RICHMOND, Ky. – Toledo sits in seventh place following Friday's opening round of Eastern Kentucky's Colonel Classic. The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes but was reduced to 36 holes due to a significant amount of rain over the last two days at the par-72, 5,815-yard University Club at Arlington.
Western Kentucky leads the field of 14 teams after shooting a first-round total of nine-over 297 with Akron in second place at 10-over par. The Rockets are just eight strokes out of the lead after carding a 17-over par 305. The Hilltoppers' Mary Joiner is the individual leader at two-under 70.
Junior
Pinyada Kuvanun is just three shots out of the lead and tied for fourth place at one-over par 73. Sophomore
Saranlak Tumfong is tied for 22
nd place at four-over par 76 with junior
Natcha Daengpiem one stroke behind and tied for 29
th place at five-over par 77.
Rounding out the Rocket lineup are juniors
Hannah Kochendoerfer (79/T-46
th) and
Pimchanok Kawil (80/T-59
th). Also competing for UT as individuals are sophomores
Donchanok Toburint (77/T-29
th) and
Thunpijja Sukkasem (81/T-62
nd).
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Western Kentucky 297 (+9); 2. Akron 298 (+10); 3. Eastern Kentucky 299 (+11); 4. Xavier 300 (+12); 5. Oakland 302 (+14); 6. Ohio 303 (+15);
7. Toledo 305 (+17); 8. Ball State 307 (+19); 9. Austin Peay 308 (+20); 10. Tennessee Tech 309 (+21); 11. ULM 315 (+27); 12. Belmont 318 (+30); 13. Dayton 324 (+36); 14. Northern Kentucky 329 (+41)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Mary Joiner (WKU) 70 (-2); T2. Alexis Jones (Oakland) 72 (E); T2. Hollee Sadler (TTU) 72 (E);
T4. Pinyada Kuvanun (UT) 73 (+1); T4. Sydney Anderson (BSU) 73 (+1); T4. Mikayla Hauck (EKU) 73 (+1); T4. Danielle Nicholson (UA) 73 (+1); T4. Mikayla Smith (XU) 73 (+1); T4. Kylee Sullivan (Oakland) 73 (+1)
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T4.
Pinyada Kuvanun 73 (+1); T22.
Saranlak Tumfong 76 (+4); T29.
Natcha Daengpiem 77 (+5); Ind.-T29. Donchanok Toburint 77 (+5); T46.
Hannah Kochendoerfer 79 (+7); T59.
Pimchanok Kawil 80 (+8); Ind.-T62.
Thunpijja Sukkasem 81 (+9)
