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TCU
in fourth place after first 36 holes of tournament
KANEOHE,
Hawaii — The women’s golf team is in fourth place at the
end of the first day of the Dr. Donnis Thompson Rainbow Wahine Golf
Invitational. The Frogs opened the tournament with a first-round
score of 302, then shot a second round 319, ending the day with
a total of 621.
Oklahoma
State was alone in first after a 609 (307-302) total. Tennessee
is in second place with a 615, six shots behind OSU. Oklahoma stands
in third place after shooting a 36-hole score of 619.
Freshman
D’Rae Ward is in a three-way tie for first after the first
36 holes. Ward opened the tournament with a 74, then shot a 76 in
the afternoon round for a 36-hole total of 150. She is tied with
Oklahoma State’s Emma Zackrisson and Tennessee’s Tai Perry.
Brooke
Tull enters the final round tied for 10th with a 36-hole score of
155 (72-83), while Shannon Barr is tied for 18th with a two-round
total of 158 (78-80). Lori Sutherland (78-81=159) is tied for 20th
and Jennifer Patterson (79-82=161) is in 30th place after the first
36 holes.
Three
frogs earn honors for All-American Athletes
COLORADO
SPRINGS, Colo. — Chad McCarty, Chad Bayer and Tricia Payne
have been selected by the National Strength and Conditioning Association
(NSCA) as All-American Athletes for 2002, the NSCA announced today.
McCarty
and Bayer were standouts on the football field for the Horned Frogs,
while Payne is a member of the TCU women’s basketball squad.
All three were nominated for the award by TCU Strength and Conditioning
Coach Don Sommer, based on their dedication to strength training
and conditioning.
The
2002 All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes are recognized
for their athletic accomplishments, academic and personal achievements,
community involvement and leadership qualities. This year, 184 athletes
from 84 college and universities from across the country in 19 competitive
sport categories were acknowledged for their passion and hard work
in and out of the weight room.
Perez
garners C-USA Player of the Week honors
The
Conference USA office announced today that TCU women’s tennis
team member Rosa Perez has been named the Conference USA Player
of the Week for the period ending Sunday. She becomes the third
TCU squad member to earn the conference award, as Paty Aburto and
Saber Pierce each earned it in February.
Perez,
the Horned Frogs’ No. 4 singles player, went undefeated in
her three matches this past week. On March 12, she defeated South
Alabama’s Nienke Scheltens, 6-1, 6-2. In TCU’s Friday
match with No. 26 Miami, Perez overcame a one-set deficit to top
Sihem Bennacer, 3-6, 6-4, 10-4, and help TCU to upset the Hurricanes,
5-2.
Perez
picked up her third win during TCU’s 7-0 victory at Utah, as
she handily defeated Cassie Kasteler, 6-2, 6-2. Perez has won her
last five consecutive matches and has posted a 10-3 record for the
spring season.
Arkansas
president still weighing his decision
LITTLE
ROCK (AP) — Nolan Richardson’s future will be in limbo
for another day, with the University of Arkansas’ system president
saying Wednesday he is not ready to announce whether he agrees with
a decision to terminate the Arkansas coach’s contract.
Two
days after President B. Alan Sugg met with Richardson, his office
released a one-paragraph statement that said Sugg “continues
to review the termination of the employment agreement between the
University of Arkansas and Nolan Richardson Jr. and no announcement
will be made today.”
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