March 30, 2004

Charleston, SC - Sophomore Tracy Hancock paced The Citadel to a third-place finish as they hosted the Charleston Challenge this past weekend. The two-day event took place on the par-72, 5,900-yard courses at Shadowmoss (Day 1) and Westcott Plantation (Day 2).

"This was the first annual Charleston Challenge," commented head coach Kim Lewellen. "It was a pleasure to play with our local competition."

Sophomore Tracy Hancock completed the two-round event in eighth-place with a 163 (80-83) total. Classmate Kayla Bowsher finished 12th in the tournament with 170 (86-84) strokes, while senior Suzanne Campbell wrapped-up the two-day event in 14th-place with a score of 178 (87-91). Junior Mary Nguyen (90-97) and sophomore Kelley Thorsen (93-94) tied for 16th at 187. The Bulldogs return to the links April 1-4 at the Spider Invitational in Richmond, VA.

3 The Citadel 695

8 Tracy Hancock 80-83-163

12 Kayla Bowsher 86-84-170

14 Suzanne Campbell 87-91-178

T16 Mary Nguyen 90-97-187

T16 Kelley Thorsen 93-94-187