Sept. 12, 2005
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907
Roadrunners in second after two rounds of Mean Green Classic First and Second Round Results
DENTON, Texas – Led by sub-par performances from senior John Elizondo (San Antonio/Brackenridge HS) and sophomore Thomas Kearney (Donegal, Ireland), the UTSA men’s golf team is in second place after two rounds of the Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic hosted by North Texas at Lantana Golf Club (7,147 yards / par 72).
The Roadrunners trail second-round leader Jacksonville State by just five strokes and are tied with perennial power Houston at one-over-par 577. UTSA moved into the tie for second with a three-under, second-round 285 after an opening round 292.
Elizondo and Kearney both fired one-under rounds of 143, with Elizondo carding his 72-71 and Kearney a 71-72, as both are tied for eighth place in the individual standings. Sophomore Nick Olivarri (Converse, Texas/Judson HS) is tied for 13th after turning in rounds of 74 and a team-low 70 for his 36-hole total of even-par 144.
Junior Kitt Thabungkan is tied for 26th (76-72=148) while junior Matt Johnston (76-73=149) and freshman Kyle Collins (75-74=149) are tied for 33rd.
Andrew Ross of Arkansas State and Ricky Romano of Houston are tied for the individual lead at four-under 140.
The third round is set to get underway Tuesday morning.
Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic
Lantana Golf Club (7,147 yards/par 72)
Denton, Texas
First and Second Round Results
Team Standings: 1. Jacksonville State 285-287=572; T-2. UTSA 292-285=577; T-2. Houston 293-284=577; 4. Sam Houston State 298-280=578; 5. Louisiana-Monroe 295-288=583; 6. Western Kentucky 288-297=585; 7. Middle Tennessee State 295-291=586; 8. North Texas 298-291=589; 9. Louisiana-Lafayette 301-290=591; 10. Arkansas State 294-298=592; 11. Louisiana Tech 307-288=595; 12. Arkansas-Little Rock 294-309=603; 13. Oral Roberts 304-304=608; 14. Texas State 309-309=618.
Individual Top Five (plus UTSA players): T-1. Andrew Ross, Arkansas State 69-71=140; T-1. Ricky Romano, Houston 73-67=140; T-3. Anthony Broussard, North Texas 71-70=141; T-3. Pat Collogan, Louisiana-Monroe 71-70=141; T-3. Robert Gwin, Sam Houston State 77-64=141; T-8. Thomas Kearney, UTSA 71-72=143; T-8. John Elizondo, UTSA 72-71=143; T-13. Nick Olivarri, UTSA 74-70=144; T-26. Kitt Thabungkan, UTSA 76-72=148; T-33. Kyle Collins, UTSA 75-74=149; T-33. Matt Johnston, UTSA 76-73=149.
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