gianna Misenhelter (Kansas St.) - 75-75-79--229 (+13)

9. Katie Jean (Illinois St.) - 81-74-76--231 (+15)

10. Olivia Eliasson (Kansas St.) - 76-79-77--232 (+16)

Other Kansas Results

T18. Audrey Yowell - 81-78-77--236 (+20)

T22. Meghan Potee - 79-78-80--237 (+21)

T35. Ann Kathrin Wuensch - 85-79-77--241 (+25)

T45. Michelle Woods - 82-80-82--244 (+28)

57. Mackenzie Thayer - 83-83-83--249 (+33)

73. Carly Humes - 96-91-86--273 (+57)

Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational History

Year - Course - Team Winner - Individual Medalist

2005 - Colbert Hills Golf Course (Manhattan) - TCU - Helene Robert, Kansas State

2006 - Alvamar Golf Course (Lawrence) - Kansas - Anita Ojeda, Arkansas-Little Rock

2007 - Colbert Hills Golf Course (Manhattan) - Kansas - Julia Potter, Missouri

2008 - Alvamar Golf Course (Lawrence) - Oral Roberts - Emily Powers, Kansas

2009 - Colbert Hills Golf Course (Manhattan) - Tulsa - Kelli Shean, Arkansas

2010 - Alvamar Golf Course (Lawrence) - Kansas - Grace Thiry, Kansas

2011 - Colbert Hills Golf Course (Manhattan) - Arkansas-Little Rock - Malin Lundberg, Arkansas-Little Rock

2012 - Alvamar Golf Course (Lawrence) - Kansas - Abi Laker, Arkansas State

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