September 26, 2008

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA . . . Wartburg College’s Daina Deery and Steph Burns jumped out to the first round lead of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) Women’s Golf Championship, shooting 3-over-par 75s at Pheasant Ridge Golf Club on Friday.

Wartburg College holds the 18-hole lead after firing a 315 with Central College 10 strokes back at 325. Luther College (333) is in third place followed by Simpson College (336). Wartburg’s score is the sixth-best round in IIAC Championship history and the third-best for the Knights at the tournament. Central’s 325 is the fourth-best round at the Championship for the Dutch.

Central’s Sarah Paulson is one stroke behind Deery and Burns in the individual race followed by Central’s Eva Downes with a 79. Luther’s Amy Ekland, Simpson’s Megan Smith, and Wartburg’s Kate Thompson are tied for fifth after posting 81s. A quartet of golfers are tied for eighth with 82s – Simpson’s Taylor Hillery and Katie Vaux, Loras’ Jackie Kieffer, and Luther’s Ellen Miller.

The IIAC Championship continues Saturday at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls. Tee times begin at 9:00 a.m. with players from Wartburg, Luther and Central. Loras, Coe, and Simpson golfers will be paired together followed by players from Buena Vista, Cornell and Dubuque.

Complete first round results can be found here.

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