Mountain Lions top D-II team after first round at Air Force
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs shot a 298 Friday, the lowest score posted by any of the four NCAA Division II schools competing at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational.
The Mountain Lions were 12th overall after Fridayâ€TMs first round. The other two rounds of the three-round tournament will be played Saturday and Sunday.
Division I Texas-El Paso shot a remarkable 6-under par 282 to lead the tournament. New Mexico was second with a 287, and Denver shot a 288 for third.
Junior Mark Ruybalid and sophomore Nick Van Etten each shot a 1-over par 73, tied for 30th overall, to lead CU-Colorado Springs. Trenton Daum was one stroke back, while J.P. Wertz and Pomakai Shishido each shot 77.
Grand Canyon was second among Division II competitors, just one stroke behind the Mountain Lions.
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| Additional News Stories | |||
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| May 5, 2004 |  | Golf team takes fifth at regional tournament | J.P. Wertz shot a 2-over par 74 as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs shot a final-round score of 307 Wednesday to finish the NCAA Division II Northwest Golf Regional at Bellingham, Wash., in a tie for fifth place. |
| May 4, 2004 | Van Etten leads Lions into seventh | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs golf team shot a 299 Tuesday, the second-best round of the day, to move up to seventh at the NCAA Division II Northwest Regional golf tournament in Bellingham, Wash. | |
| May 3, 2004 | Golf team in eighth after first round at regionals | Nick Van Etten shot a 75 as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs golf team finished the first round of the NCAA Division II Northwest Regional golf tournament in eighth place on Monday. | |
| April 23, 2004 |  | Mountain Lions make field for Super Regional | BELLINGHAM, Wash. â- Six of the top 12 teams and 13 of the top 23 players in NCAA Division II are part of the field announced today for the NCAA Division II West/Northwest Super Regional which Western Washington University will host May 3-5 at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club. |
| April 20, 2004 |  | Dominant Daum leads golf team to seventh place | Trent Daum shot a tournament-best 4-under par 67 Tuesday to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs into a tie for seventh at the Northwest Region Spring Head-to-Head tournament at Firethorn Country Club in Lincoln, Neb. |
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