March 11, 2002

LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech men's golf team completed the first round of 36 holes at the 17th Louisiana Classics in Lafayette, La., earlier today. The No. 41 Red Raiders shot a team round 576 (287, 289) to finish in second place, trailing three strokes behind round one team leader Southern Methodist University (573).

Leading the Red Raiders is 6-foot junior Mark Hull who is in first place after shooting a five-under-par 139 (69, 70). Two other Red Raiders finished in the Top 20 as senior David Bolen and sophomore Brad Jacobson each shot a two-over-par 146 to tie in 18th place with six other individuals.

Teammate Kyle Willmann shot a four-over-par 148 (71, 77) to tie for 36th and sophomore Brian Smith tied for 74th shooting a 13-over-par 157 (83, 74).

Tech will resume the final round of play tomorrow at the Oakbourne Country Club with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start.

ROUND ONE RESULTS (36-holes)
Top Five Teams
1. SMU			573
2. Texas Tech		576
3. Texas A&M		579
4. UT-San Antonio	581
5. Tulsa		584
Kansas			584
Louisiana-Lafayette	584


Top Five Individuals
1. Mark Hull (TT)	139
2. Jerome Theunis (SMU)	140
3. Gibby Martens (UTSA)	142
Mark McBride (Missouri)	142
Ben Scott (Missouri)	142
Luke Healy (UTSA)	142


Texas Tech Finishes
18. David Bolen		146
Brad Jacobson		146
36. Kyle Willmann	148
74. Brian Smith		157