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David Hearn Earns All-Conference Honors At MWC Golf Championships
Senior finishes 10th at MWC Championships with a final round of 71.
May 2, 2001
LARAMIE, Wyo. - Wyoming senior David Hearn fired a one-under par round of 71 in the final round of the 2001 Mountain West Conference Men's Golf Championship on Wednesday, and moved up from 16th place into 10th position. Hearn's 71 tied him for the second lowest round of the tournament. In addition to his 10th place finish, Hearn was also named to the six-man All-Mountain West Conference team. The Wyoming Cowboys fired their best round of the 54-hole tournament on Wednesday with a 302. The Cowboys finished seventh in the eight-team field with a final score of 925. Brigham Young captured the team title with a three-day total of 890. The individual title was won by John Lepak of San Diego State, who fired a three-round score of three-over par 219. UW's Hearn finished only six strokes back of Lepak. Hearn shot a 54-hole total of 225, nine-over par. The other Cowboy to finish in the Top 25 was senior Jake Hunter, who tallied a 16-over par score of 232. "David Hearn really came back after the first day and put together an excellent tournament," said UW head golf coach Roger Prenzlow. "David has had one of the outstanding careers in the history of our program, and he is still in the running to qualify for his third consecutive NCAA West Regional. "I can't say enough about these three seniors (David Hearn, Jake Hunter and Kevin Kayden). David, Jake and Kevin all had great careers at Wyoming. I wish we could have gone out in a little stronger fashion for them, but they have represented our program and our university well over the past four years. They should be proud of their accomplishments. "All the guys had moments during the tournament when they played well, but we weren't able to get four scores together in the same round, and so our team score each day wasn't what we had hoped. "All-in-all the guys did a nice job. Kevin (Kayden) played a nice round on Wednesday, shooting a 75, and Jake (Hunter) played his normal consistent golf -- he was the only member of our team to shoot in the 70s each round of the tournament." Hearn was one of six individuals named to the All-Conference team. It was Hearn's first selection to the All-Conference squad during his four-year career at UW. San Diego State sophomore Lars Johansson was named MWC Player of the Year. James Oh of UNLV was selected Freshman of the Year, and J.T. Higgins of New Mexico earned Coach of the Year honors. All awards were chosen in balloting by the eight MWC men's golf coaches. The 2001 MWC Men's Golf Championship was played at the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore. The championship was contested on the Crosswater Course at the Sunriver Resort. Crosswater measured 7,193 yards and played to a par of 72. Below are Wyoming's individual scores, along with the final team standings and MWC award winners from the 2001 Mountain West Conference Men's Golf Championship. Wyoming individual results David Hearn (Brantford, Ontario) Sr. 82-72-71=225 (+9)10th Jake Hunter (Page, Ariz.) Sr. 76-78-78=232 (+16)T22nd Kevin Kayden (Fremont, Ohio) Sr. 82-76-75=233 (+17)T30th Mike Urbatchka (Sheridan, Wyo.) Jr. 81-80-78=239 (+23)T36th Kurt Kowaluk (Lively, Ontario) RSo. 78-80-81=239 (+23)T36th
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