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April 26, 2005 The Colorado State women's golf team finished in third place at the Mountain West Conference Championship after shooting a three-round 907 (+55). UNLV won the championship shooting an 898 (+46)

Senior Kristen Campos led the Rams with a three-day total of 220 (+7), finishing in third place, six strokes behind individual winner Elena Kurokawa of UNLV. Trisha Quick finished tied for eighth place, shooting a 227 (+14). Chelsea Benton and Lynette Duran each shot a 231 (+18) and finished tied for 12th. Margaret Garehime rounded out the Rams' scoring with a 239 (+26), finishing in 22nd place.

The Rams entered the final round seven strokes behind UNLV and six strokes behind New Mexico, but were never able to close the gap any further.

Up next...
The Colorado State women's golf team earned its third invitation in the last five years to play in the NCAA West Regional Tournament. The Rams, who finished third in the Mountain West Conference Tournament over the weekend, will play in Las Cruces, N.M., May 5-7.

The Rams, who are ranked No. 50 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin index, will be one of 63 teams in this year's championships. Three regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the national championships field. CSU is one of 21 teams competing the the West Regional, which is being hosted by New Mexico State University (NMSU Golf Course), in Las Cruces, N.M. The Rams are ranked 15th out of the tournament field of 21.

CSU made NCAA appearances in 2001 and 2002 finishing in 15th and 14th place, respectively.

Postseason MWC Honors...
Colorado State women's golf coach Angie Hopkins was named as the co-Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year Sunday while senior Kristen Campos earned a spot on the all-MWC team. Fellow senior Lynette Duran received the Mountain West Sportsmanship Award as well.

Hopkins, in her third season as head coach at CSU, has guided the Rams to seven top-five finishes in 2004-05 including a team title in the 2004 Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic. She becomes only the second coach in Colorado State women's golf history to become conference coach of the year. Amie Jensen won the award in 2000. Hopkins shares this year's award with BYU's Sue Nyhus.

Campos, a senior from Mesa, Ariz., claimed all-Mountain West honors after firing a seven-over-par 220 in the MWC Championships over the weekend, good for third place in the event. Campos tied for team honors this season with a 75.89 stroke average while earning three top ten finishes. She becomes CSU's ninth all-conference selection in the history of the program and the first since 2002.

Duran, a senior from Lakewood, Colo., received the Mountain West's Sportsmanship Award after netting a 76.46 stroke average for the Rams in 2004-05.

Noteworthy...
Campos and Duran both played in CSU's NCAA appearance in 2002 in Stanford, Calif.. Campos fired a 236 to tie for 58th place, while Duran shot a 237 to tie for 63rd.