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Bears end first day in first place 

SALINAS, Calif. - No. 17 California maintained a one shot lead over New Mexico State by shooting a 300 Tuesday for a two-day total of 589 to lead the 21st-annual Spartan Invitational at Corral de Tierra Country Club. In all, the top six teams in the 16-team tournament are within six shots of each other.  

The Bears, winners of last week’s Bay Area Classic, look to win back-to-back titles for the first time in school history with a strong final round tomorrow.  

New Mexico State is second with a 590, and No. 22 Pepperdine and No. 19 Washington are tied for third at 591. 

Cal junior Ria Quizon led the field by three strokes yesterday after firing a four-under 68 but dropped to a tie for 41st after shooting an 87 in the second round. Sophomore Sarah Huarte leads the Bears in a tie for fourth with two rounds of 72 and is only four strokes off the pace.  

Competing as an individual, Cal sophomore Anna Temple is having an impressive showing, standing in a tie for seventh with a 145 (71-74). Bear senior Anne Walker continues to be steady, holding down a tie for 13th at 147 (73-74).  

South Carolina’s Kristy McPherson was one of three golfers to shoot a 69 on Tuesday. She leads the individual standings with a 4-under 140, three shots better than Mikaela Parmlid of USC and Lindsay Wright of Pepperdine who each are at 143 for their two-day total.  

Tee times begin today at 8 a.m.  

Cal field hockey places seven on academic team 

Seven players from the 2001 NorPac Champion, California, were selected to the 2001 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Academic Squad. This marks the second-consecutive year that the Golden Bears have placed seven athletes to the annual team.  

Cal’s selections were dominated by juniors as Lisa D’Anjou, Sharan Kalla, Pooja Mehta, Danya Sawyers and Michelle Wald made the cut. Sophomores Nora Feddersen and Alyssa Sprenger were the other selections.  

In 2001, the Bears earned a postseason berth for the first time since 1994, and the first appearance in head coach Shellie Onstead’s tenure.