SAN ANTONIO — Fresh off a third-place finish at the Louisiana Classics on Feb. 26, the UTSA men's golf team will travel to Laredo for the Border Olympics. The two-day, 54-hole tournament will be held Monday-Tuesday, March 11-12, at Laredo Country Club (par 72/7,375 yards).
The Roadrunners will line up against No. 20 Arkansas State, No. 45 Campbell, Houston, Bowing Green, Houston Baptist, Lamar, Little Rock, New Mexico State, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, Southern Miss, Stephen F. Austin, ULM, UMKC, UTRGV and WKU.
The field will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start scheduled for each day. Live scoring will be available at http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=17696.
UTSA is coming off a third-place finish at the Louisiana Classics on Feb. 26 in Lafayette. Chad Sewell tied for fourth place with a 1-under-par 215 (69-73-73) and Michael Rome shared ninth place with a 218 (72-72-74) to lead the Roadrunners to an 879 and their highest finish in the tournament in a dozen trips. Additionally, Collin Clark fired a 4-under 212 (74-69-69) to tie for runner-up while competing as an individual.
At last year's Border Olympics, Sean Meehan carded an 8-under 208 (69-69-70) to tie for third as an individual, while Jake Goodman finished in a tie for 12th with a 211 (70-71-70) to lead UTSA to 12th place in the team standings.
What: Border Olympics
When: Monday-Tuesday, March 11-12
Where: Laredo Country Club (Laredo, Texas)
Tournament Field: #20 Arkansas State, #45 Campbell, Houston, Bowing Green, Houston Baptist, Lamar, Little Rock, New Mexico State, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, Southern Miss, Stephen F. Austin, ULM, UMKC, UTRGV, UTSA, WKU
Par/Yardage: 72/7,375
Live Scoring: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=17696
UTSA Lineup
Michael Rome (So. • Austin, Texas)
• Fired a 218 (72-72-74) to tie for ninth at the Louisiana Classics
• Finished 12th with a 1-over 145 (73-72) at the All-American Intercollegiate
• Tied for second on the team with a 73.74 stroke average this season
Chad Sewell (So. • Conroe, Texas)
• Carded a 1-under 215 (69-73-73) to tie for fourth at the Louisiana Classics
• Posted a 1-over 145 (75-70) to tie for eighth at the Lone Star Invitational
• Tied for second on the squad with a 73.74 average
Sean Meehan (Sr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Fired a 4-under 140 (68-72) to share individual medalist honors at the Lone Star Invitational
• Carded an 8-under 208 (69-69-70) to tie for third at last year's Border Olympics
• Leads the team with a 72.84 average this season
Collin Clark (Jr. • Mansfield, Texas)
• Shared runner-up honors with a 4-under 212 (74-69-69) at the Louisiana Classics
• Tied for 10th place with a 76-70—146 at the Lone Star Invitational
• Has a 73.94 stroke average this season
Christian Fanfelle (Fr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Fired a 147 (70-77) to tie for 22nd at the All-American Intercollegiate
• Carded a 217 (76-72-69) to tie for 55th at the Arizona Intercollegiate
• Owns a 74.77 average in his debut season
*Will Adams (Fr. • Odessa, Texas)
• Tied for 16th with a 147 (75-72) at the Lone Star Invitational in his collegiate debut
• Carded a 5-under 211 (65-70-76) to place eighth at the Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate
• Carries a 73.86 stroke average in his debut season
* competing as an individual
