May 25, 1998

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The top-ranked UNLV golf team was awarded the Golf Coaches Association of America's Team Effort Award at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship National Awards Banquet at the Wyndham Hotel Monday night.

The award, which the Rebels won for the first time in their history, honors the team that finishes No. 1 in the final GCAA Team Effort Coaches Poll. UNLV remained the top team in the poll throughout the spring.

"This award is a great honor for the team," UNLV Head Coach Dwaine Knight said. "I would like to congratulate our players for a tremendous year. This is the first time we have ever finished first in a major poll at the end of the year. It is a terrific reflection on the season that we have had."

Also, as part of the banquet the all-district teams were announced as senior Bill Lunde, junior Charley Hoffman and sophomore Jeremy Anderson were all named to the District 8 squad.

The Rebels are in Albuquerque to compete in the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, which begin Wednesday.

FINAL GCAA TEAM EFFORT COACHES POLL1.  UNLV2.  Clemson3.  TCU4.  Georgia Tech5.  Oklahoma State6.  Arizona7.  Georgia8.  Houston9.  New Mexico10. Arizona State11. Auburn12. Florida13. Augusta State14. Oklahoma15. Ohio State16. North Carolina17. Minnesota18. South Carolina19. Colorado State20. UCLA21. Northwestern22. North Carolina State23. Nebraska24. Brigham Young25. Texas A&M