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Roadrunners open 2005-2006 season tomorrow in Denton's Mean Green Classic; practice rounds today
      (Denton TX 9/11/05) University of Texas at San Antonio men's golf team will get its 2005 fall season underway on Monday at the Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic in Denton, Tex. The 54-hole event will begin on Monday with 36 holes at the Lantana Golf Course while the final 18 will be played on Tuesday. The Roadrunners' practice round began at 1:08 p.m. today.
     The qualifying UTSA players include Thomas Kearney, Kyle Collins, Kitt Thabungkan, Matt Johnston, Nick Olivarri and John Elizondo. Instead of "five count four" best scores, this tournament is "six count four" best scores each round.
     "Different field, but a great format for the first event," reports UTSA Coach Chris Donielson. "Gives us a great go. Really feeling good with the year's team. An unbelievable group of guys."
      The 14-team field consists of host North Texas, UTSA, Middle Tennessee, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston, Texas State, Western Kentucky, Arkansas State, Arkansas-Little Rock, Houston, Jacksonville State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, and Louisiana Tech.

Roadrunner 2005-2006 Schedule Announced

Date	Event	Location
Fall 2005	Click HERE for team roster
Sept. 12-13	Ferrell/Cobb Mean Green Classic	Denton, Texas
Sept. 26-27	Adams Cup of Newport	Newport, R.I.
Oct. 10-11	Baylor Invitational	Waco, Texas
Nov. 3-4	Del Walker Intercollegiate	Long Beach, Calif.
Spring 2006
Feb. 6-7	Rice Intercollegiate	Houston, Texas
Feb. 20-21	UTSA Intercollegiate	Oak Hills Country Club
March 4-5	Orange County Invitational	Orlando, Fla.
March 27-28	Carter Plantation Invitational	New Orleans, La.
April 17-19	Southland Conference Championship	Houston, Texas
May 18-20	NCAA Central Regional	Cleveland, Ohio
May 30-June 3	NCAA Championship	Sunriver Ore

Matt Johnston completes medal play for U.S. Amateur Championship in Philadelphia
(San Antonio 8/23/2005) University of Texas at San Antonio golfer Matt Johnston (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) shot 74-78--152 in the 105th United States Amateur Championship being held Aug. 22 to Sunday, Aug. 28 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was not good enough to make the cut, but was 152nd of 314 places.

Johnston

Matt Johnston qualifies to play in two nations' amateur tourneys
Matt Johnston has qualified to play in the both the Canadian Amateur and the United States Amateur golf tournaments.
"Quite an unbelievable feat...rarely accomplished," said Coach Chris Donielson. "Matt has been to the US Amateur one time before and it will be fun to watch for our UTSA golf bag on TV as Matt represents us proudly."

The US Amateur is being played August 22-28 at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. The highest score qualifying for the tournament was a 154 total at Trump National in New York. Matt scored 139 at Hillcrest Golf Club in St. Paul.

Shane Costello 2nd in Guardian General Tobago Open Golf Tournament
(Sunday, June 5, 2005 - Tobego) Top national junior Simon Merry defeated Shane Costello for the Championship title of the Guardian General Tobago Open that finished at the Tobago Plantations Beach and Golf Resort in Lowlands last weekend. Merry fired a steady even-par 72 on the final day of the three-day, 54-hole tournament to total three-under 213 after his previous rounds of 72 and 69. Fellow national junior Shane Costelloe was second with a (71+72+73=217).

Local Roadrunner roommates do well in Greater San Antonio Men's Amateur Championship
     (San Antonio 6/27/2005) Nick Olivarri, buoyed by a corps of friends and family at the Greater San Antonio Amateur, had threaded home a difficult 25-foot bogey putt to secure a tie for second with military champion Jonathan Mathias.
      Olivarri, two strokes behind Mathias heading to the 16th tee box, drove that par-4 green from 336 yards away en route to a key birdie, then took advantage of Mathias' putting woes on the final two greens to gain a share of the runner-up slot at 3-over 287.
     A disappointed Mathias, who two-putted on both surfaces from inside five feet to finish at 3-over 74 for the day, left without comment afterward.
     "Hey, I've been there," said Olivarri, whose round of 72 included a nifty salvage job on the par-4 18th, when he knocked his drive and approach into bunkers on the right side of the fairway before rallying. "That's golf."

Nick Olivarri

John Elizondo

Olivarri's college roommate, John Elizondo, recorded the day's only sub-par round with a 1-under 70, one of only nine red numbers recorded in the 288 rounds played by 72 players in the championship flight.
"Coming into this week, Alan and I were talking, and we thought that 1-, 2-, maybe 3-under would get you in it," said Olivarri, who kept loose all week with the help of a bright yellow SpongeBob Squarepants club cover on his bag. "That's how unbelievable he played." See Article for details.

UTSA soph Matt Johnston named 2005 Southland Conference Men’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Year
PLANO, Texas - UTSA sophomore Matt Johnston has been named 2005 Southland Conference Men’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Year.

Johnston registered a 76.3 scoring average this spring and turned in a top finish of ninth (nine-over-par 225) at the El Diablo Intercollegiate in Citus Springs, Fla. For the 2004-05 campaign, he turned in a 75.2 stroke average, a top finish of seventh (three-over 219) at the Kansas Invitational and a low round of 69 at the El Diablo. Johnston, who owns a 3.60 grade point average in business, is a member of UTSA’s Student-Athlete Advisory Board and has been involved with the Professional Golf Association as a volunteer.

Roadrunners select team captains
(UTSA - 10/15/2004) The UTSA Roadrunner Men's Golf Team captains for the 2004-5 season have been announced. They are Matt Johnston and John Elizondo.
"I am very excited to have Matt and John represent the team as Captains. They both represent the will to win and the discipline to work hard, maintain integrity, and support the other team members. It will be exciting to see how these two young men lead by example" says Coach.
Matt is a sophomore from Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada . John is a junior from San Antonio, Texas.

Johnston

Elizondo

UTSA Golfer Kitt Thabungkan safe in Thailand after disaster

      (Bangkok, Thailand 12/29/2004) Coach Chris Donielson has received confirmation from Kitt Thabungkan in Thailand that the family is safe.
          "I just received news from Kitt's father in Thailand. ...Kitt and his family are safe amid the horrific damage from the earthquake/tsunami. We're all relieved to hear this news," writes Coach Chris.
     "In watching the situation the past couple of days and while reading the articles in the news,

Kitt Thanbungkan

I was made aware of how close the situation was for them. Kitt and his family had travel plans to the city called Phuket that was heavily damaged. The article is included below. Enjoy a safe holiday and cherish the time given to each of us.'
Coach provided the following article about the disaster.

Celebrities Among Victims of Tsunamis
Supermodel, Ski Champion Survive Deadly Waves
By ROB KENNEDY, AP
     BANGKOK, Thailand (Dec. 28) - A German statesman, a Czech supermodel and a Swedish Olympic ski champion were among the vacationers whose search for peace and sun in tropical southern Asia was shattered by the tsunamis that spared neither rich nor poor.
      Petra Nemcova - who appeared on the cover of 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue - was carried away with her boyfriend, the fashion photographer Simon Atlee, after a huge wave plowed into southern Thailand on Sunday.
     Nemcova's New York spokesman, Rob Shuter, said the model and her boyfriend had been vacationing in the resort of Phuket when waves overwhelmed their beach hut.
     Nemcova, 25, clung to a tree for eight hours as the water swirled around her. She was recovering in a Thai hospital from broken bones, possibly including a broken pelvis, and unspecified internal injuries.
     Atlee, 33, was swallowed by the raging waters and was still missing Tuesday.
     "I've spoken to Petra several times and she's in pretty bad shape," Shuter said. "She's on pain medication. She probably doesn't realize yet the magnitude of the disaster."
     Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was on holiday in Sri Lanka's pristine south - one of the areas most devastated by tsunamis.

Freshman Nick Olivarri places 2nd at Del Walker Long Beach Invitational
UTSA ties for 8th place
      (Friday 11/5/04 Los Angeles CA ) Nick Olivarri shot a tournament low round of 65 yesterday and finished with a par round for a three under par 210, placing second in the Del Walker Long Beach Tournament at Virginia Country Club. Olivarri, who finished one stroke off of the individual title, helped the Roadrunners claim the eighth place team position.
     Olivarri, who came to UTSA from Converse Judson High School, shot a final round score of 71 to finish one stroke back of Barrett Jarosch of Denver, who shot a Matt-matching final round 65 to claim the individual title with a 209.
     As a team, the Roadrunners shot a three-round total of 884, 32-over par. Lamar won the team championship with a 10-over par, 862, followed by Denver (865), Long Beach State (866), Cal-Irvine (866).
     Other UTSA finishers included co-captain Matt Johnston in 23rd place with an eight-over 221, co-captain John Elizondo in 32nd place with a 10-over 223, Shane Costelloe in 52nd place with a 17-over 230, while Kitt Thabungkan finished 60th with a 26-over 239.
     The Del Walker Tournament was UTSA's final fall tournament.

See details by Kyle Stephens, UTSA SID See Indiviudal Scores.

Johnston

Elizondo

Roadrunners tie for third at rain-shortened SMU Stonebridge Invitational
Elizondo places 3rd
by Kyle Stephens, UTSA
McKINNEY, Texas — Led by a third-place showing from junior John Elizondo (San Antonio, Texas/Brackenridge), the UTSA men’s golf team fired a three-over-par 291 to tie for third place at the rain-shortened SMU Stonebridge Invitational on Tuesday at Stonebridge Country Club’s Dye Course (7,346 yards, par 72).
Elizondo carded a three-under 69 to lead the Roadrunners to a 291 team total and a tie for third with Oklahoma City University. Texas-Arlington won the team title with a two-under 286, while Southeastern Louisiana was runner-up at two-over 290.

John Elizondo places third at SMU event

     Jeff Murray of Texas-Arlington defeated McNeese State’s David Callaway on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff for the individual medalist crown.
      Freshman Nick Olivarri (Converse, Texas/Judson) turned in a one under 71 to tie for eighth place, giving UTSA two golfers in the top 10. Sophomore Matt Johnston (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) tied for 14th at even-par 72. Sophomore Tim Martin (Mandeville, La.) and freshman Philipp Krohn (Norderstedt, Germany) tied for 66th (79) and 77th (83), respectively.
      The first and second rounds originally scheduled for Monday were washed out due to rain in the Dallas area. The Roadrunners take a month-long break before concluding the fall season at the Del Walker Collegiate on Nov. 4-5 in Long Beach, Calif.

2004 SMU Stonebridge Invitational
Hosted by Southern Methodist University
Stonebridge Country Club - The Dye Course
(7,346 yards, par 72) • McKinney, Texas

Team Standings: 1. Texas-Arlington 286 (-2); 2. Southeastern Louisiana 290 (+2); T-3. UTSA 291 (+3); T-3. Oklahoma City 291 (+3); 5. McNeese State 292 (+4); 6. SMU 293 (+5); 7. Louisiana Tech 294 (+6); T-8. Lamar 295 (+7); T-8. Troy State 295 (+7); 10. Ohio State 296 (+8); 11. Louisiana-Monroe 301 (+13); 12. Louisiana-Lafayette 302 (+14); T-13. SMU “B” 303 (+15); T-13. St. John’s 303 (+15); 15. College of Charleston 305 (+17); 16. Texas-Pan American 311 (+23).

Individual Standings (Top 10 plus UTSA players): T-1. Jeff Murray*, Texas-Arlington 68 (-4); T-1. David Callaway, McNeese State 68 (-4); T-3. John Elizondo, UTSA 69 (-3); T-3. Anders Hofvander, Southeastern Louisiana 69 (-3); T-3. Steven Pena, Louisiana-Lafayette 69 (-3); T-6. Will Dodson, SMU 70 (-2); T-6. Brent Akins, Oklahoma City 70 (-2); T-9. Nick Olivarri, UTSA 71 (-1); T-8. Preston Smith, Louisiana Tech 71 (-1); T-8. Derek Busby, Louisiana Tech 71 (-1); T-8. D. McCollum, College of Charleston 71 (-1); T-8. Scott Abbott, SMU 71 (-1); T-8. Brent Dorner, Troy State 71 (-1); T-14. Matt Johnston, UTSA 72 (E); T-66. Tim Martin, UTSA 79 (+7); T-77. Philipp Krohn, UTSA 83 (+11).

Roadrunner Golfers finish 3rd in Kansas U Invitational in Lawrence
Roadrunners led after 1st day; Olivari hole-in-one
By Kyle Stephens, UTSA SID
      (9/21/2004 - Lawrence, Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan) Junior John Elizondo, sophomore Matt Johnston and freshman Nick Olivarri posted top-10 finishes to help lead the UTSA men’s golf team to a third-place showing at the Kansas Invitational on Tuesday at Alvamar Golf Club (6,950 yards, par 72).
      The Roadrunners entered Tuesday’s final round with a one-shot lead over Kansas, but the Jayhawks turned in a one-under-par 287 to win the team title with a six-over 292-291-287=870. Big 12 rival Kansas State took second with a 13-over 290-293-294=877, while UTSA placed third at 18-over 289-291-302=882. Houston (884) and Nebraska (888) rounded out the top five.
      Elizondo (San Antonio, Texas/Brackenridge) fired a two-over 70-72-76=218 to finish sixth in the individual standings, six strokes off the pace of individual winners Kevin Ward of Kansas (71-72-69=212) and Matt VanCleave of Kansas State (71-71-70=212).
      Johnston (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Olivarri (Converse, Texas) were part of a five-way tie for seventh at three-over 219. Johnston, who was eight-under on par fives, turned in rounds of 71,73 and 75 and Olivarri, who turned in a hole-in-one on the par-three fourth in the second round, recorded rounds of 74,72 and 73. Sophomore Tim Martin (Mandeville, Texas) tied for 42nd at 14-over 74-78-78=230 and freshman Sean Burch (Edinburg, Texas) tied for 60th at 18-over 79-74-81=234.
      The Roadrunners return to action on Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 4-5, when they travel to Dallas for the SMU Invitational.
     See results and UTSA Article.

Final Results - KU Invitational
Lawrence, Kan. - Alvamar CC
Par:72; Yardage: 6,950

Team Standings: 1. Kansas 292-291-287=870 (+6); 2. Kansas State 290-293-294=877 (+13); 3. UTSA 289-291-302=882 (+18); 4. Houston 296-290-298=884 (+20); 5. Nebraska 289-298-301=888 (+24); 6. Wichita State 298-293-302=893 (+29); 7. Oklahoma City Univ. 304-301-296=901 (+37); 8. Northern Iowa 300-298-304=902 (+38); T-9. Western Kentucky 305-302-301=908 (+44); T-9. Illinois State 301-302-305=908 (+44); 11. Missouri-Kansas City 300-306-310=916 (+52); 12. Saint Louis 303-305-312=920 (+56); 13. South Dakota State 324-319-308=951 (+87).

Individual Standings (Top 10 plus UTSA players): T-1. Kevin Ward, Kansas 71-72-69=212 (-4); T-1. Matt VanCleave, Kansas State 71-71-70=212 (-4); 3. Pablo Acuna, Houston 72-71-70=213 (-3); 4. Andrew Price, Kansas 70-76-70=216 (E); 5. Ricky Romano, Houston 74-71-72=217 (+1); 6. John Elizondo, UTSA 70-72-76=218 (+2); T-7. Nick Olivarri, UTSA 74-72-73=219 (+3); T-7. Matt Johnston, UTSA 71-73-75=219 (+3); T-7. Kyle Teeling, Northern Iowa 73-73-73=219 (+3); T-7. Cameron Bishop, Wichita State 73-71-75=219 (+3); T-7. Tyler Cummins, Kansas State 72-74-73=219 (+3); T-42. Tim Martin, UTSA 74-78-78=230 (+14); T-60. Sean Burch, UTSA 79-74-81=234 (+18).

Roadrunners finish in 7th place at Mean Green Tourney
(9/14/2004 - Lantana Golf Club - Denton TX) The UTSA Roadrunners finished in 7th place at the 2004 Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic hosted by North Texas University. Houston walked off with honors.
Freshman Nick Olivarri shot the low UTSA round on Monday with a 69, and had the low tourney score with 219. Matt Johnston had 220, and John Elizondo had 224. See results or pdf.

             FINAL TEAM SCORES
1 Houston, Univ.         292 289 286 867
T 2 North Texas, U. of 283 291 303 877
T 2 StephenAustin St   293 286 298 877
4 Arkansas-Little Rock 294 294 295 883
5 Middle Tenn St.        292 300 300 892
6 Arkansas State U.    297 294 302 893
7 Texas-San Antonio   305 291 303 899
8 Sam Houston St..    307 289 304 900
9 Louisiana-Lafayette 297 300 304 901
10 Louisiana Tech .    295 301 306 902
11 Texas State U       309 293 310 912
12 Oral Roberts Univ. 316 294 303 913
13 Western Kentucky  302 302 312 916
14 Rhode Island, U.    301 313 305 919

7 Texas-San Antonio 305 291 303 899
T 8 Nick Olivarri        79 69 71 219
T 10 Matt Johnston    75 72 73 220
T 26 John Elizondo     74 73 77 224
T 30 Tim Martin UTSA 73 74 78 225
T 63 Philipp Krohn      77 77 83 237
72 Shane Costelloe    79 79 82 240

Fin. Individuals School Scores
T 30 Glyn Bateman LA-Laf 76 74 75 225
T 30 Tim Martin UTSA        73 74 78 225
T 50 Austin Watson N. Tx 76 79 76 231
T 58 Austin Welch N. Tx    75 80 79 234
73 Chris Woodard Ark. St. 82 78 82 242

Name	Class	Home
John Elizondo	Junior	San Antonio, Texas
Matt Johnston	Sophomore	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Kitt Thabungkan	Sophomore	Bangkeaw, Bangplee, Samutprakarn, Thailand
Tim Martin	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
Nick Olivarri	Freshman	San Antonio, Texas
Philipp Krohn	Freshman	Norderstedt, Germany
Shane Costelloe	Freshman	Trinidad & Tobago
Sean Burch	Freshman	Edinburg, Texas

University of Texas at San Antonio
Men’s Golf Team
Fall 2004 – Spring 2005 Schedule

Fall– (host & city)	Spring – (host & city)
Fall –(host & city) Ferrell/Cobb Mean Green Classic Sept. 12th – 14th Denton, Texas	Rice Intercollegiate Feb. 6th – 8th Houston, Texas
Texas Open Sept 13th - 19th La Cantera Resort Volunteer Week…Team and Golf Class	UTSA Invitational Feb. 27th – Mar. 1st Oak Hills Country Club
Kansas Invitational Sept 19th– 21st Lawrence, Kansas	St. Croix Collegiate Classic Mar. 3rd – 6th St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
SMU Invitational Oct. 3rd – 5th Dallas, Texas	Spring Break Mar. 12th (Sat.) – Mar. 20th (Sun.)
Del Walker Intercollegiate Nov. 3rd – 5th Long Beach, CA	El Diablo Invitational Mar. 18th – 20th Orlando, Florida
	Wichita State Shocker Classic April 4th – 6th Wichita, Kansas
	Southland Conference Apr. 17th – 20th Magnolia, Texas
	NCAA Central Regional May 18th – 21st South Bend, Indiana
	NCAA National Championship May 30th – June 4th Baltimore, Maryland

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