Belton, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
women's golf team climbed three spots to #5 in the country in this
week's Golf World/WGCA Division III Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The UMHB women
totaled 391 points in this week's poll to move
up from eighth in the last ranking. Methodist University retains the
top spot this week with 17 first-place votes and 487 total points. The
Cru is one of three American Southwest Conference teams mentioned in the
latest poll. U.T.-Tyler is ranked 16th
with 202 total points and Hardin-Simmons is receiving votes worth a total of 18 points.
The Cru women closed out the fall schedule with a
39-stroke victory at the Alamo City Classic in a tournament that saw
UMHB set a new school 36-hole low scoring record. The Cru also finished
second at the Golfweek Division III Fall Preview,
just six shots off the winning pace set by Methodist.
The Golf World/WGCA Coaches' Poll combines the
resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Women's Golf Coaches
Association. The complete results may be viewed online at www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.
