Men's Golf Finishes Eighth at WAC Championships

May 2, 2001
Broken Arrow, Okla. -- Tying for the third best team score of the final
round, the San Jose State University men's golf team finished in eighth
place at the 2001 Western Athletic Conference Championships.

The Spartans recorded a 308 team score on the windy, par 72,
6,834-yard Forest Ridge Golf Course. Nevada matched that score and only
team champion TCU with a 305 and SMU with a 304 were better during
Wednesday's final round.

San Jose State finished with a 54-hole total of 925. TCU edged host Tulsa
for top honors with an 896 to Tulsa's 897. SMU was third in the nine-team
field with a 905.

Tulsa freshman David Inglis captured individual honors with an even par
216. Scott Volpitto of TCU, who was tied with Inglis heading into the final
round, was second at 218. The 30-mile-an-hour winds sent scores soaring.
SMU's Stephen Sparolini had Wednesday's best score and he could only match
par. 24 of the 45 players failed to shoot under 80.

Spartan freshman Bryant Reyes was the top San Jose State finisher tying for
ninth at 227. Reyes' finish matches the best placing by a Spartan men's
golfer at a WAC Championship. John Witherall and Bob Sauer tied for 24th
place at 233.

Final 54-hole results from the 2001 WAC Championships

Forest Ridge Golf Course, Broken Arrow, Okla.

Par 72, 6,834 yards

1. TCU 896
2. Tulsa 897
3. SMU 905
4. UTEP 913
5. Nevada 919
6. Hawaii 924
Fresno State 924
8. San Jose State 925
9. Rice 936

Top Individuals
1. David Inglis, Tulsa 75-68-73-216
2. Scott Volpitto, TCU 69-74-75-218
3. Aaron Hickman, TCU 75-74-73-222
4. Ryan Morgan, Rice 76-72-75-223
5. Franklin Hatchett, SMU 75-72-77-224
Jonathon Echols, Fresno State 72-76-76-224

San Jose State Scores
9. Bryant Reyes 73-78-76-227
24. John Witherall 76-80-77-233
24. Bob Sauer 79-77-77-233
28. Isaac Weintraub 78-78-78-234
31. Nate Whitson 77-81-78-236