April 5, 2005

ST. GEORGE, UTAH - The San Diego State women's golf team knocked 24 strokes off its first round score to surge into ninth place Tuesday at the BYU Dixie Classic in St. George, Utah. The Aztecs finished the tournament 84-over par 660, including a 318 in the final 18 holes, at the par-72, 6,151-yard Entrada golf course at Snow Canyon.

SDSU, which shot a first round 342 in harsh weather conditions Monday, jumped two slots in the team standings, tying North Texas. The Aztecs' 318 in the second and final round is the team's best 18-hole performance this spring and was the eighth-best in the 14-team field Tuesday morning. UNLV claimed the overall title by 14 strokes over Arkansas, posting a two-day total of 41-over 617.

Aztec sophomore Jamie Oliver (Los Alamitos, Calif.) recorded the best individual finish of her career, coming in tied for 13th with the help of a second round 77 to put her tournament total at 15-over 159. Her 159 is five strokes better than her previous spring season high for 36 holes.

Oliver edged freshman Jackie Kazarian (Dana Point, Calif.), who had three birdies on the day to card a six-over 78. Kazarian tied for 16th place on the individual leader board with a 16-over 160, logging her third top-20 finish this spring.

Senior Toni Lutz (Anaheim, Calif.) bettered her first round score by four strokes to tie for 23rd with a 162, including a 79 in the final 18 holes.

While all five Aztecs improved their scores from day one, freshman MacKenzie Swecker (Winnemucca, Nev.) jumped the biggest with an 84 after finishing with a 95 in the first round.

Brigham Young's Rachel Newren was the individual medalist, finishing the tournament at five-over 149, including a second round 71.

SDSU takes a little more than two weeks off to prepare for its next tournament, the Mountain West Conference Championships in Sunriver, Ore., April 21-23.

Two-round scores with relation to par April 5, at the BYU Dixie Classic, played at the par-72, 6,151-yard Entrada at Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah.

Team Scores
1. UNLV	320-297-617 (+41)
2. Arkansas	330-301-631 (+55)
3. BYU	333-303-636 (+60)
4.Portland State	330-308-638 (+62)
5. Colorado	335-310-645 (+22)
6. Idaho	339-310-649 (+73)
7. Colorado State	339-313-652 (+76)
8. Boise State	332-323-655 (+79)
9. San Diego State	342-318-660 (+84)
    North Texas	336-324-660 (+84)
11. Oral Roberts	336-326-662 (+38)
12. Arkansas State	349-333-682 (+106)
13. Weber State	356-332-688 (+112)
14. Wyoming	349-348-697 (+121)

Top Three Individuals
1. Rachel Newren, BYU		78-71-149 (+5)
2. Seema Sadekar, UNLV	78-72-150 (+6)
3. Hwanhee Lee, UNLV		75-76-151 (+4)

San Diego State
T13. Jamie Oliver		82-77-159 (+15)
T15. Jackie Kazarian		82-78-160 (+16)
T23. Toni Lutz		83-79-162 (+18)
T70. MacKenzie Swecker		95-84-179 (+35)
-. Anna Booth		DQ-88