Student-Athlete of the Month - Krista Swanson Krista Swanson - complete bio Height: 5'9" | Born: 7/3/85 Year: Sophomore Major: Pre-Elementary Education Previous School: Forest Lake HS Hometown: Forest Lake, Minn. March totals: Bobcat Desert Classic: T-3rd (78-69-74 - 221) Lady Herd Intercoll.: T-33rd (79-85-79 - 243) Spider Invitational: 1st (77-75 - 152) MARCH STROKE AVERAGE: 77.0 Krista Swanson has been named MontanaGrizzlies.com Student-Athlete of the Month for her achievements in March. Swanson carried a stroke average of 77.0 and was the Grizzlies' low finisher in two of their three tournaments. Swanson, a sophomore from Forest Lake, Minn., opened the spring season with a school-record-tying performance at Montana State's Bobcat Desert Classic March 6-8. Swanson's second-round, three-under-par 69 tied the single-round record held by Jenny Chappell (1998 Weber State Invitational). Swanson ended the tourney tied for third after tallying a three-round 221 (78-69-74). Montana finished seventh with a team score of 902 at the par 72, 6,050-yard Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Ariz.. Swanson and the Grizzlies competed at the Marshall Lady Herd-El Diablo Intercollegiate in Citrus Springs, Fla., March 21-22. Swanson notched rounds of 79, 85 and 79 on her way to a 243 (+27) and a tie for 33rd. Montana finished in 10th place with a 977 team total at the par 72, 5,942-yard El Diablo Golf and Country Club. Swanson capped the month with a first-place finish at the Richmond Spider Spring Invitational March 28-29. Swanson tallied rounds of 77 and 75 to finish with an eight-over-par 152 and individual medalist honors at The Legacy Golf Club in Brandenton, Fla. Montana finished the 36-hole tournament in second with a 637 team score, 10 strokes behind team champion Maryland. Swanson, who currently boasts a 78.8 stroke average, is one of three Grizzlies to have qualified for all seven tournaments for the 2004-05 season.