Women's Golf Team In 16th Place After First Round In Indiana

Sept. 15, 2002

NORMAN, Okla. - In its first action since finishing sixth at last year's NCAA Championships, the University of Oklahoma women's golf team is in 16th place at the NCAA Fall Preview in West Lafayette, Ind., after shooting a 314 today in first-round action. The Sooners are 27 strokes behind first-place Oklahoma State.

The tournament is being played at the 6,225-yard, par-72 Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex Kampen Course and features 18 of the 24 teams that competed in last year's NCAA Championships.

Junior Lisa Meldrum leads the Sooners after shooting a 75 today and is tied for 25th. Junior Hope Edge is tied for 45th aftter carding a 77. Sophomore Emily Milberger is tied for 67th after a round of 80 while senior Allison Johnson shot an 82 and is tied for 74th place. Freshman Cathryn Uselton is in 88th place after a score of 89 in her first collegiate action.

The Sooners will resume play at 8 a.m. Monday and the tournament will conclude on Tuesday.

Team Standings 1. Oklahoma State 288 2. Vanderbilt 290 3. Texas 293 4. Duke 297 5. Ohio State 298 6. Arizona 299 7. Florida 300 Purdue 300 9. Auburn 301 10. Georgia 304 11. Michigan State 306 12. Pepperdine 307 13. Southern California 308 14. South Carolina 312 Wake Forest 312 16. Oklahoma 314 17. Tulsa 315 18. Arizona State 322

Individual Standings 1. Karin Sjodin, Oklahoma State 68 2. Sarah Jacobs, Vanderbilt 70 Janice Olivencia, Texas 70 Celeste Troche, Auburn 70 5. Nicki Cutler, Vanderbilt 71 Kari Damron, Purdue 71 Heather Zielinski, Purdue 71

OU Individual Standings T25. Lisa Meldrum 75 T45. Hope Edge 77 T67. Emily Milberger 80 T74. Allison Johnson 82 88. Cathryn Uselton 89