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C-USA Championships
Marquette Finishes Eighth at C-USA Golf Champinoship
4/29/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 23, 2003
DADE CITY, Fla. -- Marquette moved up two spots in the final round of the Conference USA Golf Championship to finish in a tie for eighth. The Golden Eagles shot a 296, their best round in the tournament, to move into a tie with East Carolina at 40-over, 892.
TCU, the fifth-ranked team in the nation, won the event for the second straight year, eclipsing UAB by seven strokes. The Blazers moved from third to capture second place. South Florida improved from seventh to take third. Houston, the second place finisher after 36 holes, placed fourth.
Charlotte golfer Russell Killough won the individual portion of the tournament. He was one of two golfers to better par. He won the event by three strokes over Adam Meyer of TCU. Killough shot a 54-hole 209 (-4). Meyer was at 212 (-1).
Marquette senior Matt Hilton (Muskego, Wis.) was MU's top finisher in 21st. He shot a final round 73 to finish at eight-over, 221. Hilton moved up from 25th with his final round tally.
A pair of MU golfers tied for 36th. Sophomore Nathan Colson (Plymouth, Wis.) and freshman Joe Weber (Bryant, Wis.) shot a 54-hole total of 225, 12-over.
MU's two other golfers tied for 45th place. Freshmen Kyle Murphy (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Steve Sass (Mequon, Wis.) shot 16-over, 229.
The Conference USA Championship concludes one of the most productive season's in Marquette history. The Golden Eagles won one regular season event, the Kauai Collegiate Cup, and finished in the top 10 in seven of nine events. MU also had an individual champion when Colson won the Ironhorse Intercollegiate.
2003 Conference USA Men's Golf Championship Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club; Dade City, Fla. April 21-23, 2003 7,083-yard, par 712003 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S GOLF AWARDSTEAM RESULTS
1. TCU 288-289-285 862 +10 2. UAB 288-292-289 869 +17 3. South Florida 290-304-282 876 +24 4. Houston 289-289-301 879 +27 5. Louisville 298-285-298 881 +29 6. Southern Miss 292-295-296 883 +31 7. Memphis 295-298-295 888 +36 8. East Carolina 297-297-298 892 +40 Marquette 298-298-296 892 10. Tulane 297-300-297 894 +42 11. Charlotte 285-309-306 900 +48 12. Cincinnati 299-309-302 910 +58 13. Saint Louis 308-295-309 912 +60 14. DePaul 309-324-314 947 +95
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Russell Killough Charlotte 68-70-71 209 -4 ?2. Adam Meyer TCU 70-69-73 212 -1 ?3. Oscar Fraustro So Florida 72-73-68 213 E Brett Callas Houston 70-70-73 213?? Alan Weant Memphis 73-72-68 213?? ?6. Adam Rubinson TCU 69-72-73 214 +1 ?7. Ryan Thomas UAB 72-74-69 215 +2 ?8. Brett Jones Louisville 75-66-76 217 +4 Tigh VanLeeuwen UAB 75-71-71 217?? 10. Evan Frederick St. Louis 73-73-72 218 +5 Mark Anderson Louisville 72-73-73 218?? John Wine Houston 72-69-77 218?? 13. Jason Harris E. Carol. 73-72-74 219 +6 Brad Quiri So Florida 73-76-70 219? Bill Roach, Jr. Tulane 71-76-72 219? Jonathan Hill E. Carol. 74-72-73 219? J.J. Killeen TCU 74-74-71 219? 18. Nathan Turner UAB 74-74-72 220 +7 Mike Shamp Charlotte 69-78-73 220? Colby Beckstrom TCU 76-75-69 220? 21. David Schultz TCU 75-74-72 221 +8 Matt Hilton Marquette 73-75-73 221? Michael Soroka So. Miss. 71-76-74 221?? Clark Brown UAB 68-76-77 221? 25. Chris Wheeler Tulane 74-74-74 222 +9 Chris Larbes Cincinnati 74-72-76 222? Ryan Shears So Florida 74-77-71 222? Mark Sullivan Tulane 73-75-74 222?? John Samaha Charlotte 70-73-79 222?? Pablo Ceron So Florida 71-78-73 222? 31. Charlie Woo Louisville 76-71-76 223 +10 Tim Powell Louisville 75-75-73 223? Justin Elliott So. Miss. 72-69-82 223? 34. Neil Lykins Cincinnati 72-77-75 224 +11 Michael Prieur Memphis 74-74-76 224? 36. Nathan Colson Marquette 72-79-74 225 +12 Daniel Angenscheidt Houston 74-76-75 225? Joe Weber Marquette 74-73-78 225? Clayton Ellis Memphis 75-76-74 225? 40. Matt Wofford So. Miss. 73-75-78 226 +13 Chris Cousins UAB 74-73-79 226? Kevin Miller E. Carol. 78-75-73 226? 43. Shane Rushing So. Miss. 76-79-72 227 +14 44. David Perrit St. Louis 80-70-78 228 +15 45. Kyle Murphy Marquette 80-73-76 229 +16 Denton Walker Houston 73-80-76 229? Steve Sass Marquette 79-77-73 229? Zach Mowbray Houston 78-74-77 229? 49. Scott Yopchick De Paul 78-79-73 230 +17 David Jeans Memphis 73-76-81 230? 51. Calle Andren E. Carol. 73-79-79 231 +18 Dan Grassman So Florida 75-80-76 231? Michael Rodrique Tulane 79-75-77 231? 54. Spencer Franklin St. Louis 79-76-77 232 +19 Richard Jones Memphis 77-78-77 232? 56. John Clodfelder Cincinnati 76-79-78 233 +20 Justin Wilson Cincinnati 77-81-75 233? Adam Howell E. Carol. 77-78-78 233? 59. Josh Scarborough De Paul 79-79-77 235 +22 60. Josh Sellers De Paul 73-82-81 236 +23 Will Hanna Louisville 77-82-77 236? 62. Chad Wilson Cincinnati 81-81-76 238 +25 63. John Campbell St. Louis 76-83-83 242 +29 Mike Higgason St. Louis 84-76-82 242? 65. Phil Krass Tulane 79-79-86 244 +31 66. Joe Hermes De Paul 79-84-85 248 +35 67. Mike Jolly Charlotte 78-89-83 250 +37 68. Ryan Jamison De Paul 86-85-83 254 +41 69. John Arnette Charlotte 81-88-86 255 +42 WD Ben Snow So. Miss. WD-75-72??????
Player of the Year
Adam Rubinson, TCU
Freshman of the Year
Colby Beckstrom, TCU
Coach of the Year
Bill Montigel, TCU
First Team All-Conference
Adam Rubinson, TCU
David Schultz, TCU
Adam Meyer, TCU
Chris Wheeler, Tulane
Jonathan Hill, East Carolina
Second Team All-Conference
Brett Jones, Louisville
Jason Harris, East Carolina
Justin Emil, Southern Miss
Shane Rushing, Southern Miss
Evan Frederick, Saint Louis
Third Team All-Conference
Russell Killough, Charlotte
John Wine, Houston
Brett Callas, Houston
Alan Weant, Memphis
Mike Soroka, Southern Miss
Mark Anderson, Louisville
All-Freshman Team
Colby Beckstrom, TCU
Russell Killough, Charlotte
Justin Elliott, Southern Miss
Nathan Turner, UAB
Tigh Van Leeuwen, UAB
Tournament Champion
Russell Killough, Charlotte
All-Tournament Team
Russell Killough, Charlotte
Adam Meyer, TCU
Oscar Fraustro, South Florida
Brett Callas, Houston
Alan Weant, Memphis
