Diplomats Golfers Ranked

LANCASTER, Pa. - For the first time in the program's nine-year history, Franklin & Marshall's women's golf team received votes in the Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division III Poll.

The Diplomats earned three nods, placing the team 42^nd in the poll. Methodist, the defending National Champion, earned all 15 first place votes.

 F&M has had a solid start to the 2009-2010 season. As a team, F&M has averaged 376 shots per round, a 19-stroke improvement over last year's average, which was a school record by 15 strokes. The steady improvement in scores has coincided with Ryan Peffer's seasons coaching the squad. F&M started the fall season with a win at the eight-team Lady Bearcat Invitational.

F&M will close out the fall next week, co-hosting the Lancaster Intercollegiate Classic with Millersville.