2005-06 UCCS Men's Golf Press Releases

March 7, 2006UCCS take ninth at SoCal InvitationalChase Wortmann shot a three-round score of 221 to tie for ninth individually and lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions to a ninth-place team finish at the 56th SoCal Intercollegiate Golf Championship.
March 27, 2006UCCS golf in fourth after two rounds in AlbuquerqueChase Wortmann shot a 6-over par 150 to help the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs hold onto fourth place after two rounds of the Mustang Intercollegiate UNM Golf Championship Monday at Albuquerque, N.M.
March 29, 2006Wortmann helps UCCS hold onto fourth in AlbuquerqueChase Wortmann finished second overall to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a fourth-place finish at the Mustang Intercollegiate UNM Golf Championship on Tuesday at Albuquerque, N.M.
April 2, 2006Kephart second overall after first round at CSM/Regis InvitationalAlex Kephart of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs shot a 5-over par 77 Sunday and will enter Monday’s second round of the CSM/Regis Invitational in Denver in second place individually.
April 3, 2006UCCS rallies to take second at CSM/Regis InvitationalLAKEWOOD, Colo. - Freshman Alex Kephart shot an even-par 72 as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs rallied Monday to finish second at the CSM/Regis Invitational.
April 17, 2006UCCS in sixth at final regional qualifierChase Wortmann and Neil Huffaker did their part but the rest of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s golf team struggled Monday as the Mountain Lions finished the first two rounds of the Northwest Region Spring Head-to-Head Tournament in a disappointing sixth place.
April 18, 2006Final-round surge secures Steel and Silver pointThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs shot a 296 Tuesday, the second-best team score logged by any team, to climb to a third-place finish at the Northwest Region Spring Head-to-Head Tournament at Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb.
April 22, 2006Wortmann nabs sixth golfer of the week awardUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs senior Chase Wortmann was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference golfer of the week for the sixth time this season, the conference announced Friday.
May 1, 2006UCCS golf struggles in first round at regionalsThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s golf team shot a disappointing 310 Monday to end the first round of the Northwest Regional Tournament last among the eight teams participating at The Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix.
May 2, 2006Improved second round still leaves UCCS far from goalThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs golf team improved in the second round of the Northwest Regional Tournament Tuesday, posting the fourth-best round on the day. That improvement wasn’t enough, however, to prevent the Mountain Lions from falling almost impossibly distant from the real goal – a berth in the National Championship.
May 3, 2006UCCS falls in regional, drops Steel and Silver pointA disappointing final round at the Northwest regional Tournament Wednesday doomed the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to not only an eighth-place finish, but the Mountain Lions also surrendered a point to Colorado State-Pueblo in the Steel and Silver Series.
August 26, 2005UCCS golf favored to win RMACThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s golf team was chosen to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in the conference’s preseason coaches’ poll which was released Friday.
September 9, 2005Golf team ready for openerThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's golf team will begin its season playing in the Gene Miranda Falcon Classic at the Air Force Academy on Saturday and Sunday.
September 10, 2005Golf in 17th after first round at Air ForceChase Wortmann shot a 2-over par 146 as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs finished the first two rounds, both played on Saturday, of the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in 17th place.
September 11, 2005Golf beats Division I school en route to 16th-place finishThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ golf team shot a final-round 301 to surge past Division I San Francisco and into 16th place at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sunday.
September 16, 2005Wortmann named golfer of the weekChase Wortmann was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men’s golfer of the week for the week of Sept. 8-14, the conference announced Friday.
September 19, 2005UCCS leads regional qualifier after two roundsThe Mountain Lions will likely go into the third round of the fall regional qualifier with something they haven’t had in a while – a lead.
September 20, 2005UCCS wins regional qualifierFor Chase Wortmann, it was a first. For the Mountain Lions, it was the first in quite a while. They both hope it’s the first of many.
September 23, 2005Wortmann makes it two in a rowChase Wortmann made it two straight by again being named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men’s golfer of the week, the conference announced Friday.
September 26, 2005UCCS golf leads at RMAC ChampionshipsChase Wortmann shot two consecutive rounds of 2-under par 69 Monday to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Golf Championships.
September 27, 2005Golf wins RMAC ChampionshipLed by Chase Wortmann’s 4-under par 67 in Tuesday’s third and final round, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs won its third Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship in the past six years.
September 29, 2005Wotmann takes third golfer of the week awardUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs senior Chase Wortmann was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference male golfer of the week, the conference confirmed Thursday. It was the third time this season that Wortmann has won the RMAC’s top individual honor making he and cross country runner Shannon Payne the first UCCS athletes to accomplish the feat three times in a season.
October 3, 2005UCCS in 14th after first round of Grand Canyon InvitationalChase Wortmann shot a 3-under par 69 in the second round of the Grand Canyon Invitational but that was enough to lift the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to 14th place after Monday’s play.
October 4, 2005UCCS finished 14th at Grand Canyon InvitationalFreshman Kyle Logan shot an even-par 72 in the final round of the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational Tuesday to help the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs shoot a 298, the 10th-best round of the day, and finish 14th for the tournament.
October 8, 2005Golf team helps UCCS extend Steel and Silver leadThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs extended its lead over Colorado State-Pueblo in the Steel and Silver Series Saturday as the Mountain Lions golf team took third place at the Air Force JV Invitational.
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