COLUMBIA, Missouri (October 2, 2016) -- Following a third-place finish in their opening tournament in Nebraska, the FIU women's golf team visits the state of Missouri to compete in the Johnie Imes Invitational, which begins with a 36-hole Monday opening day, followed by 18 holes in a shotgun start on Tuesday to finish the event. The tournament will be contested at the par-72, 6,204-yard course, The Club at Old Hawthorne, located in Columbia, Missouri. FIU is 10-2 on the young season.
"We love competing in this tournament," said head coach Joe Vogel. "This course is outstanding and the tournament field is very competitive."
In addition to the Panthers and host Tigers, the tournament field includes Arkansas-Little Rock, Akron, East Tennessee State, FGCU, Fresno State, Kennesaw State, Long Beach State, Memphis, Mercer, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Rutgers and Troy.
The Panthers shot 29-over at the Chip-N Club Invitational, good enough for third place out of 11 teams last week. Senior
Camila Serrano (Bogota, Columbia) birdied her last three holes to finish at 1-under par for the event (215). It was her fourth-lowest tournament score to par in her career.
FIU posted a pair of top-10 finishes in the leader board, with junior
Katerina Krasova (Ricany, Czech Republic) landing in eighth place after a 5-over 221 last week.
Freshman
Carolina Rotzinger (Puebla, Mexico) ended with a 9-over 225 in her first collegiate tournament.
The Panthers will send all six student-athletes on the roster to compete in Missouri.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
