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Oct. 31, 1999

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

The Wyoming Cowboys shot a final round of 294 on Sunday, and moved up one place to finish 15th out of 20 teams at The Nelson hosted by Stanford University. The Cowboys entered the final round in 16th place. UW junior David Hearn finished in a tie for 30th in the field of 104 of the nation's top golfers.

Hearn, from Brantford, Ontario, closed out the 54-hole event with a round of 74 and a total of 217, four-over par. UW sophomore Mike Urbatchka, of Sheridan, Wyo., enjoyed the best round of the day for the Cowboys on Sunday. Urbatchka shot a 71.

Host Stanford won the team title, coming from three strokes back entering Sunday's final 18-hole round to pass second round leader Fresno State. Stanford finished with a three-round total of 847, one stroke ahead of Fresno State at 848. Wyoming's 54-hole total was 878. The individual champion was Marin Maritz of Tulsa at 203, 10-under par.

"The guys did a nice job of rebounding from a poor first round," said University of Wyoming men's golf coach Roger Prenzlow. "I know the kids are disappointed by starting out slowly on Friday. But with the two rounds we put together on Saturday and Sunday, we now know that we can compete with some of the top teams in the country. We need to come back in the spring with more consistency.

"This ends our fall season. Everyone now has time to focus on their academics and start preparing for a spring season that I know we're all looking forward to."

Wyoming's second round score of 278 on Saturday tied for the second best round of the week. Only Fresno State's 274 on Saturday was better.

The Nelson was played at the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. The course measured 6,756 yards and played to a par of 71.

The Cowboy golf team will next tee off on Feb. 24-25, 2000, at The 49er Collegiate Classic hosted by Long Beach State University.

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

Team Standings
1.      Stanford                847
2.      Fresno State            848
3.      Northwestern            853
4.      Washington              854
5.      Colorado                859
6.      Arizona                 860
        N.C. State              860
8.      Colorado State          862
9.      Kansas                  865
10.     Tulsa                   870
11.     Duke                    872
12.     Florida Southern        873
13.     Arizona State           875
14.     Penn State              877
15.     Wyoming                 878
16.     Arkansas                881
17.     Nebraska                882
        TCU                     882
19.     Michigan                883
20.     Stetson                 906

Wyoming Individuals
David Hearn (Brantford, Ontario)        T30th   72-71-74=217
Jake Hunter (Page, Ariz.)               T52nd   78-68-75=221
Reid Lende (Livingston, Mont.)          T67th   79-70-74=223
Kevin Kayden (Fremont, Ohio)            T73rd   77-69-78=224
Mike Urbatchka (Sheridan, Wyo.)         T73rd   81-72-71=224