Sept. 20, 1999

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

The Wyoming Cowboy golf team maintained its second-place position after the second round of the Air Force Falcon Invitational on Saturday, but Saturday saw host Air Force join them in a tie for second place. UW shot a second round 295 to hold onto second position in the 24-team field entering Sunday's final round. The Pokes still trail leader Notre Dame. The Irish extended their lead by four shots from day one, and now hold a 12-stroke lead over UW and Air Force.

Wyoming's low individual of the day was junior Jacob Hunter, who shot a 71 to move into a tie with teammate Reid Lende for 26th place. Lende posted a 75 on Saturday. Fellow UW junior David Hearn shot a 74 on Saturday and is tied for seventh, while sophomore Mike Urbatachka shot a 76 in the second round and is tied for 18th. UW's other player, Kevin Kayden, shot a second round 75 and is tied for 80th.

"Our team did an excellent job of battling today, despite the fact we couldn't seem to make the big putts," said UW men's golf coach Roger Prenzlow. "Everytime we looked like we were about to make a run, a putt would lip out. It just seemed like there was a blanket over the cup for us today.

"Jake (Hunter) really played a nice round today. The rest of the guys played well, but just couldn't get the putts to fall. It's a pretty good sign of the quality of team we have when you can shoot a 295 (only seven over par) and feel like you didn't had a very good day. Tomorrow hopefully we can start off fast and see if we can put a little pressure on the Irish for the team title."

The third and final round will be played on the Eisenhower-Blue Course on Sunday in Colorado Springs.

The Eisenhower-Blue Course measures 7,301 yards and plays to a par of 72.

Here are the team scores from the 1999 Air Force Falcon Invitational after the second round.

Final Team Scores
1.      Notre Dame              566
2.      Wyoming                 578
        Air Force               578
4.      New Mexico State        579
5.      Michigan                583
        Xavier                  583
7.      Grand Canyon            584
        Texas Wesleyan          584
9.      University of San Diego 588
10.     Air Force J V           589
        Idaho State             589
12.     Utah State              590
13.     Boise State             591
14.     Weber State             597
        New Mexico JV           597
16.     Utah                    602
17.     Tulane                  603
        Portland State          603
19.     CU-Colorado Springs     605
        Tennessee-Chattanooga   605
21.     Illinois                607
22.     Eastern Washington      608
23.     Southern Utah           611
24.     Denver                  613

Wyoming Individuals     Place   Scores
David Hearn             T7th    68-74=142
Mike Urbatchka          T18th   69-76=145
Reid Lende              T26th   71-75=146
Jacob Hunter            T26th   75-71=146
Kevin Kayden            T80th   78-75=153