March 8, 2004

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

In their first competition of the spring, the Wyoming Cowgirls find themselves in 17th place out of 18 teams at the Montana State Bobcat Classic being played in Goodyear, Ariz.

Wyoming shot an opening round 50-over par 338 on Monday. Brigham Young leads the tournament with a 13-over par total of 301.

Lindsay Snowden of UC Riverside holds a one-stroke lead in the individual competition. Snowden fired a one-under par 71. She leads Marci Hoover of Weber State, who carted an even par round of 72. Two more individuals are two strokes at 73, followed by a trio at two-over par 74.

Wyoming's top individual following the first round is freshman Michelle Camaione of Upland, Calif. Camaione shot a first round score of seven-over par 79. She is tied for 41st place in a field of 89 women's golfers.

The tournament is being played at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Ariz. The course measures 6,050 yards, and plays to a par of 72. The second and final round in the 36-hole event is scheduled to tee off Tuesday morning.

Team Standings               Scores

1.    Brigham Young          301
2.    Boise State            303
3.    Toledo                 304
      Western New Mexico     304
5.    Western Michigan       307
      Weber State            307
7.    Sacramento State       310
8.    Eastern Washington     312
      UC Riverside           312
10.   Southwest Missouri St. 314
11.   Oral Roberts           317
12.   North Texas            318
13.   Northern Arizona       320
14.   Montana State          324
15.   Montana                325
16.   Idaho State            329
17.   Wyoming                338
18.   Grand Canyon           359


Wyoming Team Results                Class  Scores    Place

Michelle Camaione (Upland, Calif.)  Fr.    79 (+7)   Tie 41st
Kayla Morrison (St. Mary's, W.Va.)  Fr.    84 (+12)  Tie 68th
Shala Hanson (Lake Oswego, Ore.)    Jr.    86 (+14)  Tie 72nd
Ashley Cariveau (Rapid City, S.D.)  Sr.    89 (+17)  Tie 83rd
Aryn Cariveau (Rapid City, S.D.)    Sr.    89 (+17)  Tie 83rd