May 15, 2000

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

Wyoming's David Hearn Begins Play at the 2000 NCAA West Regional Men's Golf Championship on Thursday:

University of Wyoming junior David Hearn was selected on Tuesday, May 9 to participate in the 2000 NCAA West Regional Men's Golf Championship to be played at the Riverbend Golf Course in Fresno, Calif., on May 18-20, hosted by Fresno State University.

This marks the second consecutive year that Hearn has earned an individual selection to the NCAA West Regional. At the '99 West Regional in Tucson, Ariz., Hearn placed 17th and missed advancing to the NCAA Championship by one place. Hearn is coming off an eighth-place showing at the 2000 Mountain West Conference Championships in Palm Desert, Calif., May 1-3.

The NCAA West Regional is composed of Districts 7 and 8 and nine at-large teams. Wyoming is located in District 7. The 2000 NCAA West Regional will be composed of the following teams and individuals, each team selected will be composed of five individuals: District 7 -- Six teams and two individuals Teams: Brigham Young, Fresno State, New Mexico, Colorado State, San Diego State, UTEP Individuals: David Hearn, Wyoming, Ryan Ellis, Utah. District 8 -- 12 teams and one individual Teams: Arizona State, UNLV, Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State, California, Stanford, UCLA, Washington, Pepperdine, USC, Long Beach State Individual: Ryan Earl, Portland At-large -- Nine teams from a national pool and three West Regional individuals Teams: Pacific, Cal State Northridge, Idaho, Princeton, Wright State, Navy, Towson State, Iona, Maryland-Baltimore County Individuals: Scott Lieberwirth, New Mexico State, Ray Otis, Nevada, Ryan Nelson, Portland

"Our goal was to qualify as a team this year," said Hearn. "Although we weren't able to reach that goal, it is very special to me, qualifying for the second year in a row as an individual. This time I feel much more comfortable as I head into the regional. I know what to expect. I'm just going to focus on playing my game, and if I can stay focused on that I think I have a realistic shot at moving onto the NCAA Championships."

"David's (Hearn) record speaks for itself," said Wyoming men's golf coach Roger Prenzlow. "He is definitely one of the best players in the West, and deserves this honor. I believe he has an excellent chance of moving on to the NCAA Championships."

In men's collegiate golf, the NCAA Division I Championship begins with three regional competitions. In addition to the West Regional, there is also a Central and East Regional. All three regionals will be contested May 18-20. The Central Regional will be held at Victoria Country Club in Victoria, Texas, hosted by Southwest Texas State. The East Regional will be played at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa., hosted by Temple University.

The NCAA Division I Championship will be hosted by Auburn University May 31-June 3 at the Grand National Golf Course in Auburn, Ala.

A total of 421 individuals will be competing at the Regional competitions with 156 advancing to the NCAA Championship. Those 156 participants will consist of at least eight teams from each regional. The two lowest scoring individuals from each regional, whose teams do not advance, will also move on to the championship finals. The remainder of the NCAA Championship field will be selected by the Division I Men's Golf Committee.

1999-2000 Wyoming Golf Individual Results

        Matt     David    Jake      Kevin     Kurt     Reid     Mike
Event   Hart     Hearn    Hunter    Kayden    Kowaluk  Lende    Urbatchka
RMI     DNP      204 (-6) 216 (+6)  206 (-4)  DNP      213(+3)  216 (+6)
                 (1st)    (26th)    (2nd)              (12th)   (26th)
AFA     DNP      214 (-2) 225 (+9)  234 (+18) DNP      217(+1)  221 (+5)
                 (5th)    (43rd)    (93rd)             (8th)    (19th)
CSU     DNP      142 (+2) 152 (+12) 149 (+9)  DNP      151(+11) 149 (+9)
                 (7th)    (56th)    (42nd)             (52nd)   (42nd)
RSI     DNP      215 (+5) 207 (-3)  220 (+10) DNP      224(+14) 207 (-3)
                 (10th)   (1st)     (29th)             (40th)   (1st)
FSU     231(+15) 211 (-5) 228 (+12) 220 (+4)  DNP      230(+14) 222 (+6)
        (87th)   (12th)   (78th)    (47th)             (83rd)   (54th)
TNC     DNP      217 (+4) 221 (+8)  224 (+11) DNP      223(+10) 224 (+11)
                 (30th)   (52nd)    (73rd)             (67th)   (73rd)
49er    DNP      230 (+17)240 (+27) 229 (+16) DNP      234(+21) 238 (+25)
                 (45th)   (78th)    (41st)             (61st)   (74th)
PCI     DNP      234 (+18)250 (+34) 239 (+23) DNP      244(+28) 237(+21)
                 (45th)   (93rd)    (62nd)             (79th)   (56th)
ODI     DNP      214 (-2) 227 (+11) 227 (+11) DNP      230(+14) 222 (+6)
                 (5th)    (53rd)    (53rd)             (64th)   (31st)
BI      226(+10) 210 (-6) 226 (+10) 226 (+10) DNP      221 (+5) 211 (-5)
        (25th)   (2nd)    (25th)    (25th)             (9th)    (4th)
BYU     234(+18) 220 (+4) 218 (+2)  229 (+13) DNP      227(+11) 219 (+3)
        (82nd)   (31st)   (22nd)    (71st)             (64th)   (25th)
MWC     DNP      217 (+1) 224 (+8)  239 (+23) DNP      232(+16) 237 (+21)
                 (8th)    (22nd)    (39th)             (30th)   (37th)
NCAA    DNP     May 18-20 DNP       DNP       DNP      DNP      DNP
West Regional

Strokes (691)   (2,528) (2,634) (2,642) (0)     (2,646) (2,603)
Rounds  (9)     (35)    (35)    (35)    (0)     (35)    (35)
Avg.    76.8    72.2    75.3    75.5    0.0     75.6    74.4
Low
Rd.     71      65      67      67      NA      69      65

1999-2000 Wyoming Golf Schedule/Team Results

Event                                   Date            Finish/Score

Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate          9/6-7           1st of 14 / 837
Laramie, Wyo. (Jacoby Golf Course)
Falcon Invitational                     9/17-19         2nd of 24 / 876
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ram Intercollegiate                     9/27-28         9th of 15 / 591
Fort Collins, Colo.
Red Storm Intercollegiate               10/1-2          1st of 19 / 845
Bethpage, N.Y.
Fresno Lexus Classic                    10/15-16        12th of 16 / 1104
Fresno, Calif.
The Nelson                              10/29-31        15th of 20 / 878
Stanford, Calif.
The 49er Collegiate Classic             2/24-25         14th of 15 / 926
Long Beach, Calif.
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate           3/13-14         18th of 19 / 950
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oregon Duck Invitational                3/20-21         7th of 15 / 887
Eugene, Ore.
Bengal Invitational                     4/17-18         1st of 10 / 861
Blackfoot, Idaho
Cougar Classic                          4/21-22         6th of 15 / 872
Provo, Utah
Mountain West Conference Championship   5/1-3           7th of 8 / 906
Palm Desert, Calif.