LeTourneau University

  News Release

LeTourneau University, P.O. Box 7001, Longview, TX 75607

Fax:  (903) 233-3495

Contact:  Shane Meling (903)233-3378                                                                           

shanemeling@letu.edu

March 3, 2004

LETU GOLF PLACES SIXTH

            TEMPLE, TEXAS – The LeTourneau University men’s golf team took sixth place at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Spring Invitational at the Wildflower Country Club on Monday and Tuesday, shooting a two-day total of 308-319=627.

            Freshman Doug Moorehead (Hamilton, OH/Hamilton HS) led the team with a strong 14^th place finish.  Moorehead shot 75 and 79 on the par-72, 6,944 yard course.  Junior Josh Rutland (Gladewater/Sabine HS) finished in 19^th place with rounds of 79 and 77.  Freshmen Christian Sarran (Longview/Spring Hill HS) and Adam Harding (Boca Raton, FL/Spanish River HS) shot 157 and 160 to finish 27^th and 32^nd, respectively.

            The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s golf team overcame heavy rains late in the round and the Crusaders coasted to a 19-stroke victory at the UMHB Spring Invitational on Tuesday. UMHB fired a 302 to go with yesterday’s 291 for a 593 total and the win. The Crusaders had the tournament’s two low rounds. Trinity University shot 304-308=612 to take second place and Texas Lutheran University finished third with a 307-311=618. McMurry University claimed fourth place with a 317-306=623 and Southwestern University rounded out the top five with a 317-307=624 and fifth place.  Hardin-Simmons (310-321) and College of the Southwest (315-316) tied for seventh place with 631 totals. Louisiana College finished ninth with a 316-322=638, UT-Tyler was 10^th at 310-331=641, UT-Dallas finished 11^th with a 322-331=653, Schreiner University was 12^th with a 334-332=666 and Concordia University was 13^th with a 349-365=714 total. The two-day, 36-hole tournament was played on a par-72, 6,944-yard layout at Wildflower Country Club in Temple.

            Trinity University’s Simon Thompson was the individual title with an even-par 144 after shooting 73-71. UMHB’s Riley Baumann took second with a 72-74=146 and UMHB’s Bradley Bean (73-74) tied Texas Lutheran’s Michael Faterkowski (72-75) for third place with 147’s. McMurry University’s Rode McElreath round out the top five with a 74-75=149.

The YellowJackets will travel to Kerrville, TX for the Schreiner University Invitational on March 7-9.

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