Leah Wigger Takes Second at NCAA Championship

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May 20, 2005

SUNRIVER, Ore. – Virginia finished 13th at the 2005 NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship at the Sunriver Resort on Friday.

Top-ranked Duke claimed the national title with a 1170 (+34), beating out defending national champion UCLA by five strokes. Auburn took third with a 1176 (+40).

The Cavaliers, making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA national championship, shot a 293, one stroke shy of the school record low round, for a 1200 (+64).

“I’m extremely excited for the team to finish 13th out of 24 against the top teams in the country,” UVa head coach Jan Mann said. “They played well the entire week.”

Individually, Duke’s Anna Grzebien captured medalist honors with a 286 (+2), beating out UVa sophomore Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) by just one stroke. Wigger fired a two-under 69 on the day for a 287 (+3). UCLA’s Annie Cochran and Duke’s Brittany Lang tied for third with a 288 (+4) each.

“I’m just so impressed with how she did,” Mann said of Wigger. “We’re very happy for her.”

Freshman Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Fla.) tied for 16th with a 296 (+12), while sophomore Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) carded a 304 (+20). Sophomore Sally Shonk (Noblesville, Ind.) fired a 315 (+31), and sophomore Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 326 (+42).

2005 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunriver Resort
Sunriver, Ore.
Par 71; 6,312 yards
Final Results

1.	Duke				292-303-278-297-1170 (+34)2.	UCLA				288-302-292-293-1175 (+39)3.	Auburn				290-296-295-295-1176 (+40)4.	Pepperdine			291-295-299-294-1179 (+43)5.	California			295-299-296-290-1180 (+44)6.	Tennessee			300-303-298-285-1187 (+51)	Ohio State			301-296-300-290-1187 (+51)8.	Arizona State			303-301-297-289-1190 (+54)	Oklahoma State			298-306-299-287-1190 (+54)10.	Florida				301-304-297-293-1195 (+59)11.	Arkansas			296-307-293-301-1197 (+61)	Southern Cal			287-312-301-297-1197 (+61)13. 	Virginia			304-308-295-293-1200 (+64)14.	Washington			292-314-296-299-1201 (+65)15.	Tulane				305-312-299-286-1202 (+66)16.	Missouri			307-300-296-302-1205 (+69)17.	Michigan State			304-301-299-302-1206 (+70)18.	UC Irvine			311-304-297-299-1211 (+75)19.	Stanford			300-311-298-303-1212 (+76)20.	Purdue				309-302-304-301-1216 (+80)21.	Furman				307-301-309-300-1217 (+81)22.	Texas A&M			305-306-309-299-1219 (+83)23.	Tulsa				307-313-310-292-1222 (+86)24.	Brigham Young			305-317-316-300-1238 (+102)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Anna Grzebien, Duke 73-75-65-73-286 (+2)2. Leah Wigger, Virginia 73-72-73-69-287 (+3)3. Annie Cochran, UCLA 71-79-70-68-288 (+4) Brittany Lang, Duke 74-75-68-71-288 (+4)

VIRGINIA PLAYERS2. Leah Wigger 73-72-73-69-287 (+3)t16. Lauren Mielbrecht 76-74-73-73-296 (+12)t68. Rachel Smith 77-81-74-72-304 (+20)114. Sally Shonk 80-81-75-79-315 (+31)126. Lindsay Robinson 78-84-79-85-326 (+42)