University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHER GOLFERS GET READY FOR OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT
4/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
GOPHERS TIE FOR SEVENTH AT THE INDIANA INVITATIONAL - Minnesota tied for seventh place at the Indiana Invitational on Sunday. The Gophers and Purdue tied with a two-round total of 655, 18 strokes behind first-place Indiana.
Junior Katie Bakken (Brooklyn Center, Minn./ Brooklyn Center) led the team with a total of 155, including a 2-over-par 76 in the final round. Sophomore Megan Stier (Belle Plaine, Minn./Bell Plaine) was next, tying for 30th at 166, with sophomore Cindy Cannon (Big Lake, Minn./Monticello) one stroke behind at 167. Junior Jenny Bruun (Crookston, Minn./Crookston) finished at 171, with newcomers Karyn Stordahl (Owatonna, Minn./ Owatonna) at 173 and Kirstin Whalen (Elk River, Minn./ Elk River) at 178.
BAKKEN LEADING IN THE SPRING SEASON - Junior Katie Bakken has been Minnesota's top finisher in all four spring tournaments. She won the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational on March 14, finishing with a two-round total of 147, including a 2-under-par 70 in the first round. It was her first career victory. Bakken tied for 14th at the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Invitational a week ago and placed eighth at the Midwest Classic in Dallas on Feb. 27 in addition to her fourth- place finish this week at the Indiana Invitational.
UP NEXT - The Big Ten Championships will be held April 28-30 in Madison, Wis.