New Mexico Finishes Third at NMSU Intercollegiate

Lobos finish 10 shots behind tournament winner Baylor.

Kailin Downs finished 15th with a 226 (+10).
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Oct. 9, 2002

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The University of New Mexico women's golf team finished in third place at the 2002 Price's Give'em Five Intercollegiate held in Las Cruces, N.M. The Lobos shot a final round 301 to finish with a tournament score of 904, 10 shots behind tournament winner Baylor (894). Host NMSU finished in second (896). UNM's Kailin Downs carded a tournament score of 226 (+10) which placed her tied for 15th place.

The three-day event at the University Golf course which played to a par 72 on 6,303 yards.

Junior Katrina Leckovic finished tied for 17th with a 227 (+12). Sophomore Shannon Johnson tied for 20th with a 228 (+13) while Christina Spence placed tied for 26th with a 230 (+15). Junior Kellyn Newman rounded out the Lobos squad tied for 49th with a three-round score of 236 (+20).

In their two tournament's to date the Lobos have captured one title and placed third in the other. In upcoming action, UNM will take some time off before heading to the Stanford Invitational, Oct. 18-20 in Stanford, Calif.