University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHER WOMEN'S GOLFERS CAPTURE LADY RAZORBACK TITLE
10/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Stordahl, an Owatonna, Minn., native, led after each round and finished the 54-hole tournament with a score of 2-over par 218.. She opened the tournament with a 2-under par 70 in the first round, then followed with rounds of 75 and 73. It is Stordahl's first collegiate medalist honor.
"Karyn played so well," said Minnesota head coach Melissa Arthur. "She was 5-under par on the back nine in every round. It was a great experience for her to be in the lead and keep the lead and win it."
The Golden Gophers shot rounds 308, 310 and 309 to tally 927 and finish five strokes ahead of runner-up Texas-El Paso at 932. Illinois was third at 941.
"I'm excited about this win. We went into the tournament thinking we could win this one," said Arthur. "We came down and played our game and accomplished what we wanted to do."
The Gophers placed three other golfers in the top 20. Freshman Tai Kinney posted the highest finish of her young career, tying for fifth place at 232 after rounds of 79, 77 and 76. Senior Cindy Cannon tied for 16th at 238 (79-80-79), while senior Megan Stier finished in a tie for 18th at 239 (80-79-81).
Junior Kirstin Whalen was the fifth Gopher golfer. She place 45th with a score of 248 (82-83-83).
The team and medalist titles are the first for the Gophers in the 2001- 02 season. Minnesota has posted a team invitational title and an individual medalist title in each of head coach Melissa Arthur's three seasons with the Gophers.
Lady Razorback Invitational Pinnacle Country Club - Rogers, Ark. Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 1-2, 2001 5,910-yards, par 72 Final Results Team Scores 1. Minnesota 308-310-309 927 2. Texas El Paso 309-312-311 932 3. Illinois 315-311-315 941 4. Oral Roberts 310-318-319 847 5. Illinois State 313-329-309 951 6. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 312-326-318 956 7. Arkansas 326-312-320 958 8. Lamar 325-315-328 968 9. Southern Methodist 326-328-318 972 10. Missouri-Kansas City 332-329-336 997 11. Middle Tennessee State 330-339-342 1011 12. Sam Houston State 345-334-334 1013 13. Eastern Kentucky 341-339-334 1013 14. Northeastern Oklahoma State 346-337-332 1015 15. Tennessee Tech 353-358-359 1070 Top Five Individuals 1. Karyn Stordahl (Minnesota) 70-75-73 218 2. Leslie Hawley (UTEP) 76-77-75 228 3. Linda Chen (UTEP) 77-74-79 230 4. Laurin Kanda (Illinois) 77-79-75 231 5. Jill Rachford (Illinois State) 78-81-73 232 Tai Kinney (Minnesota) 79-77-76 232 Tonia Niblette (Lamar) 79-73-80 232 Gena Johnson (Arkansas) 74-75-83 232 Other Gopher Individuals T 16 Cindy Cannon 79-80-79 238 T 18 Megan Stier 80-78-81 239 45 Kirstin Whalen 82-83-83 248