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Trus Takes Second - Racers Fifth At Cincy Fall Classic
9/30/2009 1:45:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Murray State Women's Golf squad came home with a fifth place finish in a field of 14 teams Tuesday at the University of Cincinnati Fall Classic at Elk Run GC in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Racers carded scores of 317-312-311=949 and finished five shots behind fourth place Xavier at 944.
MSU's Joyce Trus took second in the field of 90 players with rounds of 74-74-76=224. She was one shot behind Morehead State's Marisa Kamelgarn who took home medalist honors at 223.
Alex Hinteregger of the Racers finished 10th with scores of 77-81-77=235, while Andrea Downer placed 38th with rounds of 83-84-78=245. Caroline Lagerborg placed 52nd with scores of 82-82-84=249, while Megan McKinney's rounds of 84-87-80=251 brought her a 57th place finish.
Morgan Cross played the event as an individual and finished 54th after scores of 80-89-81=250.
The Racers were in front of sixth place Memphis at 950, and seventh place Akron at 954.
The host Cincinnati came from fifth place after the first round to win their home event in a tiebreaker after they tied at 937 with Morehead State.
Southern Mississippi finished fourth at 941.
Toledo (955), Texas Pan-American (976) and Eastern Kentucky (978) made up the top-10. Oakland (985) finished 11th, while Evansville (995), Detroit (1003), and IPFW (1132) rounded out the field.
The Racers return to action Oct. 12-13 at the Red Wolves Classic at Arkansas State at the Jonesboro CC in Jonesboro, Ark.
