May 7, 2001

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

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

2000-01 Wyoming Golf Individual Results

        David     Jake      Kevin      Kurt        Michael      Mike
Event   Hearn     Hunter    Kayden     Kowaluk     Mezei        Urbatchka
RMI     207 (-3)  220 (+10) 143 (+3)   216(+6)     223 (+13)    209 (-1)
        (2nd)     (18th)    (DQ)       (10th)      (31st)       (3rd)
Tucker  223 (+7)  227 (+11) DNP        230 (+14)   227 (+11)    228 (+12)
        (43rd)    (69th)               (81st)      (69th)       (75th)
Ram     136 (-4)  148 (+8)  155 (+15)  149 (+9)    149 (+9)     DNP
        (1st)     (42nd)    (71st)     (43rd)      (43rd)
NMSU    214 (-2)  218 (+2)  DNP        228 (+12)   219 (+3)     213 (-3)
        (5th)     (17th)               (56th)      (25th)       (3rd)
Nelson  223(+10)  230 (+17) DNP        231 (+18)   232 (+19)    227 (+14)
        (40th)    (72nd)               (76th)      (82nd)       (60th)
BRC     156(+12)  234 (+18) DNP        234 (+18)   231 (+15)    239 (+23)
        (WD)      (44th)               (44th)      (35th)       (67th)
JBI     DNP       216 (Even)228 (+12)  222 (+6)    221 (+5)     221 (+5)
                  (30th)    (81st)     (57th)      (51st)       (51st)
Duck    231(+15)  231 (+15) DNP        242 (+26)   238 (+22)    226 (+10)
        (59th)    (59th)               (87th)      (80th)       (41st)
CI      151 (+7)  145 (+1)  DNP        152 (+8)    145 (+1)     149 (+5)
        (35th)    (6th)                (42nd)      (6th)        (25th)
BYU     216 (E)   235 (+19) 220 (+4)   219 (+3)    227 (+11)    221 (+5)
        (14th)    (83rd)    (25th)     (23rd)      (55th)       (30th)
MWC     225 (+9)  232 (+16) 233 (+17)  239 (+23)   DNP          239 (+23)
        (10th)    (22nd)    (30th)     (36th)                   (36th)

Strokes (1,982)   (2,336)   (979)      (2,362)     (2,112)      (2,172)

Rounds  (27)       (31)      (13)       (31)        (28)         (29)

Avg.    73.4       75.4      75.3       76.2        75.4         74.9

Low
Rd.      65         69        67         69          70           68

2000-01 Wyoming Golf Schedule/Team Results

Event                                   Date            Finish/Score
Wyoming Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate  9/9-10          1st of 12 / 848
Laramie, Wyo. (Jacoby Golf Course)
New Mexico Tucker Invitational          9/15-16         14th of 23 / 901
Albuquerque, N.M.
Colorado State Ram Invitational         9/25-26         6th of 15 / 581
Fort Collins, Colo.
New Mexico State Invitational           10/6-7          1st of 17 / 862
Las Cruces, N.M.
The Stanford Nelson Classic             10/27-29        17th of 19 / 908
Stanford, Calif.
Beau Rivage Collegiate Classic          2/12-13         15th of 16 / 935
Gulfport, Miss.
Hawaii John Burns Intercollegiate       2/21-23         16th of 19 / 880
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Oregon Duck Invitational                3/26-27         14th of 17 / 921
Eugene, Ore.
Campbell Intercollegiate                4/2-3           4th of 12 / 590
Buies Creek, N.C.
Brigham Young Cougar Classic            4/20-21         7th of 16 / 875
Provo, Utah
MWC Championship                        4/30-5/2        7th of 8 / 925
Sunriver, Ore.