Hilland Receives At-Large Bid To NCAA Golf Championship
April 29, 2002
Coral Gables, FL (hurricanesports.com) – University of Miami sophomore Camilla Hilland (Lommedalen, Norway) received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women’s Golf East Regional Championship, May 9-11, at the University Club in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hilland, ranked 68th in the nation, finished in the top-20 of all nine tournaments this season, including six top-10’s, and victory at the Ryder/Florida Women’s Collegiate Golf Championships. Her victory at the Ryder Championship marked the first time since 1988 (Tracy Kerdyk) that a Hurricane took home the state individual title.
A total of three regional tournaments will be conducted May 9-11 to determine the field for the NCAA Championship finals, May 21-24, at Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, WA. The other two regional sites include the Central Regional in East Lansing, MI and the West Regional in Stanford, CA.
A total of 324 participants were selected for regional competition. Of those players, 126 will advance to the championship finals. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region.
EAST REGIONAL
The East regional will be played May 9-11 at University Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by Louisiana State University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:AuburnDuke (Atlantic Coast Conference)GeorgiaTennesseeVanderbiltFloridaSouth Carolina (Southeastern Conference)Wake ForestFurman (Southern Conference)North CarolinaLSUTulaneMississippi StateMemphisTexas A&MUCFAlabamaSouth FloridaNorth Carolina StateYale (Ivy Group)Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Individuals:Katie Futcher, Penn StateCamilla Hilland, Miami (Florida)Jessica Lewis, James Madison
CENTRAL REGIONAL
The Central regional will be played May 9-11 at Forest Akers Golf Course, East Lansing, Michigan, hosted by Michigan State University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)Tulsa (Western Athletic Conference)TexasOhio State (Big Ten Conference)MichiganMichigan StatePurdueOklahomaTCU (Conference USA)BaylorKent State (Mid-American Conference)IndianaNorthwesternFlorida StateIllinoisNebraskaWisconsinKansas StateNorth Carolina-Wilmington (Big South Conference)Bradley (Missouri Valley Conference)St. Francis (New York) (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:Randi Gauthier, North TexasElin Ohlsson, MissouriAlison Hiller, Southern Illinois
WEST REGIONAL
The West regional will be played May 9-11 at Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, California, hosted by Stanford University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:Arizona (Pacific-10 Conference)Arizona StateUCLACaliforniaWashingtonSouthern CaliforniaPepperdineStanfordNew Mexico (Mountain West Conference)New Mexico State (Sun Belt Conference)IdahoSan FranciscoSan Jose StateUC IrvineDenverBrigham YoungColorado StateWashington StateCampbell (Atlantic Sun Conference)Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent Conference)Northern Arizona (Big Sky Conference)
Individuals:Erin Kerr, ColoradoSarah Walter, PortlandKathy Cho, Oregon
