RICHMOND, B.C. – The Western Washington University women's golf team opened the 2019-20 season on Monday at the True North Classic at Richmond Country Club.
The Vikings fired a 16-over-par 304 in the opening round of the 36-hole tournament to sit in 2nd place in the 11-team tournament. WWU is nine shots back of tournament host and leader Simon Fraser University (+7, 295).
Junior Megan Billeter (Spokane, WA/Mt. Spokane) led the Vikings carding a career-low-tying 1-over-par 73. Billeter registered five birdies to lead the 57-player field and is in 4th place, two shots back of leader Cammie Decker from Concordia (OR).
Freshman Elise Sumner (North Tustin, CA/Foothill) made her collegiate debut firing a 3-over-par 75, with 10 pars and three birdies. She heads into the final round tied for 6th place.
Seniors Lacy Overstreet (Dallas, TX/Legacy Christian/Montevallo) and Brianna Esvelt (Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin/Columbia Basin College) are tied for 15th at 6-over-par 78.
"Today was a solid start to the season. The ladies looked good and ready to go from the start," said head coach Luke Bennett. "Megan was very solid from start to finish and it was great to see her make a handful of birdies today. Elise showed great poise in her first collegiate event."
TRUE NORTH CLASSIC FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Here is a look at WWU's individual results during Monday's first round of the True North Classic, along with the complete 11-team leaderboard. The final round will be played Tuesday with an 8:30 am shotgun start:
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2019 True North Classic
Richmond Country Club » Richmond, BC
Par 72 » 5,965 Yards
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Pos.
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Team/Player
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To Par
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Rd 1
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Rd 2
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Total
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2nd
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Western Washington
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+16
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304
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--
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304
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4th
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Megan Billeter
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+1
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73
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--
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73
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T-6th
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Elise Sumner
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+3
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75
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--
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75
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T-15th
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Lacy Overstreet
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+6
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78
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--
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78
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T-15th
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Brianna Esvelt
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+6
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78
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--
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78
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T-41st
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Regina Park
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+12
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84
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--
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84
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Pos.
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Team
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To Par
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Rd 1
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Rd 2
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Total
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1.
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Simon Fraser
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+7
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295
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--
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295
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2.
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Western Washington
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+16
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304
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--
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304
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3.
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Concordia (OR)
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+23
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311
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--
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311
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4.
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Colorado Christian
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+25
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313
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--
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313
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5.
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Academy of Art
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+26
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314
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--
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314
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6.
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Hawai'i Hilo
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+31
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319
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--
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319
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7.
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Northwest Nazarene
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+34
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322
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--
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322
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8.
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Holy Names
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+37
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325
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--
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325
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Montana State Billings
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+37
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325
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--
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325
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10.
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Fraser Valley
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+42
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330
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--
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330
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11.
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UB Okanagan
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+55
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343
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--
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343
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The complete fall portion of the 2019-20 season schedule, team roster and past season statistics provided by Golfstat can be viewed online at WWUVikings.com/WGolf. Fans can also follow the women's golf team via social media posts on twitter at @WWUGolf, Facebook at @WWUWGolf and Instagram at @wwu_womensgolf.
The WWU women's golf team recently completed its 26th season as an intercollegiate sport in 2018-19 with a third-place finish at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships. The Vikings won the first five GNAC Championships beginning with the inaugural event in 2011, and have placed in the top three during all nine conference tournaments. WWU has made 10 appearances in the NCAA II West Regional Championships, last in 2016, and six trips to the NCAA II National Championships. A Viking has been named the GNAC Player of the Year in seven of the nine years it has been awarded, including 2018-19 conference co-Player of the Year Lacy Sheldon. WWU has also produced the only two players in GNAC history to earn four First Team All-GNAC awards (Jenn Paul and Kristen Hansen) and has produced nine All-Americans.
