Former Seattle U golfer Caitlin McCleary (The Dalles, Ore.) advanced to the Stage2 Qualifying Tournament of the LPGA Qualifying School Friday after finishing Stage 1, a four-day tournament held at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., tied for 21^st place at 1-under-par 287.

McCleary, a 2012 alum, became the first Seattle University golfer to win a Division I tournament Sept.  13, 2011, when she won the Circling Raven Collegiate Invitational in Spokane, Wash.  She added two more tournament victories at the Firestone Grill College Invitational Oct. 2-3 and the Red Rocks Invitational March 3-4. She also finished tied for first at the West Coast Conference Championship April 16-18.

McCleary started off the tournament Tuesday with a first round 69, three strokes under par. During rounds two and three she shot even-par 72, and followed those up with a two-over 74 during Friday's final round. Her overall score of 287 put her tied for 21^st with fellow amateur Justine Lee from Sydney, Australia.

Having finished in the top 60 including ties, McCleary will now advance to Stage 2 of the LPGA's Qualifying School, another 72-hole tournament held Oct. 9-12 at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla. If she finishes in the top 70 at Venice, she'll advance to Stage 3, a 90-hole tournament Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 back at LPGA International.  The top finishers in Stage 3 will earn 2013 LPGA Tour membership, while everyone who makes the cut in Stage 3 will earn membership to the Symetra Tour.

Moriya Jutanugarn from Bankok, Thailand, won the Stage 1 tournament at 15-under-par 273.