April 17, 2008

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -

Day One Results in PDF Format

The San Diego State women's golf team is in seventh place after the first 18 holes of the 2008 Mountain West Conference Championships, posting a 34-over 326 Thursday in Albuquerque, N.M. The Aztecs are just two strokes behind TCU and Colorado State, who are tied for fifth place with a 324 at the par-73, 6,167-yard University of New Mexico Championship Course.

Aztec junior Maki Kamimura (West Covina, Calif.) recorded the team's best round by four strokes, carding a 5-over 78 to tie for 11th place. After bogeying four of the first six holes, the team co-captain rallied with 11 straight pars before finishing the day with a bogey on the par-5 18th. It was the sixth time in seven career MWC tournament rounds that Kamimura had posted a sub-80 score.

SDSU freshman Samantha Roberts (Carlsbad, Calif.), one of three Aztecs making their MWC championship debuts, was the team's second-best golfer on the day, tying for 23rd place with a 9-over 82, including a birdie on the 14th hole. Junior Jackie Kazarian (Dana Point, Calif.), who had an eagle on the 18th hole, is tied with freshman Stephanie Arcala (Oceanside, Calif.) at 10-over 83. Sophomore Petra Cole (San Diego, Calif.) had three double bogeys in the first nine holes and ended up at 11-over 84.

New Mexico, playing on its home course, leads the field by nine strokes with a 6-over 298. The 22nd-ranked Lobos are one of four schools ranked in the top 50 and are followed in the day one standings by No. 30 BYU, which has a one-stroke advantage over third place and 47th-ranked UNLV. Defending individual champion Jodi Ewart of New Mexico was the only golfer to post a sub-par round with a 1-under 72, just one stroke better than UNLV's Therese Koelbaek.

San Diego State will be paired with Colorado State for Friday's second round with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. MT.

First-round scores with relation to par April 17, at the 2008 Mountain West Conference Championships, played at the par-73, 6,167-yard UNM University Championship Course in Albuquerque, N.M.

Team Scoring

1   New Mexico		298 (+6)
2   BYU			307 (+15)
3   UNLV		308 (+16)
4   Wyoming		319 (+27)
5   TCU			324 (+32)
    Colorado State		324 (+32)
7  San Diego State	326 (+34)

Top Five Individuals
1   Jodi Ewart, UNM		72 (-1)
2   Therese Koelbaek, UNLV	73 (E)
3    Britney Choy, UNM		74 (+1)
      Natalia Jimenez, BYU		74 (+1)
      Jonelle Martinez, Wyo.		74 (+1)

San Diego State
T-11.	Maki Kamimura		78 (+5)
T-23.	Samantha Roberts	82 (+9)
T-26.	Jackie Kazarian		83 (+10)
T-26.	Stephanie Arcala		83 (+10)
T-31.	Petra Cole		84 (+11)