May 21, 2000
EVANSTON, ILL. - The Northwestern men's golf team posted a 2-over par score of 854 for the weekend to finish in sixth at the NCAA Central Regional in Victoria, Texas. NU, ranked seventh in the nation, posted scores of 296-268-290=854. With the sixth-place finish the team qualifies for the national tournament in Opelika, Ala. for the fourth straight year.
Individually, junior Luke Donald finished in a tie for third place shooting rounds of 69-69-70=208 to finish 5-under-par for the tournament. Senior Josh Habig finished in 10th with rounds of 73-63-75=211 just two stokes ahead of Jess Daley who fired rounds of 74-67-72=213, to place him 18th.
Senior Dan Riskam finished in 74th with rounds of 80-69-73=222 while sophomore Chris Thayer finished 136th firing rounds of 81-76-79=236.
TEAM SCORES
Texas -- 291-284-272=847
Kent -- 291-285-273=849
Oklahoma State -- 288-179-283=850
Houston -- 285-287-279=851
Minnesota -- 292-286-274=852
NORTHWESTERN -- 296-268-290=854
TCU -- 299-280-280=859
Kansas -- 302-281-277=860
Oklahoma -- 302-277-281=860
Baylor -- 299-281-282=862
Mississippi -- 289-294-283=866
Michigan -- 297-286-283=866
Texas A&M -- 291-292-285=868
SMU -- 285-296-289=870
Ohio State -- 303-286-285=874
Tulsa -- 305-284-290=879
Arkansas State -- 296-300-284=880
Southeastern La. -- 301-293-287=881
Colorado -- 299-301-281=881
Arkansas-Little Rock -- 305-291-285=881
Louisiana-Lafayette -- 294-300-292=886
Coastal Carolina -- 290-307-289=886
North Texas -- 297-299-292=888
Wichita State -- 303-302-286=891
Oral Roberts -- 306-297-290=893
Toledo -- 307-298-296=901
Jackson State -- 300-294-311=905
INDIVIDUAL
1. Jon Mills (Kent) -- 71-66-65=202
2. Cody Freeman (OU) -- 71-67-69=207
t-3. Craig Lile (Ark.) -- 71-71-66=208
t-3. David Gossett (UT) -- 70-72-66=208
t-3. Luke Donald (NU) -- 69-69-70=208
Matt Brost (UT) -- 72-71-65=208
Aaron Hickman (TCU) -- 72-67-69=208
8. James McLean (Minn.) -- 71-72-66=209
9. Anders Hultman (Okla. St.) -- 72-68-70=210
10. Josh Habig (NU) -- 73-63-75=211
OTHER NORTHWESTERN SCORES
t-18. Jess Daley -- 74-67-72=213
t-74. Dan Riskam -- 80-69-73=222
t-136. Chris Thayer -- 81-76-79=236