April 30, 2001

Box Score

SUNRIVER, Ore. - Amidst heavy drizzle, 25-35 mph winds and 60-degree temperatures, the UNLV men's golf team sits in sixth place after the first round of the Mountain West Conference Championships at the Crosswater Course at Sunriver Resort on Monday.

Leading the Rebels was freshman Travis Whisman, who is tied for seventh place overall and sits four strokes off the lead after firing a first-round 76.

Colorado State's James Kurtenbach shot even par 72 to post a two-stroke lead over teammate Robby Stephenson. The duo's performance has the Rams atop the leaderboard with a first-day total of 301, 13-over par.

The Rebels shot 316 as a team, 28-over par. Freshman James Oh carded a 79, senior Scott Lander shot 80 and sophomore Brien Davis posted an 81 to produce UNLV's total.

The second round of the 54-hole championship will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1.

    Team Standings    Scores1.  Colorado State    301 (+13)2.  BYU               305 (+17)3.  San Diego State   307 (+19)4.  Utah              313 (+25)5.  New Mexico        314 (+26)6.  UNLV              316 (+28)7.  Wyoming           317 (+29)8.  Air Force         332 (+44)

    Individual                         Scores1.  James Kurtenbach, Colorado State   72 (E)2.  Robby Stephenson, Colorado State   74 (+2)3.  Billy Harvey, BYU                  75 (+3)    Kyle Wight, BYU                    75 (+3)    Lars Johansson San Diego State     75 (+3)    John Lepak, San Diego State        75 (+3)
    UNLV Individuals7.  Travis Whisman                     76 (+4)17. James Oh                           79 (+7)22. Scott Lander                       80 (+8)29. Brien Davis                        81 (+9)39. Calvin Kupeyan                     89 (+14)