ORU women claim Jackrabbit Invitational, men shoot school record
PRIMM, Nev. – The Oral Roberts women’s golf team earned its second championship of the year as the Golden Eagles dominated the field Tuesday in the final round of the Jackrabbit Invitational. ORU shot 872 (282-295-295), matching the best 54-hole score in school history to earn the four shot victory.
ORU also shot 872 as a team at the 2011 Jackrabbit Invitational. Shinwoo Lee was the top finisher for ORU with her second consecutive top 10 finish, tying for fourth at 217 (71-74-72). All five Golden Eagles finished inside the top 15 in the tournament.
With the victory, the Golden Eagles are now 70-14-1 through seven tournaments this year and successfully defended their championship at the Jackrabbit Invitational, having now won the event two years in a row.
ORU Results
T4 – Shinwoo Lee – 71-74-72–217
6 – Alejandra Acosta – 68-75-75–218
T7 – Kennedy Ishee – 72-74-73–219
T10 – Paty Torres – 73-72-75–220
T14 – Paola Aviles – 71-77-75–223
T46 – Sirapassorn Cheepborisut – 83-75-79–237 (INDIVIDUAL)
Complete Team Results
1 – Oral Roberts – 282-295-295–872
2 – South Dakota State – 290-285-301–876
3 – Houston Baptist – 289-301-291–881
4 – Grand Canyon – 293-287-302–882
5 – Oakland – 299-301-306–906
6 – North Dakota State – 299-308-300–907
7 – South Dakota – 302-309-304–915
8 – Northern Kentucky – 309-302-310–921
9 – Fairleigh Dickinson – 307-308-307–922
10 – SIU Edwardsville – 309-304-310—923
11 – Northern Iowa – 324-329-335–988
Up Next
After having played two tournaments in five days, ORU will take a week off before returning to play at the UALR First Tee Classic March 30-31.
ORU Men Shoot School Record; Move up to Third
PRIMM, Nev. – A 14-shot improvement from round two and school record 277 in the final round was enough to vault the Oral Roberts men’s golf team to third at the Jackrabbit Invitational at Primm Valley Tuesday, as the Golden Eagles finished at 860 (292-291-277). No. 26 UNLV ran away with the team title at 804, finishing 60 shots under par and winning by 17 shots over Tennessee (821).
The 277 marks the best round in the ORU record books, topping the 278 at the Diet Pepsi/Shocker Classic April 9, 2001. The 860 for the tournament is tied for the 10th best 54-hole total in school history. Parker Dolezal helped ORU’s cause with a career best 67 in the final round.
ORU Results
T19 – Scott Newell – 72-69-73–214
T22 – Parker Dolezal – 75-73-67–215
T26 – Dennis Andersen – 69-77-70–216
T43 – Ollie Penn – 77-72-71–220
T72 – Trevor Torgerson – 76-82-69–227
Complete Team Results
1 – UNLV – 272-267-265–804
2 – Tennessee – 274-265-282–821
3 – Oral Roberts – 292-291-277–860
4 – Oakland – 290-290-282–862
5 – Weber State – 294-280-289–863
6 – South Dakota State – 297-287-281–865
7 – SIU Edwardsville – 290-287-289–866
T8 – Creighton – 292-290-285–867
T8 – Drake – 290-288-289–867
10 – Northern Kentucky – 287-298-292–877
T11 – Northern Iowa – 306-292-281–879
T11 – South Dakota – 297-288-294–879
13 – Air Force – 287-296-297–880
14 – North Dakota State – 303-297-290–890
15 – Fairleigh Dickinson – 304-290-299-893
Up Next
ORU will take a week off before playing in the UALR First Tee Classic March 30-31.