Feb. 24, 2000

HONOLULU - The UNLV men's golf team sat in fifth place after Wednesday's first round at the 24th Annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate being played at the par-72, 6,916-yard Leilehua Golf Course.

The ninth-ranked Rebels shot an eight-under-par 280 and are only six shots behind leader Texas-El Paso (274). BYU is tied for second (276) with Arizona while New Mexico is four shots back (278).

Individually, Jeremy Anderson led UNLV with a six-under 66. The senior was tied for second and just two behind leader Adrian Quintela of UTEP.

Scott Lander fired a three-under 69 to earn a six-way tie for ninth while Tyler Mays' 71 tied him for 21st overall. Michael Kirk and Scott Wingfield rounded out the Rebel contingent by both shooting a 74 and tying for 51st place.

Round two was played late Thursday and the final 18 holes are scheduled for Friday.

TEAM STANDINGS       TOP INDIVIDUALS1.  Texas-El Paso   274 1.  Adrian Quintela, UTEP   642.  BYU     276 2.  Jeremy Anderson, UNLV   66    Arizona     276         Brandon Smith, Arizona  664.  New Mexico  278 4.  Andy Miller, BYU    685.  UNLV        280     Billy Harvey, BYU   686.  Oklahoma State  282     Scott Hailes, New Mexico687.  California  286     Todd Fields, UTEP   68    Hawaii      286     Ricky Barnes, Arizona   689.  Pacific     28910. Oklahoma    291 OTHER REBELS11. Auburn      292 T9. Scott Lander        6912. Colorado State  293 T21.    Tyler Mays      7113. SMU     294 T51.    Michael Kirk        7414. Utah        301     Scott Wingfield     7415. San Jose State  30516. Weber State 31017. Hawaii-Hilo 312