reshmen Demi Runas and Amy Simanton finished second and fifth, respectively, on Tuesday as the 26th-ranked UC Davis women's golf team narrowly missed winning its second straight tournament, earning runner-up honors to No. 14 Cal at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational hosted by San Jose State. More
Behind 1-over 73's from freshmen Amy Simanton and Demi Runas - who are each tied for fifth - the 26th-ranked UC Davis women's golf team fired a second-round best 297 on Monday afternoon and are in second place after 36 holes of the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational.
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The 26th-ranked UC Davis women's golf team, coming off a victory at last week's Fresno State Lexus Classic, will try to keep the winning going on Monday and Tuesday when it faces five other top-50 teams at the Julie Inkster Spartan Invitational, hosted by San Jose State.
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UC Davis junior Alice Kim was named the Big West Conference Women's Golfer of the Month for February after leading the Aggies to fifth place at the Peg Barnard Invitational.
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Amy Simanton, Alice Kim and Demi Runas each shot 2-over 74's in Tuesday's final round, each posting top-10 finishes, as the 23rd-ranked UC Davis women's golf team captured its second tournament of the season with a two-shot victory at the Fresno State Lexus Classic.
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Freshman Amy Simanton's 3-under 69 in Monday's second round put her in a tie for second, Alice Kim is tied for fourth and freshman Demi Runas is tied for 10th as the 23rd-ranked UC Davis women's golf team took the 36-hole lead at the Fresno State Lexus Classic at Copper River Country Club.
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Teams will open play with an 8 a.m. shotgun start on Monday, playing 36 holes on the par-72, 6,077-yard course before finishing with 18 holes on Tuesday. UC Davis is the highest-ranked team in the field which also features No. 36 UC Irvine and No. 37 San Jose State.
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Junior Alice Kim shot a 3-over 74 on Sunday to tie for seventh while freshman Demi Runas tied for 10th after a 75 as the No. 25 UC Davis women's golf team posted the fourth-lowest score of the day to place fifth at the Peg Barnard Invitational at Stanford Golf Course.
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Junior Alice Kim and freshman Demi Runas each shot 6-over 71s in the first round of the Peg Barnard Invitational on Saturday, helping the No. 25 UC Davis women's golf team into fifth place after the first round at Stanford Golf Course.
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After having its scheduled spring-opener at Long Beach State rained out last weekend, the No. 25 UC Davis women's golf team will make its 2010 debut this weekend when it competes in the Peg Barnard Invitational at Stanford. The 11-team tournament will feature 36 holes at Stanford Golf Course on S...
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The Gold Rush Women's Golf Tournament, the first scheduled tournament of the spring for UC Davis and scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, has been cancelled due to inclement weather this weekend in Southern California.
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Spotlight Aggie - Tori Hooper
With graduation on the horizon and career considerations looming, UC Davis senior volleyball player Tori Hooper has followed a family tradition of taking to the skies. She is halfway through her flight training, with plans of joining the Air Force Reserve.
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Louie Bishop: Seventh Day Committment
Louie Bishop enjoyed an oustanding career with the UC Davis men's golf team, graduating in 2007 with a degree in managerial economics. Named the 2007 Division I Independent Golfer of the Year and Ping All-America Honorable Mention, Bishop capped his Aggie career by being named the winner of UC Davis' W.P. Lindley Award for achievement in athletics, academics and community service. He participated in the 2009 U.S. Amateur on Aug. 24-25. The Tulsa World published the following story on the first day of the tournament
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Sam Paneno Gives Back More Than He Lost
Sam Paneno doesn't do self-pity.
"Why me?" never crossed his lips.
Or his mind.
"I was always taught to look at life from different perspectives," the former UC Davis running back says, "and that you have a choice on how you react to things."
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Spotlight Aggie: Heidi Kucera
Balancing a varsity sport and a full schedule of classes is a challenging task for any student-athlete. Adding a second varsity sport to that mix makes things even more hectic. But UC Davis junior Heidi Kucera finds a way to excel in water polo and swimming, using complementing skills to help contribute in both.
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