October 30, 1998

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Texas Tech women's golf team is in a four-way tie for fifth place after the first round of the Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational, hosted by New Mexico State.

The Red Raiders, after a 25-over-par round of 313, are tied for fifth with Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas-El Paso. TCU has a nine-shot lead after a 7-over 295. Host New Mexico State (304) is second. Missouri (308) and SMU are tied for third. The tournament continues on Saturday on the par-72, 6,117-yard University Golf Course.

Texas Tech junior Jamie Vannoy shot a 2-over round of 74 and is in a five-way tie for fifth, five shots behind TCU's Angela Stanford. Freshman Jennifer Newhouse shot a 5-over 77 to tie for 13th. Senior Brooke Lowrance, junior Alana Soliz and sophomore Priscillia Hunt each shot rounds of 9-over 81 to tie for 46th.

TCU's Stanford shot a 3-under round of 69. New Mexico State's Rachel Duncan, and SMU's Kelley King are three shots off the pace after even-par rounds of 72. Colorado State's Kristin Clarke is fourth after a 1-over 74.

 t5  Texas Tech        313
 t5  Jamie Vannoy       74
t10  Jennifer Newhouse  77
t46  Brooke Lowrance    81
t46  Priscillia Hunt    81
t46  Alana Soliz        81

TCU                    295
New Mexico State       304
Missouri               308
SMU                    308
TEXAS TECH             313
Oklahoma               313
Baylor                 313
Texas-El Paso          313
Colorado               319
Colorado State         320
Kansas                 321
North Texas            324
Lamar                  325
Wichita State          329
Kansas State           331
Wyoming                331
Idaho                  348
Boise State            349