Two
Yellowjacket Golfers Score Top Ten Finishes at UNC
Invitational (April 9, 2003)
WINDSOR, CO – MSU Billings
golfers Chris Haas and Chris McConnell both carded
top ten finishes at the Northern Colorado
Invitational by shooting final-round 74s on
Tuesday. Haas finished alone in sixth place with a
two-round total of 154 on the 7164-yard par-72
Pelican Lakes Golf Course. McConnell finished tied
for eighth with a 161.
Four of the five Yellowjacket
golfers shot lower scores on the second day of the
tournament which was at time delayed by snow. Haas
moved from eighth to sixth by scoring six strokes
better in the second round. McConnell jumped form
13th to 8th with his
nine-stroke improvement on the second day. As a
team Tuesday, the Jackets were 14 strokes better
than their first round performance, finishing fourth
with a two-day total of 654.
MSU Billings is in its first
season of competition after adding men’s and women’s
golf in the fall. The UNC meet was the Jackets’
second of the spring. They are scheduled to play in
two more events in April, giving them enough meets
to be eligible for competition at the regional and
national finals. Eight teams qualify for the
regional, along with five at-large individuals from
non-qualifying teams. MSUB will play at the
Colorado School of Mines Invitational on April 20
and at the Regis University Invitational on April
22. The West Regional will be
Individual Scores
6. Chris Haas (80-74-154)
8. Chris McConnell (83-74-157)
21. Josh Zimmerman (83-88-171)
23. Eric Staab (89-85-174)
25. Matt Desin (88-87-175)
Team Scores
1. Northern Colorado (312-306-618)
2. Regis University (314-314-628)
3. Adams State College (331-313-644)
4. Montana State-Billings (334-320-654)
5. Colorado School of Mines (342-323-665)
6. Colorado Christian (343-330-673) |
