April 8, 2003

ST. GEORGE, Utah - The San Diego State women's golf team completed a successful spring regular season today by claiming a share of seventh place at the 22-team, 120-golfer Utah Dixie Classic. The Aztecs, who entered the day 31-over-par after the first 27 holes, finished the final 27 at 35-over for a total of 930 (+66) that claims a fourth straight top-seven finish for the spring.

UNLV, the top-rated team in the field at No. 33 Golfweek/No. 37 Golfstat, came from 14 shots back midway through the second round to take the team title by firing a tourney-best final round of 292. At 42-over 906, the Rebels claimed a three-shot win over second-place No. 43/50 San Francisco, yesterday's clubhouse leader.

At No. 24 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin West region standings and fighting to improve its resume for a possible NCAA Regionals berth, SDSU was one of 20 West teams participating in the BYU-hosted event. The Aztecs picked up key head-to-head victories over higher-ranked regional teams No. 14 BYU (14th, 942), No. 17 Colorado State (13th, 938), No. 18 UC Irvine (T-10th, 934) and No. 19 Washington State (T-10th, 934). The result could have been even better for the Aztecs, as they finished just four strokes out of fourth place (Colorado, 926).

Junior Sandy Kim (West Linn, Ore./West Linn HS) began the day by putting the finishing touches on her career-best, second-round score of 71. She then shot a final-round 75 to move into a share of sixth place for the third straight tournament at 8-over 224. In recording the Aztecs' low individual score, Kim, who has finished among the top 26 in each of her last seven events, ended up six shots behind medalist Jordan Auten of San Francisco (218, +2).

Junior Shayna Miyajima (Wailuku, Hawaii/Baldwin HS) was kept out of the top 20 for the first time in the spring with a 42nd-place finish. Miyajima, the reigning MWC Women's Golfer of the Month, followed her first-round 80 by shooting 77-79 for a 20-over total of 236. Despite the disappointing result, Miyajima has finished among the top 50 in all eight events this season.

Senior Jennifer Hoene (Acampo, Calif./St. Mary's HS), who began the day in a tie for 24th place, shot a final-round 82 and slipped into a tie for 54th at 238. Freshman Toni Lutz (Anaheim, Calif./Valley Christian HS) shot a career-best 76 in the final round and tied for 62nd at 241 along with senior Claire Riley (San Diego, Calif./Univ. of San Diego HS), who followed a pair of 78s with a final-round 85.

With its regular season complete, San Diego State will begin preparing for the April 24-26 Mountain West Conference Championship held at the Meadows Golf Course in Sunriver, Ore.

BYU Dixie Classic
Monday April 7, 2003 - Tuesday April 8, 2003
Sunbrook Golf Course
Point Blackrock , Woodbridge Point and Blackrock Woodbridge
St. George, UT

Fin.    School                  Scores
1       UNLV                    307 307 292 906
2       San Francisco, U. of    296 307 306 909
3       Denver, Univ. of        308 299 311 918
4       Colorado, U. of         303 320 303 926
5       Nevada, U. of           301 308 318 927
6       Portland State Univ.    313 301 315 929
T7      San Diego State         317 301 312 930 (+66)
T7      CSU-Northridge          305 310 315 930
T7      Idaho, University of    303 317 310 930
T10     Washington State U.     308 312 314 934
T10     UC Irvine               299 308 327 934
12      Campbell University     320 312 305 937
13      Colorado State          316 307 315 938
14      Brigham Young Univ.     313 316 313 942
T15     Weber State Univ.       324 307 328 959
T15     Boise State Univ.       318 327 314 959
17      Hawai'i                 313 322 327 962
18      Montana, Univ. of       320 317 332 969
19      Montana State Univ.     324 333 340 997
20      Wyoming, U. of          338 325 341 1004
21      Idaho State Univ.       341 353 341 1035
22      Mesa State              351 354 356 1061

Top 3 Individuals
1       Jorden Auten, San Fran   73  72  73 218
2       Nicole Keller, Idaho     71  75  75 221
3       Stella Lee, UC Irvine    72  71  79 222

SDSU Individuals
T7      San Diego State         317 301 312 930
T6      Sandy Kim                78  71  75 224 (+8)
T42     Shayna Miyajima          80  77  79 236 (+20)
T54     Jennifer Hoene           81  75  82 238 (+22)
T62     Claire Riley             78  78  85 241 (+25)
T62     Toni Lutz                84  81  76 241 (+25)