David Hearn Earns All-Conference Honors And Finishes 10th at the MWC Men's
Golf Championship, Awaits NCAA Tournament Invitation: 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, May 2, and
moved up from 16th place into 10th position. 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 to tie for 22nd.
"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 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. They should be proud of their accomplishments.
"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.
The NCAA will announce participants for the 2001 NCAA Regionals on
Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
Below are the final team standings for the 2001 MWC Men's Golf
Championship.
Team Standings
1. BYU 305-294-291=890 (+26)
2. SDSU 307-293-292=892 (+28)
3. CSU 301-303-292=896 (+32)
4. New Mexico 314-285-300=899 (+35)
5. UNLV 316-307-290=913 (+49)
6. Utah 313-299-304=916 (+52)
7. Wyoming 317-306-302=925 (+61)
8. Air Force 332-309-306=947 (+83)
2000-01 Wyoming Golf Roster
Name Height Class Hometown (Last School)
Bryan George 6-1 RFr. Douglas, Wyo. (Douglas)
David Hearn 6-0 Sr. Brantford, Ontario (North Park Collegiate)
Jake Hunter 5-9 Sr. Page, Ariz. (Page)
Kevin Kayden 6-1 Sr. Fremont, Ohio (St. Joseph Central Catholic)
Kurt Kowaluk 6-0 RSo. Lively, Ontario (Lively)
Mike Mezei 5-10 Fr. Lethbridge, Alberta (Winston Churchill)
Mike Urbatchka 6-0 Jr. Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan)
Head Coach: Roger Prenzlow
