COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Wichita State Shockers sit tied for sixth place after day one of the Johnnie Imes Invitational at The Club at Old Hawthorne.  WSU carded a 28-over par 604 and is tied with Colorado State.  Texas State is in first place with a 36-hole score of nine-over par 585 and has an eleven shot lead over Florida International.

"Today was pretty good," WSU head coach Tom McCurdy said.  "We had a good practice round and the girls created solid game plans for themselves.  As a result they played with confidence and each of them had opportunities to score."

Gretchen Huhnerkoch continues her strong fall season for the Shockers after she posted a three-over par 147, good for a tie for eleventh place with four other golfers.  Hannah Martin is in a tie for 23^rd place after she carded a seven-over par 151 and Natalie Samb is tied for 34^th at nine-over par 153.  Krista Pauisite of Texas State is the individual leader at two-under par 142.

"There will be some challenging hole locations tomorrow so if we can play intelligently we have a good opportunity to move up a few spots," McCurdy said.

The Johnnie Imes will conclude tomorrow with the final round beginning with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun.  You can follow the action live at golfstat.com.

T-6 Wichita State-298-306=604

T-11 Gretchen Huhnerkoch-72-75=147

T-23 Hannah Martin-74-77=151

T-34 Natalie Samb-77-76=153

T-45 Hollie Weatherburn-75-79=154

T-78 Veronica Diaz-86-78=164

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