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Oct. 18, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia women’s golf team moved up another spot to rank No. 11 nationally this week, Golfweek.com announced on Tuesday.
The No. 11 ranking is the highest in the program’s two-plus seasons. The previous highest was a No. 12 last week.
Individually, junior Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) is ranked No. 22 nationally, while sophomore Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Fla.) is ranked No. 23 with a 71.40 each. Both Mielbrecht and Wigger claimed Top 10 finishes at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational, helping UVa to a fifth-place finish.
The Cavaliers, under the guidance of third-year head coach Jan Mann, return to action on Oct. 28-30 at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C.
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NATIONAL RANKINGS
Oct. 18, 2005
Team Rating1. Duke 70.092. UCLA 70.743. Arkansas 71.184. Georgia 71.415. Pepperdine 71.546. Purdue 71.727. Auburn 71.878. Arizona State 72.009. Vanderbilt 72.2510. Texas A& M 72.8111. VIRGINIA 72.8412. Southern Cal 72.8413. UNLV 72.9214. Wake Forest 72.9315. Ohio State 73.0516. New Mexico 73.0617. Washington 73.0918. Southern Methodist 73.2119. Tennessee 73.2920. Tulane 73.4321. Florida 73.4422. Baylor 73.5723. Michigan State 73.6024. NC State 73.7725. California 74.0126. Arizona 74.0927. Long Beach State 74.1328. Kent State 74.1329. Oregon 74.1630. Stanford 74.18