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5 in preseason national rankings Sports The Edmond Sun

5 in preseason national rankings Sports The Edmond Sun

The University of Oklahoma women golf team is ranked No. 5 nationally to start the 201314 season according to Golfweek, which unveiled the Sooners spot Friday as part of its top25 countdown. On Thursday, OU was slotted in the No. 6 spot in the Golf World/WGCA preseason coaches poll.The Sooners are the top Big 12 team in both sets of rankings, with Oklahoma State (7/14) and Baylor (19/24) also appearing in both polls. Texas is No. 19 in the coaches version.OU will be led in 201314 by a seniorladen class that has already assaulted the school record books. The Sooners have posted 23 topfive finishes in their 33 tournaments over the past three seasons under head coach Veronique DrouinLuttrell and have won six events over the last two years. They finished sixth and ninth, respectively, at the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Championships, and last year set singleseason school records for scoring average, finish percentage, parorbetter rounds, par5 scoring and birdies.DrouinLuttrell said her squad can wait for the season to get started.definitely excited, she said. senior class, from day one when they arrived on campus, knew they could do something pretty special and that how we turned the program around. They had confidence. They knew they were good and that they could do something special. So that how we started their freshman year and we improved as a team every year. For the seniors, it pretty special to see how far we come. They worked really hard, and I appreciate them and their work. I really proud of them. Chirapat JaoJavanil, the 2012 NCAA individual champion who is Golf Digest No. 7 player to watch in the country this year, own three of OU top four singleseason scoring averages and the school top career mark. She is joined on the roster by fellow seniors AnneCatherine Tanguay (No.

2 school career scoring average), Emily Collins (No. 5 school career scoring average) and Kaitlyn Rohrback (competed in nine of team 11 events last year).OU adds four freshmen to the roster, and the OU coaching staff says they could contribute in a big way.freshmen definitely have a chance to make a big impact, DrouinLuttrell said. two seniors graduating last year, we definitely need someone to step up, and I think the freshmen are going to be there and be ready. They played a lot of golf and they played in some big tournaments, so they have the experience to fill some big shoes. Women Open) and Maggie Neece (Colleyville, Texas).With the combination of experience and energetic youth, OU team members say the sky is the limit this season.are so many possibilities to what this team can do, said JaoJavanil. just have to keep working hard and hopefully we can come out on top. OU opens the season Sept. 911 at the 15team

Dale McNamara Fall Preview at Tulsa Country Club, site of the 2014 NCAA Championships. Twelve of the 15 teams competed at the 2013 NCAA Championships.OU women's golf No. 5 in preseason national rankingsThe University of Oklahoma women golf team is ranked No. 5 nationally to start the 201314 season according to Golfweek, which unveiled the Sooners spot Friday as part of its top25 countdown. On Thursday, OU was slotted in the No. 6 spot in the Golf World/WGCA preseason coaches poll.The Sooners are the top Big 12 team in both sets of rankings, with Oklahoma State (7/14) and Baylor (19/24) also appearing in both polls. Texas is No. 19 in the coaches version.OU will be led in 201314 by a seniorladen class that has already assaulted the school record books. The Sooners have posted 23 topfive finishes in their 33 tournaments over the past three seasons under head coach Veronique DrouinLuttrell and have won six events over the last two years. They finished sixth and ninth, respectively, at the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Championships, and last year set singleseason school records for scoring average, finish percentage, parorbetter rounds, par5 scoring and birdies.September 3, 2013Bronchos kick off season Thursday in MissouriCentral

Oklahoma begins its 108th season Thursday when the Bronchos travel to Joplin, Mo. to take on MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association rival Missouri Southern.Kickoff at 7,000seat Fred G.It the latest season opener since 2003 for UCO, which went 28 last year in its inaugural season in the MIAA. The Lions are coming off a 65 campaign.The Bronchos were picked 10th by the coaches and 11th by the media in the preseason polls for the 14team league, while MSSU was tabbed eighth by the media and ninth by the coaches.UCO and MSSU met for the first time last year in Edmond, with the Lions prevailing 2520 in the season

opener for both teams.A fourthquarter surge fell short and Central Oklahoma came up empty in its MIAA debut under firstyear head coach Nick Bobeck as the Bronchos dropped a 2520 home decision to Missouri Southern.Edmond Memorial just keeps on grinding out wins on the softball diamond.On Aug. 30, Norman North led the Lady Bulldogs early, but Memorial rallied for a pair of runs in the last of the fifth and sixth innings to triumph by a 75 margin at Edmond Memorial High School. The victory moves the to 93 on the season.Memorial plated the winning run in the last of the fifth with two out. Kylee Stone stroked a hit ensued by a single by MaKayla White (3for4). The ball was mishandled allowing Stone to cross the dish for a 43 advantage.