Nov. 1, 1999

LUBBOCK, Texas - Priscillia Hunt (Phoenix, Ariz. / Horizon) shot an opening-round 2-under par 70 to finish atop the leaderboard following the first round of the Roadrunner Invitational at the University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M., Monday afternoon.

The Red Raiders are third overall as a team after shooting 297. Tech trails Washington (294) and host New Mexico State (296). Rounding out the top five are New Mexico (301) and Oklahoma State (303). A total of seven Big 12 schools are participating in the event. In addition to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, Oklahoma (6th), Missouri (7th), Texas A&M (8th), Baylor (9th), Kansas State (13th) and Colorado (t17th) are competing.

Melanie Hunt and Jennifer Newhouse are tied at 16th after each shot 75. Jamie Vannoy posted a 77 and is tied in 33rd place, while Heather Wrede is in 65th place with an 81.

The second round of the three-round event is scheduled to tee off at 7:30 a.m. (CST) Tuesday.

TEAM	SCORES	        TEXAS TECH	  PLACE	 SCORES
Washington	294	Priscillia Hunt	  1	 70
New Mexico St.	296	Melanie Hunt	  t16	 75
Texas Tech	297	Jennifer Newhouse t16	 75
New Mexico	301	Jamie Vannoy	  t33	 77
Oklahoma State	303	Heather Wrede	  t65	 81
Oklahoma	304
Missouri	305	
Texas A&M	307	
Baylor	        310
Boise State	314
Colorado State	316
Wichita State	316
Kansas State	317
Texas-El Paso	319
Denver	        320
Wyoming	        321
Colorado	324
Idaho	        324
North Texas	325
Lamar	        326