5 DU Alums Tee Off In LPGA Futures Event

(above) Dawn Shockley is one of five DU alums teeing off today in Rochester

Five University of Denver alumni will tee off today in the same Ladies Professional Golfing Association event, the Symetra Tour stop in Rochester, NY. 

Stephanie Sherlock, Katie Kemptner, Dawn Shockley, Kimberley Kim and Sue Kim played on the Women's Golf Team while attending DU.

News & Notes From Around Pioneer Nation

(above) New DU Lacrosse Coach Bill Tierney talks about leaving Princeton and coming to DU

Kimberly Kim is at it again. Incoming University of Denver freshman Kimberly Kim of Hilo, Hawaii, moved into second place at the Junior PGA Championship at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio, with a 3-under-par 69 in the third round.

The AHL Chicago Wolves have signed center and DU Alum Kevin Doell. The 30-year-old forward spent five seasons in a Wolves sweater from 2003 to 2008, before joining Leksands-IF of the Swedish First Division, where he racked up 22 goals, 27 assists, 49 points and 105 penalty minutes in 37 outings last season.

Kim Falls In US Junior Championship Match

(above) Incoming DU golfer Kimberly Kim lost in the finals of the U.S. Girls Junior Championship on Saturday

From: Honolulu Advertiser

Amy Anderson of Oxbow, N.D., defeated incoming DU Freshman golfer Kimberly Kim, 6 and 5, to win the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship today at Bedminster, N.J.

It was the second runner-up finish for Kim in a United States Golf Association-sponsored tournament this summer. Anderson was the U.S. Girls' Junior stroke play medalist and top seed in match play.

Kim was plagued by putting problems and made just one birdie during the final.

After the two 17-year-old golfers halved the first six holes, Anderson took a 1 up lead, winning the par-4 No. 7 with a par and never trailed. Anderson got the lead to 3 up, but Kim won the par-4 No. 18 with a par to close it to 2 up. Anderson built a 7 up lead after 28 holes before Kim won the par-5 No. 11 (29th hole) with a par. The two golfers halved the next three holes giving Anderson the victory. She closing the match out at No. 13 with a two-putt par from 20 feet.

Kim, who will join the DU womens golf team this year, lost in the USGA's U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links final to Jennifer Song last month. Kim has been a U.S. Women's Open qualifier and winner of the Rolex Girls Championship this summer.

DU Golf Recruit Makes US Junior Amateur Final

From: Denver Post

Kimberly Kim, an incoming freshman at the University of Denver, advanced to the final of the USGA Junior Amateur championships Friday.

Kim won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2006 as a 14-year-old, playing against women more than 10 years older than her. Yesterday she played 14 holes in 7-under par in posting a 5-and-4 victory over Doris Chen of Bradenton, Fla.

Kim struggled with her putting in a 1-up triumph over Jennifer Johnson in the quarterfinals in the morning, but made everything with her putter in the semifinal. She also added an eagle on the par-4, third hole, sinking a wedge from about 57 yards.

Kim, who will face Amy Anderson of Oxbow, N.D. (Anderson attends North Dakota State University on an academic scholarship), in today's 36-hole final, is trying to become the first golfer to win the Women's Amateur and then the junior amateur, an event for players 17 and under.