Warhawks Lead Women’s Golf Championship
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater jumped to the lead following the first of three days of competition at the 2010 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Golf Championship at Bull’s Eye Country Club.
The Warhawks totaled 333 strokes over the first 18 holes of the event to surpass UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stevens Point's second-place sum of 342 strokes. UW-Eau Claire is the defending champion of the event. UW-Platteville is fourth with 359, UW-Stout fifth with 363, UW-River Falls sixth with 373 and UW-Oshkosh seventh with 389.
Individually, UW-Stevens Point’s Kayla Johnson and UW-Eau Claire’s Jamie Hauser top the 51-player field with 80 strokes. UW-Eau Claire’s Catherine Wagner and Maggie Lattery are tied for third with 81, while UW-Eau Claire’s Katie Ecker is fifth with 82. UW-Oshkosh’s Kim Sippl, along with UW-Whitewater’s Alexa Campanille, Mary Donohue and Melissa Ellis are tied for sixth with 83. UW-Whitewater’s Gianna Tenuta is 10th with 84.
The 54-hole championship will continue on Oct. 9 with tee times beginning at 10 a.m.
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