Brown earns All-Conference Honors
Zen Brown was selected for the first time to the 2007 MWC All-Conference Team. He is the seventh Ram golfer and tenth overrall selection to be awarded the honor. He joined Martin Laird, Nolan Martin, Nigel Spence, Robby Stephenson, Kevin McAlpine, and Derrick Whiting in this elite group.

NCAA Regionals...
Colorado State earned their seventh trip in eight seasons under coach Jamie Bermel to the NCAA Regionals. Last year is the only year that Colorado State was not selected for the tournament. However, Derrick Whiting earned an invite as a individual in 2006. The Mountain West has a record number of six teams competing in the tournament: BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV will compete in the West Regional, while TCU is set to compete in the Central Regional. Dustin Pimm of Utah was selected as one of the six individuals to compete in the West Regional. Stanford is the top seed in the West regional followed by UCLA and UNLV. CSU is the 19th seed in the region. The top-10 teams, plus two of the six individuals entered, advance to the NCAA Championships May 30-June 2 at the Golden Horseshoe Club in Williamsburg, Va. Virginia Commonwealth University is the host institution.

Last Time Out...
Colorado State earned fourth place at the Mountain West Conference Championship. The Rams recorded rounds of 287-289-284 to achieve an 860 total. Three Rams finished in the top-20; Zen Brown, Aaron Weston and Bryce Hanstad. Brown led the Rams for the eighth time this season at the tournament. Brown recorded rounds of 71-72-71 to earn a 214 total and a tie for 12th. Aaron Weston finished one stroke behind him at a 215 total after carding rounds of 74-71-70 to earn a tie for 13th. Bryce Hanstad carded rounds of 75-72-70 to earn a 217 total and 19th place. Derrick Whiting posted rounds of 72-74-73 to achieve a 219 total and a tie for 22nd. Dustin Morris recorded rounds of 70-74-76 to earn a 220 total and a tie for 24th. This is the fourth time this year that three Ram golfers earned a top-20 finish.

Master's Connection...
Zach Johnson, the winner of the 2007 Masters tournament, has Colorado State connections. Johnson played three seasons for Coach Jamie Bermel while attending Drake University. Johnson donned the green jacket after besting Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen, and Rory Sabbatini by two strokes. Bermel spent five seasons as Drake's head coach (1992-93 to 1996-97.)

Laird Victory...
Former Colorado State golfer Martin Laird won the Athens Regional Foundations Classic. This marks his first Nationwide Tour Championship. Laird shot a 3-under-69 and birdied the final hole to solidify the win. The win moves him to No. 7 on the money list at $109,691. The top 25 Nationwide golfers at the end of the season automatically earn a PGA tour card.

Rams Recap...
In every tournament this year the Rams have earned a top-10 finish. The Ron Moore Invite is the only tournament this year that at least two Colorado State golfers did not earn a top-20 finish. Zen Brown was the only Ram to accomplish a top-20 at the Ron Moore. The Rams earned second place at the Miranda Invitational, Sept. 9-10 after shooting rounds of 286-280-288 for an 854 total. This is their highest finish since the Rice Intercollegiate, Feb. 6, 2006. Colorado State's lowest total is an 845 that they earned at the Barona Collegiate Cup, Oct. 23-24. There, they recorded rounds of 277-288-280 to earn third place.Golfweek has named Colorado State as 68th in the nation.

Brown Bagging...
Zen Brown has carded three top-fives, six top-10s, and nine top-20s this season. In contrast, Brown earned three top-20 finishes in the entire 2005-06 regular season. At the Wolf Pack Classic, Oct. 2-3, Brown earned his highest finish of the season, second place. There, he recorded three-straight sub-par rounds (67-70-71) to earn a 208 three-round total, and a second-place finish. Brown was three strokes away from individual champion Dustin Pimm of Utah. Pimm carded a three-round 205. The first-round 67 is Brown's lowest single round score this season. The second place finish is Brown's highest finish of his career. At the Miranda Invitational, Sept. 9-10, he began the tournament with a round of 74 and followed up with a 68 and 69 to earn a tie for fourth place with teammate Dustin Morris. As of May 10, 2007, Brown is in fifth place in the Mountain West Conference in terms of stroke average. Brown is currently ranked 34th in the nation in the Golfstat Cup. He has led the team since the first tournament of the season in stroke average, and holds a 71.09.

Wild Weston...
Senior Aaron Weston was named Mountain West Conference Co-Golfer of the month for February. He shared the honors with Jarred Texter of UNLV. Weston was also named men's college player of the week for Feb. 19 by both Golf World and Golfweek. He was awarded this honor after winning the Pat Hicks Invite, Feb. 12-13. There, he recorded rounds of 71-64. This led him into a tie with Duncan Stewart of Jacksonville at a two-round 135. A playoff ensued, which Weston won on the first hole after recording a birdie. This led Weston to his first career collegiate victory. He becomes the 10th Ram in CSU history to capture an individual tournament victory. His second-round 64 is the second-lowest single round score in Colorado State history. Weston joins Martin Laird and Nolan Martin as the only Rams to ever card this score. It is second only to the 63 Zen Brown carded at the Cougar Classic, April 15, 2007. He achieved a 69.20 stroke average for the month of February. Weston achieved a tie for 13th at the Burns Intercollegiate, Feb 21-23. This marked his fourth top-20 finish of the season. Weston carded only one sub-par round in his first six of this season. Since, Weston has carded 20 par or sub-par rounds. Weston is ninth in the Mountain West in terms of stroke average, and holds a 72.02.