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Kailin Downs was named MWC Women's Golfer of the Month for September.
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Oct. 3, 2003

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - New Mexico junior Kailin Downs was named Mountain West Conference Women's Golfer of the Month for September after capturing the individual title and leading the Lobos to a tournament victory at the 25th Annual Branch Law Firm Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.

The 2002-03 Conference Women's Golfer of the Year opened the season tying for 48th-place at the NCAA Fall Preview in Opelika, Alabama. Downs shot a 54-hole total of 231 (83-75-73), helping the Lobos finish 9th out of a field that consisted of the top 20 teams in the country. At the Dick McGuire Invitational, she tied the 54-hole course record with a seven-under 212 (70-68-74), en route to her first collegiate individual title. Downs' 36-hole score of 138 also set a new course record as did the Lobos' overall team score of 871. This is Downs' fourth golfer of the month award of her career.

Mountain West Conference Women's Golfer of the Month: September - Kailin Downs, Jr., New Mexico.