Texas Tech University Athletics
Tech Finishes Fourth At Berning Classic
June 21, 1999 | Women's Golf
April 13, 1999
NORMAN, Oklahoma - The 42nd-ranked Texas Tech women's golf team finished in fourth place at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic held at the 6013 yard, par 72 Jimmie Austin/University of Oklahoma Golf Course.
The Red Raiders fired a third round score of 311 for a total of 935 for the tournament. Host school Oklahoma University won the event with a total of 923.
Individually, Texas Tech placed three golfers in the top 20. Brooke Lowrance led Tech and tied for 14th overall with a three-round total of 234. Jamie Vannoy and Heather Wrede both finished one stroke behind their teammate and tied for 18th overall. Vannoy came back from an 84 in the second round to shoot 74 on the final day which tied Lowrance for the low round of the tournament amongst the Red Raiders. Beth Covington shot a 237 which placed her in a tie for 26th place. Jennifer Newhouse tied for 40th with a 241. Priscilla Hunt competed as an individual and finished with a 245, tying her for 51st place.
The individual winner was Wendy Martin of Oklahoma. She fired a 219 which topped UTEP's Kristen MacLaren by four strokes.
Texas Tech won the tournament in 1996 and placed second in 1997. Lowrance tied for medalist honors in '96 and was second in '97.
The Red Raiders will be action again on April 19-21 at the Big 12 Championships in Boulder, Colorado. No start time has been announced.
Results: Texas Tech 307-317-311=935 t4th Brooke Lowrance 74-79-81=234 t14th Jamie Vannoy 77-84-74=235 t18th Heather Wrede 78-78-79=235 t18th Beth Covington 82-78-77=237 t26th Jennifer Newhouse 78-82-81=241 t40th *Priscilla Hunt 82-82-81=245 t51st
Team Standings: 1 Oklahoma 311-296-316=923 2 Baylor 308-302-316=926 3 Missouri 319-305-306=930 4 Texas Tech 307-317-311=935 5 Texas A&M 316-305-318=939 UTEP 324-306-309=939 7 SMU 325-305-313=943 8 Colorado St. 323-307-315=945 9 Kansas 321-314-323=958 10 Lamar 326-315-326=967 11 Wichita St. 310-331-329=970 12 Denver 330-317-331=978 13 North Texas 321-331-331=983 14 Oral Roberts 332-323-331=986 15 Kansas St. 330-327-333=990
Individual Top 10 1 Wendy Martin Oklahoma 70-73-76=219 2 Kristen MacLaren UTEP 77-73-73=223 3 Jennifer Hubbard SMU 79-74-77=230 Kristin Clarke Colorado St. 73-79-78=230 Jennie Persson Baylor 77-73-80=230 Jennifer Tannehill Oklahoma 75-74-81=230 7 Bree Sharratt Colorado St. 82-73-77=232 *Betsy Berry Oklahoma 80-77-75=232 *Kellie Jamison Oklahoma 77-77-78=232 10 Ashley Wilkerson Oral Roberts 75-80-78=233 Stefanie Mitchell Missouri 79-75-79=233 Ali Brewer Baylor 77-79-77=233 Sorrell Richman Baylor 75-74-84=233
* = competing as an individual
