Schachner qualifies with hole-in-1
Duke junior Michael Schachner played in the PGA Tour's Western Open at Cog Hill Golf Course in Lemont, Ill. Schachner, who qualified for the event by firing a 4-under-par 68 at Village Links, missed the cut after rounds of 75 and 77, finishing at 10-over par.
Schachner's qualifying 68 included a dramatic hole-in-one at the 214-yard 17th hole, allowing him to make the field on the number.
Schachner, an Illinois native, was an honorable mention All-American in his sophomore season.
Duke finishes 8th in Director's Cup
For the second consecutive year, Duke finished in the top 10 of the Director's Cup, this year coming in 8th. The Cup is awarded annually to the year's most athletically successful universities. The Blue Devils rode the strength of a strong spring, highlighted by a national title in women's golf.
Top-five finishes in women's cross country, field hockey, women's basketball, women's tennis and women's lacrosse also bolstered Duke's profile.
The Blue Devils also earned a fifth-place finish in 2005. Stanford won the Cup for the 12th straight year, followed by UCLA, Texas, North Carolina and Florida. Notre Dame and California finished just ahead of Duke.
Women's basketball releases part of schedule
Head coach Gail Goestenkors has once again arranged for her team to play a tough schedule next season. Highlights of the schedule include home games against Vanderbilt, Penn State and Texas.
Duke will also travel to play at Michigan and at Tennessee. The Blue Devils will participate in the Carribean Classic in Cancun, Mexico and in the Blue Sky Restaurant Classic hosted by Dartmouth.
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