Oregon senior women’s golfer Kathy Cho was selected Monday to play as an individual at the 2002 NCAA West Regional, to be held May 9 through 11 at the Stanford Golf Course. The Ducks, however, did not qualify for the regional for the first time since 1992.
“It’s disappointing,” said Oregon head coach Shannon Rouillard, whose team finished 10th at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships last week. “It’s tough to be on the bubble and not make it. But we had four underclassmen who got incredible experience this year and they will be major players for us in the future.”
Cho finished tied for 17th at last week’s Pac-10 Tournament, recording a 14-over 230. For the season, the Honolulu, Hawaii, native has a 76.8 stroke average with five top 25 finishes.
“It’s a tribute to how well she played all spring,” Rouillard said. “She is certainly deserving of the opportunity.”

Three Duck men

honored by Pac-10
Aaron Byers, a senior golfer for the Oregon men’s golf team, was named to the all-Pac-10 second team Monday.
Byers, who shot a two-over 290 to finish tied for 11th in the Pac-10 Tournament in Corvallis over the weekend, led the Ducks with a 72.3 strokes per round average this year.
Junior John Ellis, who finished in a tie for seventh in the Pac-10 Tournament, and junior Chris Carnahan were selected as conference honorable mention candidates.
Kevin Stadler of USC was named the conference Golfer of the Year, while teammate Ben Hayes was the Freshman of the Year. Washington State’s Walt Williams was named the Coach of the Year.

— from staff and wire reports