Feb. 19, 2008

LAS VEGAS - The No. 24 UNLV men's golf team will be back in action, Wednesday-Friday, Feb. 20-22, as it plays in the 32nd Annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate, which is held at Leilehua Golf Course (par 72, 6,917 yards) in Wahiawa, Hawaii.

The 54-hole tournament will be played over three days, with 18 holes taking place each day with an 8 a.m. HST shotgun start.

The tournament is hosted by Hawaii and also includes Arkansas, Arizona, Auburn, BYU, California, UC Santa Barbara, Denver, Fresno State, Hawaii-Hilo, Long Beach State, Nagoya, Nevada, Reno, New Mexico, San Diego, San Diego State, San Jose State, SMU, Texas A&M, UNLV, Utah and UTEP.

Competing for the Rebels will be junior Seung-Su Han, sophomore Eddie Olson, senior Matt Kinsinger, senior Brandon Loska and freshman Ji Moon.

Last year's team champion at the Burns Intercollegiate was BYU, which finished 30-under par at 834. The individual medalist last year was SMU's Frank Wrenn with a score of 13-under 203. UNLV finished second at last year's tournament with a 22-under 842, while Jarred Texter was UNLV's top finisher with a tie for sixth at 7-under 209. Han also recorded a top-10 finish at 6-under 210 for a tie for eighth place.

This will be UNLV's second event of the spring season, as the Rebels finished second at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Ariz., in January. UNLV has finished in the top five in each of its last four tournaments dating back to the fall season.

No live scoring on the internet will be available from the Burns Intercollegiate.