Sept. 22, 1999

Truman Men Finish Eighth At UMR Fall Classic

The Truman State University men's golf team opened its fall season on Monday and Tuesday, competing in the the University of Missouri-Rolla/Missouri Cellular Fall Classic at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The Bulldogs finished eighth in the 12-team field, carding a team score of 620 on the par-72 Piney Valley Golf Course.

Truman's score increased by 12 strokes on Day 2 of the tournament. The Bulldogs ended Day 1 in a tie for sixth with their score of 304, but shot a 316 on the final day to slip to eighth.

Senior J.R. Christensen (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) led Truman with a 154 (79-75). Sophomores Rick Ewing (Warson Woods, Mo./Webster Groves) (73-82) and Louis Dersch (Charles City, Iowa) (75-80) both shot 155. Ewing's first-day score of 73 had him ranked among the tournament's individual top 10.

Junior Jasen Matyas (Hannibal, Mo.) carded a 157 (77-80) and junior Kenny Lewis (Moline, Ill.) rounded out Truman's scoring with a 162 (81-81).

Central Missouri State University, which set new tournament records for team score in a single round (284) and for the tournament (572), won the team championship.

The Bulldogs will return to action this Thursday through Saturday at the District 5 Tournament in Owatonna, Minn.

TEAM SCORING
Rank Team  Day 1-Day 2=Final
 1   Central Missouri, 284-288=572
 2   Drury, 296-292=588
 3   Washburn, 299-300=599
 4   Missouri Western, 304-298=602
 5   Missouri Baptist, 305-298=603
 6   Missouri Southern, 299	-307=606
 7   Lincoln, 302-305=607
 8   Truman	304-316=620
 9   Missouri-Rolla "Gold," 307-317=624
10   Southwest Baptist, 311-320=631
11   Missouri-Rolla "Silver", 315-322=637
12   Pittsburg State, 321-319=640

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rk  Player, School                    Day 1  Day 2   Final
1   Jeff Mason, Central Missouri        71     72      143
2   Aaron Clark, Drury                  73     71      144
2   Terrence Luvin, Central Missouri    73     71      144
2   Brent Moomey, Central Missouri      68     76      144
2   Chris Riley, Missouri Western       74     70      144
2   Chad Smith, Missouri Southern       70     74      144
7   Kirk Bath, Washburn                 72     73      145
7   Brent Mason, Central Missouri       76     69      145
7   Rick Thompson, Mo. Baptist          71     74      145
10  Dale Krystalovich, Mo. Baptist      75     71      146

TRUMAN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Rank    Player                     Day 1  Day 2   Final
T-26th  J.R. Christensen             79     75      154
T-32nd  Louis Dersch                 75     80      155
T-32nd  Rick Ewing                   73     82      155
T-37th  Jasen Matyas                 77     80      157
T-50th  Kenny Lewis                  81     81      162

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