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March 21, 2000

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

The Wyoming Cowboy golf team played one of their best tournaments of the 1999-2000 season this week, placing seventh in a 15-team field at the University of Oregon Duck Invitational on Tuesday. Wyoming finished with a 54-hole total of 887, tying with Colorado State for seventh place. The University of Washington won the two-day event with a final score of 857.

Wyoming was led by junior David Hearn, who tied for fifth place with a three-round total of 214, two-under par. Hearn's finish marked the fourth time in nine tournaments this season that he has placed in the Top 10 individuals, and the fifth time he has placed in the Top 15. UW sophomore Mike Urbatchka also played an outstanding tournament, shooting 222, six-over par, to tie for 31st in the field of 80 golfers

Anthony Arvidson of Oregon State won the individual title with a four-under par score of 212.

"Everyone on the team contributed to this strong finish," said UW men's golf coach Roger Prenzlow. "We looked like the team we were in the fall season. We had two individuals shoot rounds in the 60s (Hearn and Urbatchka), and all five guys shot at least one round in the low 70s.

"David (Hearn) continues to be impressive. He held the lead after the first 36 holes with rounds of 68 and 70. He fell back a little bit on Tuesday with a 76, but he couldn't have played much better. Everyone on the team shot a nice round of golf. Mike (Urbatchka) had a round of 68. Kevin (Kayden) and Jake (Hunter) each had a round of 72, and Reid (Lende) shot a 73 in the second round.

"This was a good tournament for us because we beat some teams in our district that we needed to in order to have a chance to qualify for the NCAAs at the end of the year."

The 54-hole event was played on the Shadow Hills Country Club-Silver Course in Eugene, Ore. The course measured 6,783 yards and played to a par of 72.

Below are the final team scores, as well as Wyoming's individual scores.

The Cowboys next tournament will be the Idaho State Bengal Invitational on April 17-18 in Blackfoot, Idaho.

Team Standings

1.  Washington       857
2.  Oregon           858
3.  Oregon State     863
4.  Pacific          866
5.  San Diego State  868
6.  San Jose State   885
7.  Wyoming          887
    Colorado State   887
9.  Long Beach State 893
10. Oregon (B Team)  896
    Nevada           896
12. Hawai'i          899
13. Portland State   902
14. Portland         905
    Washington State 905

Wyoming Individuals

David Hearn (Jr., Brantford, Ontario)  T5th    68-70-76=214 (-2)
Mike Urbatchka (So., Sheridan, Wyo.)   T31st   78-68-76=222 (+6)
Jake Hunter (Jr., Page, Ariz.)         T53rd   80-72-75=227 (+11)
Kevin Kayden (Jr., Fremont, Ohio)      T53rd   80-72-75=227 (+11)
Reid Lende (Sr., Livingston, Mont.)    T64th   77-73-80=230 (+14)