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Men's Golf Tied for 14th After First Round of NCAA East Regional

       

Men's Golf Tied for 14th After First Round of NCAA East Regional

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CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - Coastal Carolina University's men's golf team is tied for 14th after the opening round of the NCAA East Regional, May. 15. The three-day, 54-hole regional is being played at Council Fire Golf Club (Par 71 - 6,961 yards) in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Chanticleers shot a 1-over 285 as a team in the first round, but are only behind the final advancing slot by four shots as Virginia Tech, Auburn and Charlotte are tied for eighth at 3-under 281. The top 10 teams and three individuals not on those squads advance to the NCAA Championships May 28-31, 2008 at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex-The Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Indiana and will be hosted by Purdue University.

Freshman Tripp McAllister leads the CCU effort in a 4-under 67, putting him in a tie for seventh. Sophomore Sam Lyons is next for Coastal in a tie for 33rd after a 1-under 70. Henrik Norlander of Augusta State and Georgia's Hudson Swafford lead the field, each posting a 6-under 65.

The Chanticleers will play their second round starting at 12:12 p.m. going off the No. 1 tee with Middle Tennessee State and Memphis.

Team Scores
1 Georgia 265
2 Augusta State 273
3 SMU 276
4 Middle Tennessee State 278
Mississippi State 278
6 North Carolina State 279
7 New Mexico State 280
8 Virginia Tech 281
Auburn 281
Charlotte 281
11 Colorado State 282
Chattanooga 282
13 UC-Irvine 283
14 Coastal Carolina 285
Michigan State 285
Western Carolina 285
17 Duke 286
Virginia 286
East Tennessee State
20 Georgia State 287
UAB 287
22 South Carolina 288
23 Memphis 289
24 Western Illinois 293
North Florida 293
Mississippi 293
27 Jackson State 302

Top Five Individuals Plus Coastal
1. Henrik Norlander (Augusta State) 65 Hudson Swafford (Georgia) 65 3 Josh Bevell (Mississippi State 66 Russell Henley (Georgia) 66 Kelly Kraft (SMU) 66 Adam Mitchell (Georgia) 66   T7 Tripp McAllister (Coastal) 67 T33 Sam Lyons (Coastal) 70 T78 Dan Obremski (Coastal) 73 T107 Lindsay Renolds (Coastal) 75 T107 David Dannelly (Coastal) 75