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Sept. 22, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia women’s golf team is ranked No. 14 nationally in the first rankings of the 2004-05 season, Golfweek.com announced.
The Cavaliers, under the guidance of head coach Jan Mann, are in their second-ever season of competition. Following their inaugural season, the Cavaliers finished ranked 61st last spring.
Individually, sophomore Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) is ranked third nationally, while sophomore Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) stands 11th.
In its first tournament of the season, UVa finished fourth at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 14 with Smith claiming the school’s first medalist honors with a four-under 212. Wigger finished third with a two-under 214.
The Cavaliers return to action on Oct. 1-3 at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville, Tenn.
GOLFWEEK.COM WOMEN’S GOLF NATIONAL RANKINGS
Sept. 20, 2004
Team Rating
1. Missouri 71.132. Ohio State 71.453. Purdue 72.734. Michigan 72.795. Louisiana State 72.846. Georgia 72.937. Colorado State 72.948. Tennessee 73.099. New Mexico 73.5110. Furman 73.5111. Florida 73.5112. Pepperdine 73.5913. Michigan State 73.6814. VIRGINIA 73.6815. Oklahoma 73.8516. Iowa State 73.9917. Wake Forest 74.0118. Brigham Young 74.0919. Arkansas 74.2620. Oklahoma State 74.34
Players
1. Maria Ohlsson, Missouri 69.172. Kelly Froelich, Georgia 69.703. Rachel Smith, Virginia 70.704. Denise Knaebel, Missouri 70.795. Laura Luethke, Fresno St. 70.836. Violeta Retamoza, Tenn. 71.047. Karin Sjodin, Okla. St. 71.048. Myrte Eikenaar, Purdue 71.119. Louise Kenney, Iowa St. 71.1410. Brianna Broderick, Mich. 71.2111. Leah Wigger, Virginia 71.3712. Vicky Meyer, LSU 71.37