Princeton University Athletics
Women's Golf Will Head to Florida for NCAA Regionals
April 26, 2005 | Women's Golf
April 26, 2005
Princeton, N.J. - The Ivy League champions Princeton women's golf team found out where it will compete in the NCAA Tournament Monday night when the field for the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was announced. Princeton will travel south to Gainseville, Fla., from May 5-7, to face some of the nation's top compeition.
Princeton qualified for the NCAA Championships by winning last weekend's Ivy League Championship at the Maidstone Golf Club in East Hampton, N.Y. The Tigers are making their second consecutive NCAA appearance and their third in four years.
Seniors Avery Kiser and Meg Nakamura lead the Tigers. Kiser won the three Ivy League Championships prior to this season, while Nakamura finished second in this year's tournament. Additionally, sophomore Sharla Cloutier earned all-Ivy honors for Princeton and junior Taryn Haladay posted a top 10 finish.
There are four teams in the NCAA field that the Tigers have finished ahead of tournaments and many that Princeton has finished just behind. The list of teams the Tigers have edged includes Miami, James Madison and Kent State. The Tigers are ranked 59th in the latest Golfweek Poll.
Three regional tournaments will be conducted May 5-7 to determine the championships field. Regional tournaments are considered preliminary rounds of NCAA championships competition, and all national championships policies will apply. A total of 324 participants have been selected for the regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals May 17-20. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region. The championships finals will be held at Sunriver Resort on the Meadows Course, Sunriver, Oregon, hosted by Oregon State University and Sunriver Resort.
Here are the other teams that will be playing in the East Regional with the Tigers.
1. Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference)
2. Pepperdine
3. Washington
4. Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)
5. Florida
6. Tulane (Conference USA)
7. Furman (Southern Conference)
8. Virginia
9. North Carolina-Wilmington
10. Mississippi State
11. North Carolina State
12. South Carolina
13. Vanderbilt
14. Miami (Florida)
15. East Carolina
16. Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)
17. Princeton (Ivy Group)
18. James Madison (Colonial Athletic Association)
19. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
20. Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference)
21. Campbell
Individuals:
1. Adrienne White, Louisville
2. Meghan Little, Louisville
3. Brooke Mangan, Alabama-Birmingham