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2008 UTSA Roadrunners Men's Golf Team

UTSA finishes tied for fourth place at SLC Championship
LAKE CHARLES, La.4/16/08 — The UTSA men’s golf team rebounded with a one-under par 287 and recorded a team total 896, to finish tied for fourth place at the 2008 Southland Conference Men’s Golf Championship, which was held at the Gray Plantation Golf Course.
Sophomore Simon Merry, who began the day tied for 31st, made the biggest jump on the leaderboard with a four-under par (68) to finish in 12th with a total of 222. Senior Thomas Kearney ended his Roadrunner career tied for eighth after shooting a 221 for the tournament, while senior Nick Olivarri, who played his last championship as a Roadrunner, ended his day tied for 14th with a three-day total 224. Meanwhile, senior Shane Costelloe and sophmore Phillip Hui finished tied for 27th and 48th, respectively.

UTSA finishes 12th at UALR/First Tee Collegiate
By Carlos Valdez

      LITTLE ROCK, Ark. 3/18/08 — Led by a 29th-place showing from senior Shane Costelloe, the UTSA men’s golf team finished 12th at the UALR/First Tee Collegiate held Monday-Tuesday, March 17-18, at Chenal Country Club (par 72 / 7,221 yards).
     UTSA carded rounds of 320, 316 and 298 for a 54-hole total of 934 to place 12th, just one shot back of Northern Illinois and Stephen F. Austin for 10th. Sam Houston State won the team title with an 893, followed by Central Arkansas (899), UMKC (911), UALR (912), Missouri State (914), Louisiana-Monroe (918), Oral Roberts (922), Louisiana Tech (925) and Arkansas State (927). Arkansas-Fort Smith (949), Northern Colorado (959) and Centenary (1018) rounded out the field.
     Costelloe followed his day-one 80-77—157 with a two-over-par 74 on Tuesday to tie for 29th with a 231. Sophomore Phillip Hui was close behind in a tie for 35th with a 79-81-74—234, while sophomore Simon Merry tied for 42nd with an 80-81-75—236. Senior Thomas Kearney (81-77-83—241) and junior Kyle Collins (83-83-75—241) tied for 57th.
     Gideon Pienaar of Central Arkansas fired a 75-73-71—219 to earn individual medalist honors. The Roadrunners return to the course next Monday-Tuesday, March 24-25, when they travel to Springfield, La., to compete in the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate.

UALR/First Tee Collegiate March 17-18
Chenal CC (par 72/7,221 yards)

Final Round Results Team Standings — 1. Sam Houston State 301-290-302—893; 2. Central Arkansas 302-298-299—899; 3. UMKC 310-297-304—911; 4. UALR 311-298-303—912; 5. Missouri State 311-300-303—914; 6. Louisiana-Monroe 306-305-307—918; 7. Oral Roberts 301-302-319—922; 8. Louisiana Tech 308-310-307—925; 9. Arkansas State 303-315-309—927; T-10. Northern Illinois 317-303-313—933; T-10. Stephen F. Austin 314-307-312—933; 12. UTSA 320-316-298—934; 13. Arkansas-Fort Smith 315-317-317—949; 14. Northern Colorado 321-317-321—959; 15. Centenary 324-352-342—1018.

Individual Top 10 (plus UTSA finishers) — 1. Gideon Pienaar, Central Arkansas 75-73-71—219; 2. Steven Lecuyer, Central Arkansas 72-73-77—222; T-3. Scott Kelly, Sam Houston State 78-74-71—223; T-3. David McKendrick, Louisiana-Monroe 72-776-75—223; T-3. Matthew Harvey, Louisiana Tech 73-74-76—223; T-3. Beau Willis, Sam Houston State 72-71-80—223; 7. Richard Wilkenfield, Stephen F. Austin 73-74-77—224; T-8. Jay McBride, Missouri State 79-73-73—225; T-8. Nathan McMullen, Louisiana-Monroe 77-74-74—225; T-8. Lloyd du Preez, Arkansas State 72-75-78—225; T-29. Shane Costelloe, UTSA 80-77-74—231; T-34. Phillip Hui, UTSA 79-81-74—234; T-42. Simon Merry, UTSA 80-81-75—236; T-57. Thomas Kearney, UTSA 81-77-83—241; T-57. Kyle Collins, UTSA 83-83-75—241.

Men’s golf in eighth place after day one of Ron Smith/USF Invitational
*Round One Results
DADE, Fla.2/29/08 – Sophomore Phillip Hui stands tied for ninth place after shooting an even par in first round action of the Ron Smith/USF Invitational at the Lake Jovita Country Club. The Roadrunners turned in a 298 (+10) good enough for eighth place. Senior Thomas Kearney is two-over par (74) and is tied for 25 th, while senior Shane Costelloe and sophomore Simon Merry are two strokes behind Kearney with a 76. Also in action is sophomore Emiliano Martinez, who carded a 77 in the first round. UTSA returns to the links for second round action at 8 a.m.

Simon Merry finishes fifth in this year's Roadrunner Intercollegiate
Final Results
Photo Gallery

     SAN ANTONIO 2/19/08 – Sophomore Simon Merry turned in final-round 74 on Tuesday and finished in a fifth-place tie in the individual standings (214/+1) to lead the Roadrunners men's golf squad at 13th annual UTSA Intercollegiate. UTSA, which shot a three-round total of 890 (303-287-300), placed eighth in the two-day event, which was played at Oak Hills Country Club. Merry (73-67-74) finished two strokes behind Noah Goldman of Mississippi State in the individual standings.
     Meanwhile, sophomore Phillip Hui ended the day tied for 18th after firing a 221 (78-69-74). Sophomore Emiliano Martinez turned in a two-day total of 229 and stood in 53rd place. UTSA’s “B” team concluded the tournament in 16th-place performance (326-296-299=921). Senior Shane Costelloe paced the “B” team with a three-round card of 221 (76-71-74) and tied for 18th place. The Roadrunners are back in action next weekend when they travel to Dade, Fla., for the Ron Smith/USF Invitational (Feb. 29-March 2).
     Teams taking part this year include UTSA, Texas State, DePaul, Stephen F. Austin, McNeese State, Oklahoma, Illinois State, Sam Houston, Marshall, Rhode Island, Wichita State, Mississippi State, Central Arkansas, Louisiana/Monroe, US Air Force, and Texas Tech.
     Events included a College Am on Sunday with college team member playing with local golfer.

Simon Merry

Phillip Hui
Emiliano Martinez
Emilliano Martinez

UTSA announces fall signee
Courtesy: UTSA Athletics
Release: 12/06/2007
     SAN ANTONIO – UTSA men’s golf coach Chris Donielson announced Thursday the signing of Payne Wilkie to a National Letter of Intent for the 2008-09 season.
     “I was equally impressed with the maturity and emotional stability of this young man.” Donielson said. “He will be exciting to watch from a golf standpoint but more importantly, the 'between the ears' factor will be second to none.”
      Wilkie is a three-year letterwinner at Lake Travis High School and a three-time academic all-district recipient. As a freshman he qualified for state as an individual. The Austin native collected first-team all-district and honorable mention all-region accolades during his sophomore year. In 2007, Wilkie earned first-team all-region honors. He helped his team win the District 25-4A title in 2006 and ‘07. Last year, Wilkie’s team placed third at state and he finished tied for 16th with a 71-75=146.

UTSA men’s golf wraps fall season at the UTSA Intercollegiate
By Carlos Valdez,
UTSA SID
Final Results
KERRVILLE – The UTSA “A” men’s golf team shot a final round 290 and finished tied for fifth place at the UTSA Intercollegiate held at the Comanche Trace Golf Course. SMU took the title with a 12-under 562.
Senior Thomas Kearney led the “A” with a one over par (217) and was tied for 15th, while senior Shane Costelloe

Emiliano Martinez

ended his day two strokes behind Kearney with a two-day total 219. Junior Kyle Collins shot four under par (68) on the final day, to finish tied for 22nd. Sophomore Simon Merry fired a 79-75-72=226 for the tournament, while senior Sean Burch turned in a 79-70-79=228.
The “B” team capped off its day with a team total 291-291-308=890 and ended in 10th place. Sophomore Emiliano Martinez led the way with a 12th place showing after shooting a 71-69-76=216 (E). Meanwhile Sophomore Phillip Hui was five over par for the tournament with a 71-76-74=221. Seniors Nick Olivarri and Philipp Krohn finished tied for 41st and 44th, respectively.
UTSA opens its spring season on Feb. 18-19 at it hosts the UTSA Invitational at the Oak Hills Country Club.

UTSA/Comanche Trace Invitational
Comanche Trace G.C. - Kerrville, Texas
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
School Score

1. St. John's 279-285-280 - 844 (-20)
2. SMU 284-278-285 - 847 (-17)
3. Oklahoma Christian 285-296-283 - 864 (Even)
4. Sam Houston State 294-287-289 - 870 (+6)
5. Texas-San Antonio 302-284-290 - 876 (+12)
Texas State 296-285-295 - 876 (+12)
7. Central Arkansas 301-284-296 - 881 (+17)

8. Arkansas State 292-293-300 - 885 (+21)
9. Western Kentucky 294-296-299 - 889 (+25)
10. Texas-San Antonio "B" 291-291-308 - 890 (+26)
11. Stephen F. Austin 302-292-306 - 900 (+36)
12. UALR 299-305-296 - 900 (+36)
13. Boston College 308-309-303 - 920 (+56)
14. McNeese State 314-304-314 - 932 (+68)

Men’s golf stand in eighth place at the Del Walker
By Carlos Valdez,
UTSA SID
LONG BEACH, Calif. 10/25/07 – The UTSA men’s golf team turned in a day one team total 283-285=568 (+8) at the 12th Annual Del Walker Intercollegiate Golf Classic.

Shane Costello

Senior Shane Costelloe paced the Roadrunners with sixth showing after shooting a one under par on the day (67-72=139). Junior Kyle Collins is tied for 18th with a 71-70=141, while senior Sean Burch and sophomore Simon Merry are five strokes behind Collins with a two-day total 146. Senior Thomas Kearney shot a 75-72=147 and is tied for 46th. Also in action was sophomore Emiliano Martinez, who is tied for 56th (76-73=149).
UTSA returns to action tomorrow morning with the final round of the Del Walker Intercollegiate.

36-hole results - Del Walker Intercollegiate men’s golf tournament
Virginia Country Club, Long Beach, Calif.
Par 70, 6,633 yards

Team Scores
1. Pacific 559
Houston 559
3. Colorado State 580
4. San Jose State 561
UC Irvine 561
6. Long Beach State 567
Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 567
8. Texas San Antonio 568
9. Arizona 570
10. UC Santa Barbara 574
11. North Texas 575
12. San Francisco 590

Individual Leaders
1. Stephan Stallworth, San Jose State 68-68-136
2. Roberto Galletti, Arizona 71-66-137
Alex Johnson,Pacific 69-68-137
4. John Chin, UC Irvine 67-71-138
Joshua Kelley, Saint Mary’s 70-68-138
6. Jordan Irwin, Houston 70-69-139
T.J. Bordeaux, Pacific 69-70-139
Chris Rosenau, Pacific 72-67-139
Peter Gibbs, San Jose State 67-72-139
Shane Costelloe, Texas San Antonio 67-72-139

Roadrunners finish in tenth place at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate
By Carlos Valdez, UTSA SID
Team Leaderboard Individual Leaderboard
     EDMOND, Okla.10/16/07 – The UTSA men’s golf team turned in a 322-304-331=957 at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate and finished in 10th place.
     Sophomore Simon Merry fired an 82-76-80=238 and tied for 41st place, while seniors Shane Costelloe and Thomas Kearney finished the tournament tied for 44th and 45th, respectively. Sophomore Emiliano Martinez ended his day in 56th with a three-day total 81-78-86=246. Also in action was senior Sean Burch, who finished tied in 57th after shooting a 79-91-82=252.
     "Better day today but absolutely one of the toughest courses I've ever seen...especially yesterday," reported Coach Chris Donielson on day two. "The men's course..PGA tournament in 88 or so. Played better today but what a shock to the system. When I was at Oklahoma it was much different...thought I knew the course but new tees and greens....almost 7,500 yards now. The hardest is the chipping and putting. Miss a green and it may be a hard bogey or double almost every time. Thomas had 74 today...best so far is a 68 and 69 today. Will Griffin's 69 yesterday in the wind was an unbelievable round...one of the best I've ever seen by far."
     Coach Donielson noted the high ranking of the teams with five of them in the top 50 in the nation.
          UTSA travels to Long Beach, Calif., for the Del Walker Intercollegiate on Oct. 25-26.

Roadrunner men finish 5th in Addams Cup at Rhode Island
By Carlos Valdez, UTSA SID
Results
NEWPORT, R.I. 9/26/2007 - UTSA golf wrapped up 14th Annual Adams Cup in fifth place NEWPORT, R.I. The UTSA men's golf team shot a team total 302-302-301=905 and finished in fifth place on the final day of the 14th Annual Adams Cup held at the Newport National Golf Course in Rhode Island.
Senior Thomas Kearney led the Roadrunners with an 18th place showing, while shooting a nine-over par (75-75-75=225). Sophomore Simon Merry ended his day one stroke behind Kearney with a two-day total 226. Meanwhile, senior Sean Burch finished tied for 25th after carding a 77-77-74=228, while senior Shane Costelloe turned in a 73-73-83=232 on the day and tied for 36th place.

Thomas Kearney

Also in action was junior Kyle Collins, who tied for 67th place.UTSA travels to Oklahoma on Oct. 15-16 for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate at the Oak Tree Golf Course in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Team Results
1. Wichita State, 289-302-299=890; 2. Southern Mississippi, 300-304-299=901; T-3. Rhode Island, 298-305-299=901; T-3. Maryland, 298-299-305=902; 5.
UTSA, 302-302-301=905; 6. South Carolina-Aiken, 305-307-294=906; 7. Pacific, 304-302-303=909; 8. Furman, 304-308-299=911; 9. Francis Marion, 299-303-310=912; T-10. Long Beach State, 297-317-306=920; 12. Louisiana-Latafyette, 310-316-302=928; 13. Connecticut, 313-318-306=937; 14. Yale, 314-315-319=948; 15. Brown, 320-321-327=968.

Individuals Results
1. Chris Gold, Maryland, 74-73-71=218 (+2); T-2. Roberto Diaz, USCA, 72-76-72=220 (+4), T-2.Rocky Cleland, Southern Miss, 71-76-73=220 (+4); T-Zachariah Potter, WSU, 70-76-74=220 (+4); T-5. Andrew Pitcher, Fr. Marion 70-74-77=221 (+5); T-5. Ben Goforth, Furman, 74-75-72=221 (+5).

UTSA Results
T-15. Thomas Kearney, 75-75-75=225 (+9); T-19. Simon Merry, 74-77-75=226 (10); T-25. Sean Burch, 77-77-74=228 (+12); T-36. Shane Costelloe, 76-72-83=232 (+16); T-67. Kyle Collins, 80-86-77=243 (+27).

Men’s team finishes seventh at Hawks Invitational in Boston season opener
By Carlos Valdez, UTSA SID
Results
BOLTON, Mass. 9/15/07 – The UTSA men’s golf team placed seventh at the Hawk Invitational with a team total 298-296-309=903 (+38) on Saturday at the International Golf Course.
Senior Shane Costelleo led the Roadrunners with a 16th place showing, shooting a 73-75-75=223 (+7). Meanwhile, Seniors Sean Burch and Philipp Krohn each finished the tournament with a 227 and tied for 21st, while senior Thomas Kearney ended his day tied for 33rd (77-74-80=231). Also in action was senior Kyle Collins, who capped off his tournament tied for 54th (74-82-82=238).

Shane Costello

UTSA travels to Newport Beach, R.I., for the Adams Cup on Sept. 25-26 at the Newport National Golf Course.

2006-2007 Roadrunners

Back: Phillip Krohn, Shane Costelloe, Kyle Collins, Kitt Thabungkan, Matt Johnston.

Front: Thomas Kearney, Sean Burch, Simon Merry, Emilio Martinez, Phillip Hui, Nick Ollivarri, Coach Chris Donielson

UTSA takes 3rd in Conference Golf Championships
Kearney 7th; Collins 12th
by Carlos Valdez, UTSA Sports

      KERRVILLE 4/18/07 - Junior Thomas Kearney closed out Wednesday’s final round of the 2007 Southland Conference Men’s Golf Championships with a 77 and finished tied for seventh place (70-69-77=216).
      Sophomore Kyle Collins began the day in 13th place, but he moved up a slot with a 74-74-71=219. Senior Matt Johnston and junior Phillip Krohn capped of their days tied for 15th, while freshman Simon Merry, who carded a 77-74-74=225, finished tied for 21st place.
      In team standings, the Roadrunners turned in a final-round 296 to finish in third place. Lamar defended its title with a three-day total 284-268-273=825 to capture the Championship.

Team Results
1. Lamar, 284-268-273=825 (-39), 2. Southeastern Louisiana, 290-286-282=858 (-6), 3. UTSA, 290-291-296=877 (+13), 4. Sam Houston State, 309-289-288=886 (+22), 5. Texas-Arlington, 305-302-283=890 (+26), 6. Texas State, 209-287-293=892 (+28), 7. McNeese State, 321-303-291=915 (+51), 8. Stephen F. Austin, 315-303-299=917 (+53), 9. Central Arkansas, 323-302-303=928 (+64), 10. Nicholls State, 329-311-306=946 (+82).

Thomas Kearney

Kyle Collins