Husky Men's Golfers Seeded Fifth at NCAA West Regional
May 6, 2002
Seattle - The 13th-ranked Washington men's golf has been seeded fifth at the NCAA West Regional to be held May 16-18 at the University of New Mexico. The top 10 teams and the top-2 individuals not on those teams in the NCAA West Regional will advance to the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, May 29 - June 1.
Washington is looking to make its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Championships.
The West Regional includes nine Pac-10 teams, headlined by top seed USC, the winner of this year's conference tournament. The 54-hole event will be played on New Mexico's par 72, 7,368-yard Championship Course. The West Regional will include a practice round on May 15. Teams will tee off at 7:12 a.m. (MDT) and 1:21 p.m. (MDT) each day.
Georgia Tech, the nation's top-ranked team, heads up a strong East Regional that includes six of the top ranked teams in the nation. Oklahoma State, ranked sixth, is the top seed at the Central Regional.
NCAA West Regional
University of New Mexico
UNM Championship Course
1. Southern California 2. Texas 3. Minnesota 4. Fresno State 5. Washington 6. New Mexico 7. Pepperdine 8. San Diego State 9. Arizona 10. Nevada 11. Oregon 12. Ohio State 13. UCLA 14. Washington State 15. UC Irvine 16. Pacific 17. UNLV 18. Stanford 19. Arizona State 20. Texas Tech 21. California 22. Brigham Young 23. Colorado State 24. Illinois State 25. Detroit 26. Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis 27. Central Connecticut StateIndividuals
Chris Baryla, UTEP Ben Leestma, Air Force David Yarnes, Oregon State Brandon Hillpot, UC Riverside Mike Urbatchka, Wyoming Erik Billinger, DenverNCAA East Regional
Georgia Tech
Ansley Golf Club's Settin' Down Creek (Roswell, Ga.)
1. Georgia Tech (Atlantic Coast) 2. Florida 3. Tennessee 4. Wake Forest 5. Clemson 6. Augusta State 7. Auburn (SEC) 8. Georgia 9. North Carolina 10. Duke 11. Alabama-Birmingham 12. North Florida 13. South Carolina 14. Virginia 15. College of Charleston (Southern) 16. Michigan State 17. Coastal Carolina (Big South) 18. Furman 19. Georgia Southern 20. Jacksonville State (Atlantic Sun) 21. Virginia Commonwealth (Colonial) 22. Penn State 23. South Alabama (Sun Belt) 24. William and Mary 25. Yale 26. Rhode Island (Atlantic 10) 27. Iona (Metro Atlantic)Individuals
1. Andy Smith, Southeastern Louisiana 2. Brandt Snedeker, Vanderbilt 3. Tim Yelverton, Southern Mississippi 4. Simon Dunn, Campbell 5. Adam Gee, North Carolina-Wilmington 6. David Ryles, Charleston SouthernNCAA Central Regional
Arkansas-Little Rock
Pleasant Valley Country Club (Little Rock, Ark.)
1. TCU (C-USA) 2. North Carolina State 3. Oklahoma State 4. Virginia Tech (Big East) 5. Oklahoma 6. Toledo (MAC) 7. Purdue 8. Lamar (Southland) 9. Baylor 10. Alabama 11. LSU 12. Tulsa (WAC) 13. Kansas 14. Southern Methodist 15. Illinois 16. Houston 17. Missouri 18. Colorado 19. Texas-Arlington 20. Northwestern 21. Arkansas State 22. Maryland 23. St. John's (New York) 24. Austin Peay State (Ohio Valley) 25. Princeton (Ivy) 26. Army (Patriot) 27. Jackson State (SWAC)Individuals
1. Gibby Martens, Texas-San Antonio 2. John Holmes, Kentucky 3. Erik Herberth, Ohio 4. David Jenkins, Southwest Missouri State 5. Adrian Mork, McNeese State 6. Aaron Watkins, Kansas State
