Highlands Ranch, Colo. - Natalie Gleadall fired an even-par 72 in the final round to notch her second straight top-10 finish, leading the Nebraska women's golf team to a sixth-place finish at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate on Wednesday.
Gleadall, a sophomore from Stratford, Ontario, Canada, posted the Huskers' best individual round of the tournament on Wednesday to close with a three-round total of 226 in a tie for ninth place. It was Gleadall's fourth career top-10 finish.
Gleadall's final round, along with a 75 from freshman Erin Sharpee and scores of 78 from JC Stevenson and Maddie Sheils allowed the Huskers to post a 303 in the third round to close the 13-team tournament in sixth place at 922.
Stevenson, a senior from Grand Island, Neb., joined Gleadall in the top 20 of the individual standings by tying for 18th (231). Sharpee and junior Mary Kate Bird, who settled for an 81 on Wednesday, tied for 34th (236), while Sheils tied for 41st (237) in the 73-player field.
The hosts from Denver ran away with the team title with a three-round score of 879, 14 strokes ahead of UC Davis (893). Baylor finished third (898), while Iowa State (911) and Illinois (912) rounded out the top five in front of the Huskers.
Denver's Stephanie Sherlock won the individual title with a one-under-par 215 over three rounds, while UC Davis' Alice Kim finished second with an even-par 216. Baylor's Hannah Burke added a 218 to claim third place.
The Huskers will return to Colorado to compete in the Heather Farr Memorial Invitational, Oct. 5-6, in Broomfield.
Ron Moore Intercollegiate
Host: Denver
Highlands Ranch Golf Club
Par 72, 6,483 Yards
Sept. 21-23, 2009
Final Team Results
1. Denver - 298-287-294-879
2. UC Davis - 300-299-294-893
3. Baylor - 299-299-300-898
4. Iowa State - 310-301-300-911
5. Illinois - 312-296-304-912
6. Nebraska - 320-299-303-922
7. North Texas - 308-317-307-932
8. Wyoming - 320-316-309-945
9. Columbia - 322-315-313-950
10. New Mexico State - 322-317-315-954
11. UALR - 331-326-305-962
12. Northern Colorado - 341-316-311-968
13. Montana State - 338-307-327-972
Individual Results
1. Stephanie Sherlock, Denver - 74-69-72-215
2 Alice Kim, UC Davis - 71-74-71-216
3. Hannah Burke, Baylor - 72-71-75-218
4. Kimberly Kim, Denver - 74-71-74-219
T5. Lene Hafsten-Morch, Baylor - 73-76-74-223
T5. Pennapa Pulsawath, Iowa State - 75-74-74-223
7. Kaitlyn Wampler, Illinois - 77-72-75-224
8. Ellie Givens, Denver - 80-71-74-225
T9. Natalie Gleadall, Nebraska - 80-74-72-226
T9. Victoria Stefansen, Iowa State - 78-72-76-226
T9. Chelsea Stelzmiller, UC Davis - 73-76-77-226
Nebraska Individuals
T9. Natalie Gleadall - 80-74-72-226
T18. JC Stevenson - 80-73-78-231
T34. Mary Kate Bird - 79-76-81-236
T34. Erin Sharpee - 81-80-75-236
T41. Maddie Sheils - 83-76-78-237
70. Rachel Hanigan (I) - 82-86-90-258
(I) - playing as an individual outside of Nebraska's lineup