DU sophomore Tonya Choate

Sophomore fires pair of 74s, leads Panthers to second place in team chase

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September 20, 2005

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Drury University's Tonya Choate fired her second straight round of 2-over-par 74 Tuesday to claim the individual title in the Northeastern State University Classic at Cobblestone Creek Golf Club.

The sophomore from Mount Vernon finished with a 148 total, good for a one-stroke victory over Western Washington's Katja Trygg (76-73 149).

Choate's performance lifted the Panthers into a second-place finish in the 16-team meet. Western Washington won the tournament with a 614 total, six shots better than coach Lisa Tinkler's Drury squad, which followed Monday's 313 effort with a solid 307 on Tuesday.

Drury junior Shannon Bost finished ninth with a 155 total after rounds of 79 and 76.

The Panthers are idle until next Monday and Tuesday, when they will host the annual Drury Fall Invitational at Springfield's Rivercut Golf Course.

FINAL RESULTS

NSU GOLF CLASSIC

At Muskogee, Okla.

Cobblestone Creek Golf Club (par 72) Team scores

Western Washington U 311 303 614

Drury University 313 307 620

St. Mary's U. (TX) 319 309 628

St. Edwards Univ. 327 304 631

Central Arkansas 314 319 633

Tarleton State 316 317 633

Northeastern State U 321 313 634

Central Oklahoma 325 318 643

Texas A&M-Commerce 341 326 667

Arkansas Tech 340 329 669

Cameron 338 333 671

SW Oklahoma State 344 338 682

Incarnate Word 363 326 689

West Texas A & M 362 333 695

Nebraska-Kearney 356 349 705

Seminole State CC 374 377 751

INDIVIDUALS

Tonya Choate Drury 74 74 148

Katja Trygg Western WA 76 73 149

Ashley Kelly Central OK 76 75 151

Allison Toomer NE Okla St 77 75 152

Katy Williams St. Edward 82 71 153

Christina Lecuyer Cent. Ark. 77 76 153

Emily Kvinta St. Edward 79 74 153

Jessica Harbin StMU-TX 80 74 154

Shannon Bost Drury 79 76 155

Candice Wagner Western WA 81 75 156

DRURY RESULTS

Tonya Choate 74-74 148

Shannon Bost 79-76 155

Jenny Schneider 79-78 157

Lisa Dugan 81-79 160

Leah Eaton 87-88 185

Complete Results