Chula Vista, Calif. - Junior Charlotte Wendner tied for 21st individually to help the Nebraska women's golf team to a 12th-place finish in an 18-team field at the Aztec Spring Invitational on Tuesday afternoon.
Wendner, a native of Bjarred, Sweden, closed the three-day tournament with a 54-hole score of 231 (72-79-80) to lead the Huskers. Fellow junior JC Stevenson (Grand Island, Neb.) added a tie for 38th at 236 (72-86-78).
Freshman Natalie Gleadall (Stratford, Ontario) tied for 50th at 240 (79-83-78), while sophomore Mary Kate Bird (Kansas City, Mo.) settled for a tie for 60th at 242 (76-84-82). Sophomore Rachel Hanigan (Dunlap, Iowa) rounded out the Husker lineup in 79th at 252 (83-89-80).
Nebraska finished the tournament with a three-round score of 947 on the par-72, 6,187-yard layout at the Salt Creek Golf Course. After opening the tournament with a 299 to sit in fifth place after the first 18 holes, the Huskers battled the elements in Monday's second round, which was postponed before NU finished the round on Tuesday morning.
The Huskers struggled with a 332 in the second round, as 11 of the 18 teams in the field posted rounds of 325 or higher over the second 18 holes. Nebraska managed a 316 in the third round.
San Jose State won the tournament with a three-round total of 900, six strokes in front of UC Irvine at 906. San Francisco finished a distant second at 914, while Arkansas-Little Rock took fourth at 921.
UC Irvine's Hillary Packard claimed medalist honors with a two-over-par 218, while Long Beach State's Lee Lopez, San Diego State's Malin Enarsson and San Jose State's Erica Moston tied for second three shots back at 221.
Nebraska returns to action next weekend at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic in South Carolina. Play begins with 18 holes on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Oak Point and Cougar Point Golf Clubs. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.
2009 Aztec Spring Invitational
Chula Vista, Calif. (Feb. 15-17)
Salt Creek Golf Course
Par 72, 6,187
Final Team Standings
1. San Jose State - 288-312-300-900
2. UC Irvine - 287-318-301-906
3. San Francisco - 293-325-296-914
4. Arkansas-Little Rock - 293-326-302-921
5. Texas Tech - 304-310-309-923
T6. East Tennessee State - 302-322-302-926
T6. San Diego State - 304-322-300-926
T6. Long Beach State - 307-317-302-926
9. Colorado - 306-326-304-936
10. UTEP - 300-324-317-941
11. Sacramento State - 308-327-311-946
12. Nebraska - 299-332-316-947
13. Colorado State - 308-331-311-950
14. New Mexico State - 304-338-313-955
T15. Santa Clara - 321-331-310-962
T15. Hawaii - 304-329-329-962
17. Nevada - 314-339-316-969
18. Wyoming - 331-335-329-995
Final Individual Standings
1. Hillary Packard, UC Irvine - 68-77-73-218
T2. Lee Lopez, Long Beach State - 74-77-70-221
T2. Malin Erarsson, San Diego State - 74-76-71-221
T2. Erica Moston, San Jose State - 69-76-76-221
5. Danielle Cvitanov, San Francisco - 69-79-75-223
6. Katrina Delen Briones, San Jose State - 70-81-73-224
T7. Jane Chin, UC Irvine - 73-78-74-225
T7. Mallory Fraiche, UALR - 72-81-72-225
T9. Stephanie Simich, Colorado - 77-78-71-226
T9. Rosalyn Kim, Texas Tech - 75-75-76-226
T9. Megan Dowdy, Texas Tech - 74-77-74-226
Nebraska Individuals
T21. Charlotte Wendner - 72-79-80-231
T38. JC Stevenson - 72-86-78-236
T50. Natalie Gleadall - 79-83-78-240
T60. Mary Kate Bird - 76-84-82-242
79. Rachel Hanigan - 83-89-80-252
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*Maddie Sheils - withdrew
*Carolyn Schorgl - withdrew
*The 21 players competing as individuals outside of lineups in the tournament did not complete their second or third rounds