Sept. 22, 2003
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907
UTSA opens 2003-04 with victory at Falcon Invitational COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The UTSA men's golf team, led by a first place record performance from senior Mike Mezei, opened the 2003-04 golf\ season with a resounding three-stroke victory at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational hosted by the United States Air Force Academy at the historic Eisenhower Blue Course (par 72-7301 yards) on Sept. 19-20. Mezei tied a 30-year-old tournament record by shooting a nine-under-par 207 to win the individual championship by three strokes over Luke Swilor of the University of Utah. Mezei, a native of Lethbridge, Canada, had rounds of 66, 71 and 70 as he cruised to the victory at a tournament and course that has seen the likes of Hale Irwin, Steve Jones, Tom North and Johnny Miller over the years. Fueled by Mezei and a third place finish by sophomore John Elizondo, who shot a two-under-par 214, UTSA won the team title over a field that featured 18 schools. The Roadrunners shot a three-round total of 859, three strokes better than Utah, which finished second, while New Mexico was third with an 870. Other UTSA finishers included Luke Healy, who ended 23rd with a total of 220, while Matt Johnston tied for 26th with a total of 221, and Ryan Cromwell was in a tie for 69th with a 231. "It's thrilling for us to go out so early in the season and score a tournament championship," said head coach Chris Donielson, who saw the Roadrunners win a tournament for the second time during his tenure which began in 2000. "Mike (Mezei) was phenomenal, picking up where he left off during his outstanding summer play. John Elizondo, Luke Healy and the rest of the team provided the necessary support for us to pick up the tournament win. Hopefully it will be the start of an exciting season to come." The Roadrunners will return to action for their second tournament of the fall season when they travel to Waco, Texas to play in the Baylor Invitational on Sept. 29-30.
FINAL RESULTS ??
Fin. School Scores?
1 Texas-San Antonio 282 287 290 859
1 Mike Mezei 66 71 70 207
T 3 John Elizondo 72 68 74 214
T 23 Luke Healy 71 78 71 220
T 26 Matt Johnston 73 73 75 221
T 69 Ryan Cromwell 79 75 77 231
2 Utah, Univ. of 289 287 286 862 ??
3 New Mexico JV 287 280 303 870 ??
4 Denver, U. of 288 297 294 879 ??
5 Air Force Academy 290 291 300 881 ??
6 Grand Canyon U. 299 290 294 883 ??
Boise State Univ. 290 304 289 883 ??
8 Idaho, Univ. of 297 296 291 884 ??
9 Wyoming, U. of 290 300 299 889 ??
10 Weber State Univ. 295 295 300 890 ??
11 Southern Utah Univ. 295 297 299 891 ??
12 Air Force JV 300 297 295 892 ??
13 Portland, U. of 291 300 305 896 ??
14 Northern Colorado 301 299 302 902 ??
15 Colorado-CO Springs 298 308 301 907 ??
16 Gonzaga University 310 303 302 915 ??
Southern Colorado 302 307 306 915 ??
?18 San Diego, U. of 308 304 310 922 ??
INDIVIDUAL
1 Mike Mezei UTSA 66 71 70 207 -9
2 Luke Swilor Utah 71 68 71 210 -6
3 Garrett Clegg Utah 72 72 70 214 -2
Kenny Ebalo So. Utah 70 69 75 214 -2
Tyler Symons UNM JV 72 69 73 214 -2
John Elizondo UTSA 72 68 74 214 -2
7 Mike McCabe Portland 74 67 74 215 -1
Jimmy Cunningham Denver 70 71 74 215 -1
Tyler Goulding Air Force 72 68 75 215 -1
Jason Williams Boise St. 73 75 67 215 -1
Neil King Wyoming 73 73 69 215 -1
12 Bryan Manning Gnd Canyon 72 73 71 216 E
13 Adam Wasinger AFA JV 75 73 69 217 +1
Christian Akau Idaho 71 74 72 217 +1
Barry Schenk Weber St. 69 72 76 217 +1
16 Adam Choy Boise St. 68 75 75 218 +2
Tim Thoren Air Force 72 72 74 218 +2
Jeb Gruenberger UNM JV 72 68 78 218 +2
Gabriel Wilson Idaho 74 75 69 218 +2
20 Dustin Mills N.Colorado 73 73 73 219 +3
Chris Ellis N.Colorado 72 73 74 219 +3
Barrett Jarosch Denver 73 73 73 219 +3
23 Miguel Griego UNM JV 73 73 74 220 +4
Luke Healy UTSA 71 78 71 220 +4
Carl Jensen Utah 72 75 73 220 +4
26 Steve Lamb Gnd Canyon 74 73 74 221 +5
Matt Johnston UTSA 73 73 75 221 +5
Chase Thomas UNM JV 73 70 78 221 +5
29 Tad Hunt So. Utah 74 76 72 222 +6
Greg Buckway Weber St. 78 70 74 222 +6
Ryan Prew Gnd Canyon 76 71 75 222 +6
Ashdon Woods Utah 74 74 74 222 +6
Jason Aichele Wyoming 72 75 75 222 +6
Steve Newren Utah 77 73 72 222 +6
29 Pete Williams Idaho 74 71 77 222 +6
Chris Marslender AFA JV 72 77 73 222 +6
*Michael Landry Denver 75 71 76 222 +6
38 James Love Denver 76 76 71 223 +7
Matt Hart S.Colorado 73 76 74 223 +7
40 Jake Sestero Boise St. 73 74 77 224 +8
Jim Anderson UNM JV 70 75 79 224 +8
Souta Nozaka Gonzaga U. 74 77 73 224 +8
J.P. Wertz CO Springs 77 73 74 224 +8
*Trenton Daum CO Springs 74 73 77 224 +8
45 Jarett Hamamoto Air Force 71 75 79 225 +9
Matt Williams Weber St. 74 77 74 225 +9
Jeff Franks Wyoming 74 74 77 225 +9
Jason Galon Gnd Canyon 78 73 74 225 +9
49 Rand Sargent Weber St. 74 76 76 226 +10
Jason Coffin Denver 73 77 76 226 +10
51 Mark Ruybalid CO Springs 73 78 76 227 +11
Tony Peressini Portland 74 79 74 227 +11
Matthew Brunk Wyoming 71 78 78 227 +11
Jesse Wheeler So. Utah 79 74 74 227 +11
Daryl McCoy AFA JV 76 74 77 227 +11
Kevin Beavers Portland 71 77 79 227 +11
57 Zach Johnson So. Utah 72 78 78 228 +12
Colter Kautzmann Denver 72 78 78 228 +12
Jason Huff Idaho 78 77 73 228 +12
Jimmy Harris San Diego 78 76 74 228 +12
61 Adam Syverson Gonzaga U. 77 74 78 229 +13
Ben Jackman Air Force 75 76 78 229 +13
Jake Easterly Portland 72 77 80 229 +13
64 Nick Van Etten CO Springs 73 78 79 230 +14
Chad Follett Air Force 79 78 73 230 +14
Chase Wortman CO Springs 75 80 75 230 +14
Jason Good Boise St. 76 80 74 230 +14
*Christian Jackson AFA JV 71 81 78 230 +14
69 Eric Baily Wyoming 75 78 78 231 +15
69 Jeb Stewart San Diego 72 80 79 231 +15
Ryan Cromwell UTSA 79 75 77 231 +15
Travis Morton S.Colorado 74 79 78 231 +15
Stu Bell Gonzaga U. 80 74 77 231 +15
*Jonathan Shuss Wyoming 73 78 80 231 +15
75 Jacob Clemens San Diego 79 75 78 232 +16
Scott Kleven S.Colorado 78 74 80 232 +16
Pomakai Shishido CO Springs 77 79 76 232 +16
78 Jimmy Hayes Gonzaga U. 81 78 74 233 +17
Justin Stover Gnd Canyon 77 81 75 233 +17
Kyle Sullivan N.Colorado 80 76 77 233 +17
81 Scott Redmond AFA JV 77 73 84 234 +18
Kyle Burns N.Colorado 79 77 78 234 +18
Brian Phan San Diego 79 76 79 234 +18
84 Chris Smith S.Colorado 80 78 77 235 +19
Kala'e Leong AFA JV 82 77 76 235 +19
Cole Kaiserman Boise St. 81 81 73 235 +19
87 Josh Koschke S.Colorado 77 82 77 236 +20
Matt Munroe Gonzaga U. 79 78 79 236 +20
*Clinton Jenkins Air Force 77 81 78 236 +20
90 Bill Witte Idaho 80 76 81 237 +21
*Pat Mullen AFA JV 72 84 81 237 +21
92 Jon Stecher N.Colorado 77 80 81 238 +22
93 *John Scott CO Springs 82 79 78 239 +23
94 Justin Burwell Portland 82 80 78 240 +24
95 Yen Chen San Diego 82 77 83 242 +26
96 Cameron Young So. Utah 83 80 80 243 +27
97 Curtis Andrews Weber St. 82 83 81 246 +30
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