Baylor
Roadrunner Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Holds Lead at UTSA Intercollegiate
2/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Feb. 20, 2006
SAN ANTONIO - The Baylor men's golf team holds a three-stroke lead behind a blistering performance by senior Ryan Baca (Richmond, Texas) after the first two rounds of the UTSA Intercollegiate Monday at the 6,691-yard, par-71 Oak Hills Country Club.
Baca, who won the individual title at the event in 2004, opened the tournament with a career-low 7-under par 64, one stroke off Johnny Arreaga's school-record round of 63. Baca then followed with a 4-under par 67 for a seven-stroke lead and 36-hole total of 11-under par 131.
Junior Jeremy Frye (Palestine, Texas) is tied for ninth at 2-over par 144 after rounds of 75 and 69, while junior Jeremy Alcorn (Brownwood, Texas), the tournament's defending champion, is tied for 25th at 6-over par 148 with rounds of 75 and 73.
Sophomore Wes Williams (Franklin, Tenn.) is tied for 35th at 8-over par 150, opening with a 76 followed by a 74, while junior Chase Thomas (Dallas, Texas) is tied for 47th at 10-over par 152 with rounds of 78 and 74. Redshirt freshman Bill Allcorn (Abilene, Texas), competing individually, is tied for 58th at 12-over par 154 with rounds of 76 and 78.
The Bears shot 6-over par 290 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round, then fired a 1-under par 283 to take a three stroke lead into the final round. Lamar is in second at 576, while Louisiana-Monroe trails by seven at 580. Nebraska is in fourth 12 strokes back at 585, and Illinois State rounds out the top five, trailing by 15 strokes at 588.
Baca leads by seven strokes over Illinois State's Matt Miller, who shot 4-under par 138 after rounds of 68 and 70, and eight strokes over Lamar's Dusty Smith, who fired 3-under par 139 with rounds of 69 and 70. Louisiana-Monroe's Pat Collogan (70-71) and New Orleans' Adam Collins (73-68) are tied for fourth at 141.
The tournament concludes with the third and final round Tuesday, with tee times beginning at 8 a.m.
Individual Results 1. Ryan Baca 64-67=131 T9. Jeremy Frye 75-69=144 T25. Jeremy Alcorn 75-73=148 T35. Wes Williams 76-74=150 T47. Chase Thomas 78-74=152 *T58. Bill Allcorn 76-78=154 *Competing IndividuallyTeam Standings 1. Baylor 290-283=573 2. Lamar 291-285=576 3. Louisiana-Monroe 296-284=580 4. Nebraska 292-293=585 5. Illinois State 297-291=588 6. Sam Houston State 294-297=591 T7. Wichita State 299-294=593 T7. New Orleans 304-289=593 T9. Stephen F. Austin 297-297=594 T9. College of Charleston 303-291=594 T11. Rice 297-298=595 T11. UTSA 301-294=595 13. UT-Pan American 303-300=603 14. Marshall 309-299=608 15. DePaul 313-302=615 T16. Navy 331-313=644 T16. Northern Iowa 328-316=644
