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DELAVAN, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater golf team wrapped up the first round of the 13-team UW-Whitewater Spring Fling in second place Friday at Delbrook Golf Club in Delavan, Wis.
 
The Warhawks shot a 327, their second lowest round of the year, and enter Saturday's final round 21 strokes behind first-place Lewis (Ill.).
 
Senior Sammie Leibham (Sheboygan/North) broke a 14-year-old school record for an 18-hole round. Leibham fired an even-par 73 to lead the 70-player field and is one stroke ahead of Rachel Sweeney and Jordan Nichols of Lewis.
 
The previous school record was a 74, tallied by Christy Huegerich on Sept. 9, 2001, at Riverside Golf Course.
 
Senior Kate Winkler (Kewaskum/Kewaskum) and sophomore Kayla Asleson (Kenosha/Tremper) also enter the second round among the top 20 in the field. Winkler carded an 83 finish the day tied for 13th, while Asleson is tied for 16th with a score of 84.
 
Sophomore Stephanie Stair (Milton, Wis./Milton) and senior Sarah Bregant (Sussex/Hamilton) rounded out UW-Whitewater's "A" team. Stair finished with an 87 and is tied for 24th overall, while Bregant is tied for 28th with an 88.
 
The Warhawks' "B" team is ninth with a team score of 369. Junior Taylor Genter (Sun Prairie/Sun Prairie) registered a career-best 80 and is tied for seventh in the tournament.
 
Senior Vivian Shoemaker (San Jacinto, CA/San Jacinto) enters Saturday in the top half of the field after totaling a 90. Freshman Jess Gruber (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) is tied for 52nd with a 99, while sophomore Katie Kelly (Geneva, IL/Geneva) and freshman Hayley Jefferson (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) are tied for 54th with identical scores of 100.
 
Freshman Callie Edwards (Verona, Wis./Verona Area) led UW-Whitewater individuals with an 86, good for a tie for 20th through the first round. Kayla Kinney is tied for 38th with a 92, while junior Liz Semmann (Jackson, Wis.) is 65th with a 115 and freshman Katie Melanouris (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond) is tied for 66th with a 120.
 
Prior to the start of play, Stair and her sister, Laura, a sophomore at UW-Oshkosh, honored their grandfather, who recently passed away due to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, most commonly referred to as ALS or "Lou Gehrig's Disease". Each member of each participating team donned a blue and white ribbon to bring awareness to the disease, which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
 
In addition, Bregant, Leibham, Shoemaker and Winkler were recognized for their contributions to the program prior to playing their final collegiate tournament.
 
A brief moment of silence was also held in honor of those who serve or have served in the military.
 
Second round play begins Saturday at 9 a.m.