April 7, 2000
Tempe, Ariz. - Senior golfer JaeJean Ro leads the Cardinal in the first day of the Ping/ASU Invitational. Tied for 8th place, Ro turned in an even-par first round of 72 to put the Stanford women in a tie for 7th place after the first day of play. The squad turned in a first day total of 298.
Junior Stephanie Keever is tied for 23rd place after the first round of play with a stroke total of 74. Junior Hilary Homeyer is tied for 34th place with a 75, and freshman Kim Rowton is tied for 53rd with a first day total of 77. Junior Lauren Robertson is tied for 64th with a round of 78, and junior Salimah Mussani, who is competing as an individual, is tied for 74th place with a first round score of 80.
After the first round of play, Arizona leads the Invitational with a total of 288. New Mexico is in second with a total of 291, and Arizona State and Southern California are tied for second with a total of 292. The Ping/ASU Invitational is a three-day event, and will continue on Saturday, April 8 with the second round.
Stanford Results After One Round T7 Stanford 298 T8 JaeJean Ro 72 T23 Stephanie Keever 74 T34 Hilary Homeyer 75 T53 Kim Rowton 77 T64 Lauren Robertson 78 T74 Salimah Mussani* 80 *Playing as an individual
Top 10 Schools After One Round 1 Arizona 288 2 New Mexico 291 3 Arizona State 292 USC 292 5 UCLA 294 6 San Jose State 295 7 Stanford 298 Washington 298 9 New Mexico 299 10 TCU 301
Top 10 Individuals After One Round 1 Jenna Daniels Arizona 68 2 Georgina Simpson San Jose State 70 Mikaela Parmlid USC 70 4 Kelli Kamimura Washington 71 Claudia Ferrini New Mexico 71 Blair O'Neal Arizona State 71 Linda Ishii USC 71 8 Jae Jean Ro Stanford 72 Angela Stanford TCU 72 Jill Gomric Arizona 72 Marcela Leon San Jose State 72