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Eureka, Mo.----Wingate University senior Hailey McLaughlin is tied for 16th place after the first day of the NCAA Division II women's golf national championship tournament at the Fox Run Golf Club. The No. 25 Division II women's golfer, McLaughlin posted a one-over-par 73 Tuesday. Missouri-St. Louis is the host for this year's championships.
 
McLaughlin is the first WU woman and only the second Bulldog to qualify for the NCAA golf national championship finals. Fernando Mechereffe qualified for the 2001 NCAA Division II championship finals in Allendale, Michigan. He played one year for Wingate, then transferred to North Carolina State to finish his college career.
 
Tournament Information (Wednesday tee times)
 
NCAA Division II women's golf national championships (18/18/18)
Fox Run Golf Club (par 72, 6187 yards)
Eureka, Mo. (hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis)
 
Hailey McLaughlin quick hits
 
- McLaughlin registered five birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey on No. 10
- Birdied holes 1 and 7 on the front 9 to shoot 1-over 37
- Carded birdies on three of her last six holes (13, 15 and 18) to fire an even-par 36 on the back nine
- McLaughlin is tied for fourth in the field in par-5 scoring
- Recorded three birdies and one bogey on the par 5s Tuesday
- Among the leaders in par-3 scoring at even par and stands +3 on the par 4s
- McLaughlin will be in the last threesome to tee off in Wednesday's second round
- The Class of 2023 Wingate alumna starts at 1:20 p.m.
 
NCAA Division II women's golf national championship tournament quick hits
 
- The national championship field includes 10 of the top 16 teams in the nation
- After one round, the top five teams occupy the top five spots
- Tournament leader Nova Southeastern, ranked No. 3, is 4-under
- NSU is followed by No. 4 Findlay and No. 5 Anderson (the SAC champs) at +4
- No. 2 Dallas Baptist is fourth at +7 and No. 1 Lynn is tied for 5th at +9
- The chart-topping NSU Sharks have the top three players after round one
- Nationally 3rd-ranked Olivia Gronborg is out front at -4 after racking up 7 birdies
- No. 9 Ellen Andersson and No. 75 Emma Larson each fired -3
- Three South Atlantic Conference players are in the Top 11 after round one
- Wingate's McLaughlin and two other SAC players are tied for 16th at +1
- The vaunted field of 98 players includes 52 of the top 100 players in NCAA Division II
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education; and the School of Sport Sciences. 
 
Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 15 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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