WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2002
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 21
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GOLF COACH
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In addition to recruiting and developing Colorado State's first Mountain West Conference individual champion, Lynette Duran, Menzel's teams also performed well in the classroom. The team recorded the highest grade point average as a team in the entire Ram athletics department the past two years, and three golfers were named to the conference all-academic team in 2001.
Before leading the Rams, Menzel was coach at Boise State University during the 1998-1999 season. She was an assistant golf professional at the Shadow Valley Golf Course in Boise, Idaho, before taking over at Boise State.
Menzel was a three-year captain at the University of New Mexico, where she competed from 1994 to1997. The Lobos won three conference titles during Menzel's career and qualified for the NCAA tournament twice.
She was the Bank of America Academic Athlete of the Year at New Mexico in 1997 and was also named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Academic team.
Menzel met with team members July 10 in Lawrence.Senior Jill MacDonald said she was nervous about playing for a third
"Although she is young, she's very easy to talk to, but she's very focused."
Jill MacDonald senior golfer
coach in three years. She transferred from Kent State University after a coaching change in 2001.
But after meeting Menzel, MacDonald said she was excited to work with her next season.
"Although she is young, she's very easy to talk to," MacDonald said. "But she's very focused."MacDonald said that she liked the fact that the team would spend more time playing on the course during practice than on the practice range. She said the team planned on improving its game around the greens this season.
"Most of us can get the ball around the course," MacDonald said. "But getting it in from 60 yards out is the key."
Contact Norton at mnorton@kansan.com. This story was edited by Mike Gilligan.
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