Oct. 12, 2001
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Led by freshman Ina Kim (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood), Northwestern's women's golf team sits in eighth place at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, hosted by the University of Tennessee.
Kim shot a two-over-par 74 to lead the Wildcats, who sit 11 strokes behind leader Duke University. She is tied for 12th in the individual standings. Northwestern is one stroke behind the host school and five strokes behind Auburn, LSU and Michigan State, who are tied for fourth place. Georgia, Purdue and Auburn are positioned second, third and fourth, respectively.
Other Northwestern golfers include Emily Gilley (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor), who is tied for 27th with a 76, Elizabeth Burden (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Bluff) who is also sitting in 27th place with a 76, Hana Kim (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood), Ina's older sister, who is tied for 43rd with a 78, and Lauren Grzebien (Saunderstown, R.I./Narragansett), who is also tied for 43rd with a 78.
Tournament play continues Saturday and Sunday.
NU Individual Finishers
8 Northwestern Univ. 304 T 12 Ina Kim 37- 37 74 T 27 Emily Gilley 39- 37 76 T 27 Elizabeth Burden 35- 41 76 T 43 Hana Kim 40- 38 78 T 43 Lauren Grzebien 41- 37 78
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship -- Day One Results
Gettysvue Polo, Golf and CC, Knoxville, Tenn.
1. Duke 293 2. Georgia 294 3. Purdue 297 4. Auburn 299 LSU 299 Michigan St. 299 7. Tennessee 303 8. Northwestern 304 9. Memphis 307 10. Nevada 308 11. Florida 311 12. Furman 316 13. South Carolina 318 14. Alabama 322