5/18/2001 - Men's Golf
Mids Tied With Oral Roberts For 25th

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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Sophomore Nick Rogers (Lothian, Md.) continued to swing the clubs well Friday afternoon in leading the Mids to a second-round 25th-place tie with Oral Roberts in day two of the 2001 NCAA West Golf Regional at the Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, Ore. Arizona State distanced itself from the leading Friday, shooting an 11-under par and owning an 18-stroke lead over UC-Irvine who is 1-over par.

Individually, Arizona State's Matt Jones shot a 7-under par Friday to take the lead at 9-under par, while teammate Jin Park was 4-under par and is in second place with a 7-under par thus far in the tournament.

For the Mids, Rogers once again shot a 3-over par 75. The Lothian, Md. native moved up from 74th to 60th with a 6-over par on what head coach Pat Owen has called in extremely challenging course.

"This is definitely the most difficult course we've played this year and it's even more challenging that Fresno State's course in which we played on at last year's NCAA Tournament," Owen said. "Nick has played tremendous the last few days and has been consistent in his play."

Meanwhile rookie Billy Hurley produced a 6-over par 78 Friday, but is still just 10-over par and in a tie for 97th. Making the big jump for the Mids was senior captain Kirk Glockner (Wilmington, N.C.) who shot a 5-over par 77 and moved into a tied for 120th at 14-over par. While Glockner moved up in the field, teammate Brian Crum (Fairfax, Va.) had a tough afternoon on the links. The sophomore, who shot a 6-over par after the first day of action, shot an 86 - 14 strokes over par, as he dropped back into a tie with teammate Drew Craig (Marion, Ohio) for 135th at 20-over par.

"We definitely have the ability to move up and finish strong in the tournament," said Owen. "We are tied with Oral Roberts, Detroit Mercy holds a 2-stroke lead on us and Tennessee is eight strokes ahead. I think we'll have a strong final day tomorrow."

The Midshipmen will close out action at the 2001 NCAA West Golf Regional Saturday in their final 18 holes.

Pl. School Scores 
1  Arizona State 283-277 -16 
2  UC-Irvine 290-287 +1 
3 Arizona 289-289 +2 
4  UCLA 289-298 +11 
  Stanford 284-303 +11 
6  Wake Forest 288-302 +14 
7  Oregon State 290-301 +15 
  Washington 290-301 +15 
  Pacific 298-293 +15 
10  South Carolina 294-298 +16 
  Pepperdine 293-299 +16 
12  UNLV 294-300 +18 
  San Diego State 289-305 +18 
14  Oregon 302-294 +20 
15  Colorado State 297-300 +21 
16  Southern California 298-300 +22 
17  Fresno State 298-301 +23 
18  Brigham Young 296-307 +27 
19  New Mexico 305-299 +28 
  California 302-302 +28 
21  Austin Peay 295-310 +29 
22  Nevada 302-307 +33 
23  Tennessee 297-316 +37 
24  Detroit Mercy 295-324 +43 
25  Oral Roberts 312-309 +45 
  Navy 310-311 +45 
27  Weber State 302-324 +50 
  
Pl. Navy 310-311 +45 
T60 Nick Rogers 75-75 +6 
T97 Billy Hurley 76-78 +10 
T120 Kirk Glockner 81-78 +14 
T135  Brian Crum 78-86 +20 
T135  Drew Craig 83-81 +20