March 10, 2003

Ocala, Fla. - The final round of the Big Red Classic was cancelled on Sunday afternoon in Ocala, Fla., due to thunderstorms. BGSU finished 14th out of 18 teams after playing two rounds on Saturday at Lake Diamond Country Club.

BGSU finished with a team score of 598. The Falcons carded a 302 in the first round and then a 296 in the second round on Saturday.

Individually, freshman Chris Leake led the Falcons with a score of 149 through two rounds (79, 70), good enough for a tie for 41st place. Other Falcons competing included Craig Pickerel (151, T-52nd), Austin Chase (T-72nd, 153), Bud Ziglar (T-78th, 154), Eric Lauderbach (T-85th, 155) and Andy Miller (T-97th, 159).

Kent State won the tournament with a team score of 561.

BGSU competes again in a month when it travels to the Marshall Invitational, April 4-5, in Huntington, W.V.

Final Results	          1st	   2nd	   Final
1) Kent State	            290	   271	   561
2) Austin Peay	          283	   287	   570
3) Miami (OH)	            289	   282	   571
4) Xavier	                  289	   284	   573
5) N.C.-Greensboro	   292	   284	   576
6) Indiana	                295	   287    582
7) Eastern Michigan	   290	   293	   583
8) Notre Dame	         300	   284	   584
9) Michigan State	       291	   294	   585
10) James Madison	    295	   294   	589
   William & Mary	        297	   292	   589
12) Ball State	           300	   292	   592
13) IUPUI	                301	   293	   594
14) BGSU	               302	   296	   598
15) Akron	               301	   300	   601
16) Wright State	      308	   295	   603
17) Northern Illinois	   306	   300	   606
18) Ohio	                307	   303	   610