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Aggies, Kim Earn Runner-Up Honors At Denver

Sept. 23, 2009

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LITTLETON, Colo. - The Aggies' Alice Kim earned her third career second-place finish on Wednesday while the UC Davis women's golf team overtook Baylor for runner-up honors at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Denver at Highlands Ranch Golf Club.

Junior Chelsea Stelzmiller earned her 13th career top-10, finishing at 10-over, and helping lead an Aggie squad which placed all five players in the top 20. Senior Kimberly Johnson tied for 12th at 13-over, freshmen Belen Hernandez tied for 15th at 14-over, and freshman Amy Simanton tied for 18th at 15-over.

UC Davis entered the final round one shot behind Baylor as the teams battled for second place behind host Denver which posted a 14-stroke win at 15-over 879. Buoyed by a 1-under 71 from Kim and strong rounds of 73 from both Johnson and Simanton, the Aggies had a team score of 294, tying Denver which also had a 294 on Wednesday, for the second-best score of the tournament. The Aggies improved their score for the second consecutive round.

Baylor slipped to 300, ending the three-day tournament five shots behind UC Davis at 34-over.

Kim paced UC Davis on Wednesday, capitalizing on two birdies on her front nine to make the turn two shots below par. She had a birdie and two bogeys on the back to card her second round below par of the tournament, ending at even-216. Her 71 was best among all players for the second of the three rounds.

Johnson had three birdies - including two on the front nine - along with three bogeys as she posted her best score of the 54-hole event by five strokes. finishing high in the standings. Simanton's 73 was punctuated by three birdies including back-to-back ones on the par-4 10th and the par-4 11th.

Stelzmiller was one over at the turn and had two birdies on the back during her round of 77, earning a top-10 finish in the 73-player field. Hernandez played both the front nine and back nine four shots over par and finishing with an 80.

Denver's Stephanie Sherlock posted a one-shot win over Kim, finishing at 1-under 215. Iowa State was fourth in the team standings at 47-over while Illinois rounded out the top five at 48-over.

UC Davis returns to action on Oct. 26-28 when it participates in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown hosted by UNLV.

RON MOORE INTERCOLLEGIATE
Littleton, Colo. (hosted by the Univ. of Denver)
Highlands Ranch Golf Club
Par 72; 6,483 yards
Final

TEAM
1. Denver, 298-287-294-879
2. UC DAVIS, 300-299-294-893
3. Baylor, 299-299-300-898
4. Iowa State, 310-301-300-911
5. Illinois, 312-296-304-912
6. Nebraska, 320-299-303-922
7. North Texas, 308-317-307-932
8. Wyoming, 320-316-309-945
9. Columbia, 322-315-313-950
10. New Mexico State, 322 -317-315-954
11. Ark.-Little Rock, 331-326-305-962
12. Northern Colorado, 341-316-311-968
13. Montana State, 338-307-327-972

INDIVIDUALS
1. Stephanie Sherlock, Denver, 74-69-72-215

UC DAVIS
2. Alice Kim, 71-74-71-216
T9. Chelsea Stelzmiller, 73-76-77-226
T12. Kimberly Johnson, 78-78-73-229
T15. Belen Hernandez, 78-72-80-230
T18. Amy Simanton, 81-77-73-231

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Players Mentioned

Belen Hernandez

Belen Hernandez

5' 8"
Freshman
Amy Simanton

Amy Simanton

5' 6"
Freshman
Kimberly Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

Sophomore
Alice Kim

Alice Kim

5' 2"
Freshman
Chelsea Stelzmiller

Chelsea Stelzmiller

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Belen Hernandez

Belen Hernandez

5' 8"
Freshman
Amy Simanton

Amy Simanton

5' 6"
Freshman
Kimberly Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

Sophomore
Alice Kim

Alice Kim

5' 2"
Freshman
Chelsea Stelzmiller

Chelsea Stelzmiller

6' 0"
Freshman