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W Golf
5-14-08
Grand Canyon senior Jessica McKay moved up five spots after the second round of the NCAA Division II  Championships at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston Wednesday.
McKay shot 77 in the second round to settle into a tie for 28th place at 12-over 156. She cut two strokes from her first round 79.
Florida Southern's Heather Burgner, Rollins College's Joanna Coe and Nova Southeastern's Taylor Collins share the individual lead at even-par 144.
Nova Southeastern University (587) leads the team standings by seven strokes over Rollins College (594). Ferris State University is third at 604.
W Soccer
5-13-08
Grand Canyon first-year women's soccer coach Stevie Gill announced the signing of six recruits in his first recruiting class.
The Antelopes signed three players from Pima Community College, including first team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American forward Kaylen Jackson. Pima teammates Nichole Elias and Viviana Zumpano, both Arizona Community College Athletic Conference all-conference selections, also signed with GCU.
Jackson had 16 goals and seven assists for 39 points last season. Elias, a midfielder, had 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points. Zumpano had 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points.
Paradise Valley Community College's Jessica Schartz, an All-ACCAC defender, also signed. Schartz had five goals and six assists for 16 points in 15 games with the Pumas.
W Golf
5-13-08
Grand Canyon's Jessica McKay shot 7-over 79 Tuesday in the first round of the NCAA Division II National  Championships at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. She is 33rd.
McKay, a senior from Grand Junction, Colo., had four birdies, three bogeys, two double bogeys and a quadruple bogey. She is competing in her first NCAA Championships event.
Florida Southern's Heather Burgner and Nova Southeastern's Fredrika Hakansson occupy the leader's spot at 2-under 70 on the 6,327-yard course.
M Golf
5-11-08
Grand Canyon will compete for the NCAA Division II Championship for the third straight year. The Antelopes tee  off Wednesday in the four-day event at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston.
Last season, GCU finished 10th at the national tournament. Two years ago the Antelopes were 12th.
Grand Canyon is coming off a third place finish in the West-Northwest Super Regional. GCU's Ryan Sperry shot 5-under to win the Super Regional title. He led the tournament field with 14 birdies.
Sperry, Donald Zaruba III (pictured) and Bentley Nakasawa hold the top three scoring averages on the team.
W Golf
5-11-08
Senior Jessica McKay will compete at the NCAA Division II Championships Tuesday through Friday at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. It is the first time Grand Canyon's lead golfer from Grand Junction, Colo. has qualified for the national tournament.
McKay is also the first GCU women's golfer to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
At last week's NCAA West Regional at The Legacy Golf Resort in south Phoenix, McKay finished third, shooting 8-over 224. She shot par 72 in the second round, and became one of two individuals to qualify. Her 72 was her low round of the year.
McKay is one of eight individuals to qualify in the nation. Eight teams will also vie for the national title.
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