University of Denver
Sun Belt Conference Championships
Men's Golf Second at Sun Belt Conference Championships
4/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 21, 2003
NICEVILLE, Fla. - The University of Denver men's golf team shot an opening round 3-over par 291 and stand alone in second place following the first round of play today at the Sun Belt Conference Championships at Bluewater Bay Resort. The Pioneers (291) are 10 strokes behind leader North Texas, who was the lone team in the field to break par today with a 7-under par 281. The Pioneers are two strokes in front of third-place Arkansas State.
Freshman James Love (Calgary, Alberta) had the round of the day for the Pioneers as he shot a 3-under par 69 and is tied for the individual lead with North Texas' Brad Besler. Love had the best opening nine in the field with a 3-under par 33 and came in with an even-par 36 to finish with the round of the day. Both he and Besler are one stroke in front of UNT's Thomas Kulcak,l who opened with a 2-under par 70 and is one stroke back.
Senior Shawn Wills (Broomfield, Colo.) was Denver's second-best finisher as he shot an even-par 72 and is in a group of five golfers three strokes back. Sophomore Barrett Jarosch (Edmonton, Alberta) had Denver's third-best round with a 2-over par 74 and is in a tie for 14th, five strokes back. Rounding out Denver's scoring was senior Tony Giarratano (Castle Rock, Colo.) in a tie for 22nd with an opening round 76 and junior Jimmy Cunningham (Walkersville, Md.) in a tie for 41st after a 79.
The second of three rounds of the Sun Belt Conference Championships is slated for tomorrow with a shotgun start beginning at 6 a.m. MDT.
Sun Belt Conference Men's Tournament Bluewater Bay Resort Niceville, FL Dates: 04/21 - 04/23 (Today:04-21-2003) Par: 72 Yardage: 6857Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores 1 North Texas 281 2 DENVER 291 3 Arkansas State 293 4 Arkansas-LR 297 5 South Alabama 299 6 Western Kentucky 301 7 La-Lafayette 305 8 Middle Tennessee 306 New Orleans 306 10 New Mexico State 307
DENVER SCORES T1 James Love 33- 36 69 T8 Shawn Wills 37- 35 72 T14 Barrett Jarosch 39- 35 74 T22 Tony Giarratano 38- 38 76 T41 Jimmy Cunningham 40- 39 79
1 Brad Besler N. Texas 35- 34 69 -3
James Love Denver 33- 36 69 -3
3 Thomas Kulcak N. Texas 37- 33 70 -2
4 Zach Atkinson N. Texas 37- 34 71 -1
Theo Sliman LA-Lafayet 34- 37 71 -1
Freddy Espericueta N. Texas 34- 37 71 -1
Cristobal Flanagan Ar.-L.Rock 37- 34 71 -1
8 Wixson Huffstetler Ark. St. 37- 35 72 E
Shawn Wills Denver 37- 35 72 E
Alan Clark Ark. St. 37- 35 72 E
Matt Lemma So Alabama 35- 37 72 E
Andrew Ross Ark. St. 36- 36 72 E
13 James Fuselier N. Orleans 35- 38 73 +1
14 Billy Zihala Ar.-L.Rock 38- 36 74 +2
Danny Bowen N. Mex. St 37- 37 74 +2
Barrett Jarosch Denver 39- 35 74 +2
John Mullendore W Kentucky 35- 39 74 +2
18 Gareth Maybin So Alabama 38- 37 75 +3
Ryan Gildersleeve So Alabama 38- 37 75 +3
Adam Cox W Kentucky 37- 38 75 +3
Brian Thornburg N. Mex. St 37- 38 75 +3
22 Kevin Maxwell N. Orleans 37- 39 76 +4
Jared Topmiller W Kentucky 39- 37 76 +4
Robby Shaw W Kentucky 37- 39 76 +4
Luke Bakke Ar.-L.Rock 38- 38 76 +4
Blake Bivens M. Tenn St 39- 37 76 +4
Josh Nelms M. Tenn St 40- 36 76 +4
Brad Gibson N. Texas 41- 35 76 +4
Tony Giarratano Denver 38- 38 76 +4
Lee Sanders Ar.-L.Rock 37- 39 76 +4
31 Charlie Gibson M. Tenn St 40- 37 77 +5
Brandon Suzuki N. Orleans 42- 35 77 +5
Jeremiah Shields Ark. St. 40- 37 77 +5
Carter Henderson M. Tenn St 41- 36 77 +5
Josh Lampley So Alabama 39- 38 77 +5
36 Patrick Williams M. Tenn St 40- 38 78 +6
Raul Sanz Ar.-L.Rock 42- 36 78 +6
Peter Badawy LA-Lafayet 39- 39 78 +6
Marc Noel LA-Lafayet 38- 40 78 +6
Doron Mommsen LA-Lafayet 43- 35 78 +6
41 Tobias Winberg LA-Lafayet 44- 35 79 +7
Ben Kreger N. Mex. St 38- 41 79 +7
Colin Speirs So Alabama 40- 39 79 +7
Davis Nordell N. Mex. St 39- 40 79 +7
Jimmy Cunningham Denver 40- 39 79 +7
46 Justin Lotz N. Orleans 40- 40 80 +8
47 Sam Smith W Kentucky 40- 41 81 +9
48 Robert Ritchie N. Orleans 41- 41 82 +10
49 Scott Crisco Ark. St. 45- 42 87 +15
50 Scott Shiroma N. Mex. St 44- 47 91 +19
1 North Texas, U. of 281
T 1 Brad Besler 35- 34 69
3 Thomas Kulcak 37- 33 70
T 4 Zach Atkinson 37- 34 71
T 4 Freddy Espericueta 34- 37 71
T 22 Brad Gibson 41- 35 76
2 Denver, U. of 291
T 1 James Love 33- 36 69
T 8 Shawn Wills 37- 35 72
T 14 Barrett Jarosch 39- 35 74
T 22 Tony Giarratano 38- 38 76
T 41 Jimmy Cunningham 40- 39 79
3 Arkansas State U. 293
T 8 Wixson Huffstetler 37- 35 72
T 8 Alan Clark 37- 35 72
T 8 Andrew Ross 36- 36 72
T 31 Jeremiah Shields 40- 37 77
49 Scott Crisco 45- 42 87
4 Arkansas-Little Rock 297
T 4 Cristobal Flanagan 37- 34 71
T 14 Billy Zihala 38- 36 74
T 22 Luke Bakke 38- 38 76
T 22 Lee Sanders 37- 39 76
T 36 Raul Sanz 42- 36 78
5 South Alabama, U. of 299
T 8 Matt Lemma 35- 37 72
T 18 Gareth Maybin 38- 37 75
T 18 Ryan Gildersleeve 38- 37 75
T 31 Josh Lampley 39- 38 77
T 41 Colin Speirs 40- 39 79
6 Western Kentucky U. 301
T 14 John Mullendore 35- 39 74
T 18 Adam Cox 37- 38 75
T 22 Jared Topmiller 39- 37 76
T 22 Robby Shaw 37- 39 76
47 Sam Smith 40- 41 81
7 Louisiana-Lafayette 305
T 4 Theo Sliman 34- 37 71
T 36 Peter Badawy 39- 39 78
T 36 Marc Noel 38- 40 78
T 36 Doron Mommsen 43- 35 78
T 41 Tobias Winberg 44- 35 79
T 8 Middle Tennessee St. 306
T 22 Blake Bivens 39- 37 76
T 22 Josh Nelms 40- 36 76
T 31 Charlie Gibson 40- 37 77
T 31 Carter Henderson 41- 36 77
T 36 Patrick Williams 40- 38 78
T 8 New Orleans, U. of 306
13 James Fuselier 35- 38 73
T 22 Kevin Maxwell 37- 39 76
T 31 Brandon Suzuki 42- 35 77
46 Justin Lotz 40- 40 80
48 Robert Ritchie 41- 41 82
10 New Mexico State U. 307
T 14 Danny Bowen 37- 37 74
T 18 Brian Thornburg 37- 38 75
T 41 Ben Kreger 38- 41 79
T 41 Davis Nordell 39- 40 79
50 Scott Shiroma 44- 47 91
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