PUEBLO, Colo. --- The South Dakota Mines women's golf team played its first round at the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invite in Pueblo.
 
In a tournament featuring many other RMAC schools, the Hardrockers had a good first round, shooting a 320 to sit in a tie for 5th among 10 competing schools.
 
The Hardrockers were led by Rianna Garland who sits in a tie for fifth after shooting a +3 75. Annika Schooler also sits in the top-20 after carding a 7-over 79. Summer Christiansen, Mya Maxwell, and Lora Ortega shot 82, 84, and 84 in the round.
 
Also competing for the Hardrockers is Jessalyn Shipp as an individual and she shot a 92.
 
The women will tee off for the final round tomorrow, starting at 9:30 a.m.
 
The tournament is posting live results at golfstat.com

About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 10 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.