UC Davis' Kim Ties For 8th, Anteaters Finish In 22nd Place At NCAA Championships

UC Irvine made its third appearance in the last five years at the NCAA Championship. The 2005 team finished 18th and the 2007 squad placed 19th at the finals.

The UC Irvine women’s golf team finished in 22nd place at the NCAA Championships at the Caves Valley Golf Club Friday. The Anteaters’ last round was their best, shooting a 301 and finishing with a 72- hole total of 1,249 (320-316-312-301) good for 22nd place. Arizona State won the 24-team tournament with a score of 1,182 (302-298-291-291), eight shots ahead of second place UCLA. Purdue’s Maria Hernandez was the individual champion with a one-over par 289 (74-72-72-71).

Senior Jane Chin ended her UCI career in16th place, the highest finish ever for an Anteater player at the NCAA Championships. She carded a one-over 73 on the final round and ended with a total of 298 (75-75-75-73) over four days of competition.

Junior Patty Chawalitmetha was tied for 70th with a score of 311 (78-80-76-77), while freshman Lalita Patipaksiri was tied for 107th with a 320 (80-82-80-78). Freshman Joy Trotter improved 11 shots from her third round with a 74 Friday and ended the tournament with a score of 325 (87-79-85-74). Sophomore Hillary Packard recorded a 327 (87-82-81-77) and was tied for 115th.

UC Davis' Alice Kim shot a final-round 76 at the NCAA Division I Championships on Friday, tying for eighth on the individual leaderboard and helping the Aggies showcase their program at college women's golf showcase tournament for the second consecutive year. Kim, a sophomore who finished in a tie for 34th at last year's championship, started Friday in fourth place after her two-under 70 in Thursday's third round vaulted her from a tie for 16th to contention for the national championship.

Maria Hernandez of Purdue shot a one-under 71 in the last round, claiming medalist honors by a stroke when USC's Jennifer Song double-bogeyed the last hole. Hernandez finished at one-over 289 while Song took second at two-over. Pernilla Lindberg of Oklahoma State was third with a three-over par 75.