Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Spartan Invitational Day 2
Rams Finish Eighth at Spartan Invitational
3/6/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Colorado State women's golf team moved up two spots and finished in eighth place Tuesday at the Spartan Invitational.
Chelsea Benton and Kasey Claussen tied for 19th place and were the top individual finishers for the Rams. Benton had rounds of 73, 76 and 77, good for a three-round total of 226. Claussen finished with the same tournament total, but had rounds of 78, 73 and 75. This was Benton's third and Claussen's second top-20 finish of the year.
CSU's Stefanie Ferguson scored a 233, and tied her best single round of the year when she fired a 73 in the final round. Ferguson finished tied for 44th place. Amber Ward carded a tournament total score of 234, good for a share of 48th place, and Megan Chapman finished tied for 62nd after ending the event with a score of 241.
Host school San Jose State won the tournament for the second consecutive year. Colorado and California finished in a tie for second place, 15 strokes behind the Spartans. UC Irvine finished in fourth, 18 strokes back, and Idaho finished in fifth, 26 strokes back.
The Rams third round score of 299 is their fifth round under 300 all year. The team will have a week off from competition before traveling to Hawai'i to compete in the Thompson Invitational on March 20-21.
8 Colorado State - 310-307-299=916
T 19 Chelsea Benton - 73-76-77=226
T19 Kasey Claussen - 78-73-75=226
T 44 Stefanie Ferguson - 82-78-73=233
T 48 Amber Ward - 79-81-74=234
T 62 Megan Chapman - 80-80-81=241
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