October 16, 1998
RICHMOND, Va. — Sophomore Jenny Throgmorton is in first place after round one of the EKU Invitational today, leading the Lady Kats into second place.
Throgmorton shot a 39 on both the front and the back nine for a one-day total of 78. Four golfers trail her in second with 7-over-par 79s after one round.Junior Jenny Dugan is currently tied for seventh place after shooting a 9-over-par 81. Freshman Kristen Pepe is only one stroke behind Dugan, tying her for 12th place. Three UK golfers are tied for 20th: freshman Towa Okiyama, junior Chanda Day and freshman Charlotte Svennevig. All three shot an 85 in the first round.
The Lady Kats, who shot a combined 326, will try to catch first-place Illinois State, who leads with a 320. There will be a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. at the Arlington Golf Course in Richmond, Kentucky.
AGATE:
Team 1. Illinois State, 320T2. KENTUCKY, 326, Eastern Michigan, 326 4. Tennessee Tech, 332 5. Eastern Kentucky, 339 6. Youngstown State, 358 7. Belmont, 368 8. Xavier, 369
Individual (Top 20) 1. Jenny Throgmorton (Kentucky), 39-39, 78 2. Suzanne Walker (Illinois State), 38-41, 79 Kristee Wright (Eastern Michigan), 42-37, 79 Nicole Foy (Illinois State), 40-39, 79 Krissie Kirby (Eastern Kentucky), 41-38, 79 6. Pina Gentile (Illinois State), 41-39, 80 7. Jenny Dugan (Kentucky), 42-39, 81 Ashley Beal (Tennessee Tech), 44-37, 81 Stephanie Smoot (Eastern Michigan), 43-38, 81 Sara Burkhead (Belmont), 44-37, 81 Leslie Ferrell (Tennessee Tech), 40-41, 8112. Meghan Dunham (Illinois State), 41-41, 82 Kristen Pepe (Kentucky), 42-40, 8214. Mikki Reeck (Eastern Michigan), 42-41,, 83 Kylie Crouch (Tennessee Tech), 46-37, 83 Jill Rachford (Illinois State), 41-42, 83 Devon Beveridge (Eastern Michigan), 40-43, 8318. Stephanie Matasek (Youngstown), 40-44, 84 *Kelli Wilson (Eastern Kentucky), 43-41, 8419. Julie Bourne (Eastern Kentucky), 42-43, 85 Towa Okiyama (Kentucky), 44-41, 85 Chanda Day (Kentucky), 46-39, 85 *Charlotte Svennevig (Kentucky), 44-41, 85 *Kate Rakel (Eastern Michigan), 43-42, 85 *Heather Faesy (Eastern Kentucky), 42-43, 85 *Individual
