SAN ANTONIO — Riding the momentum of a runner-up finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, the UTSA men's golf team will compete in the Air Force Reserve Conference USA Championship on Monday-Thursday, April 22-25, at Texarkana Country Club (par 72/6,935 yards).
The Roadrunners are the second-highest ranked team in the league and will face Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP and WKU. All five players in the UTSA lineup will take a season stroke average of 73.36 or better into the four-day tournament.
The field will play 54 holes of stroke play with each of the three rounds teeing off at 8 a.m. Monday-Wednesday. The top four teams will advance to the match play semifinals at 8 a.m. Thursday with the two advancing squads facing off for the conference championship that afternoon.
Collin Clark collected his first collegiate win to lead UTSA to a runner-up finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic on April 15-16 in Pearland, Texas. Clark fired a 5-under-par 211 (70-68-73) to lead the Roadrunners to an 868 (293-289-286) — their fourth straight top-five showing — and the junior from Mansfield was tabbed C-USA Co-Golfer of the Week for his performance.
In its conference tournament history — which dates back to the 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference (now Atlantic Sun) Tournament — UTSA has placed in the top five 16 times, including four runner-up finishes. The Roadrunners' top finish as a member of C-USA came in 2016 when they placed fourth with an 882 to advance to the match play semifinals.
Two Roadrunners have claimed individual league titles. Magnus Dohlvik recorded a 70-72-77—219 in 1997 to win the Southland crown, while John Elizondo was the Southland's medalist in 2006 after carding a 67-71-75—213.
UTSA finished sixth with an 885 (296-293-296) at last year's C-USA Championship behind Sean Meehan, who tied for 16th with a 220 (75-73-72). Current sophomores Michael Rome and Chad Sewell also competed in that event, placing 24th (75-75-74—224) and 31st (73-76-77—226), respectively.
What: Conference USA Championship
When: Monday-Thursday, April 22-25
Where: Texarkana Country Club (Texarkana, Ark.)
Par/Yardage: 72/6,935
Tournament Field: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA, WKU
Championship Central: http://conferenceusa.com/tournaments/?id=406
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
Defending Team Champion: Middle Tennessee
Defending Individual Champion: Mitchell Meissner, Rice
UTSA Lineup
Sean Meehan (Sr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Leads UTSA with a 72.92 stroke average
• Fired a 4-under 140 (68-72) to share individual medalist honors at the Lone Star Invitational
• Carded a 6-under 210 (72-68-70) to tie for 13th at the Lake Charles Invitational
• Posted a 5-under 208 (69-71-68) to share 15th at the Trinity Forest Invitational
Collin Clark (Jr. • Mansfield, Texas)
• Won the Bayou City Collegiate Classic with a 5-under 211 (70-68-73)
• 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
• Ranks third on the team with a 73.23 stroke average
Michael Rome (So. • Austin, Texas)
• Tied for 16th with a 2-under 214 (72-71-71) at the Border Olympics
• Also carded a 2-under 214 (73-68-73) to share 32nd at the Lake Charles Invitational
• Fired a 218 (72-72-74) to tie for ninth at the Louisiana Classics
• Ranks second on the squad with a 73.07 stroke average
Chad Sewell (So. • Conroe, Texas)
• Shared fourth place with a 1-under 215 (69-73-73) at the Louisiana Classics
• Tied for eighth with a 5-under 211 (70-71-70) at the Border Olympics
• Also fired a 5-under 211 (71-71-69) to tie for 16th at the Lake Charles Invitational
• Ranks fourth on the team with a 73.25 stroke average
Christian Fanfelle (Fr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Registered a 5-under 211 (68-72-71) to tie for 16th at the Lake Charles Invitational
• Carded a 1-under 215 (73-70-72) to tie for 19th at the Border Olympics
• Finished a season-high 12th with an even-par 216 (69-77-70) at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic
• Owns a 73.36 stroke average in his debut season
