Hilland In Contention After Opening Round

Oct. 26, 2001

Brookwood, AL – University of Miami sophomore Camilla Hilland (Lommedalen, Norway) fired an opening-round 80 and is just four-strokes out of the lead after the first-round of the Alabama Capstone Intercollegiate Championship in Brookwood, AL.

Hilland trails Sarah Johnston (Alabama) and Anna Gertsson (Mississippi State) who both recorded 76’s on Friday to grab the first-round lead.

Hilland has been Miami’s top finisher in both tournaments this fall recording top-4 finishes both times. Hilland finished third at last weekend’s Hatter Fall Classic and fourth in Miami’s first tournament of the fall season, the Beacon Woods Invitational.

Overall the Hurricanes registered a score of 345 on Friday and are in 12th-place after round one. Minnesota, leads the team competition after firing an opening-round 323. Kentucky (326) is in second followed by Mississippi State (333) and Missouri (334).

Second-round action will take place Saturday with the third and final round scheduled for Sunday.

MIAMI SCORES7.	Camilla Hilland	        8040.	Tina Miller	        8660.	Dominique Gagnon	8963.	Jazmin Cataldo	        9092.	Ava Lee	               101