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WCU Men's Golf Finishes 11th at Geico Direct Spring Invitational

Freshman Tripp Morrow Leads Catamounts with a Ninth-Place Finish

March 14, 2004

Savannah, Ga. - Tripp Morrow fired a 75 in the third round of the Chattanooga-Geico Direct Spring Invitational to finished ninth individually and help Western Carolina move up two spots to an 11th-place finish in the 18-team field.

Morrow finished with a three-round total of 230, carding a 77 and 78 on day one of the two-day event. Senior Tim Eckberg led the Cats in the third round with a two-over 73. However, his three-round total of 239 placed Eckberg 65th. Sophomore Blake Wray and freshman Alex Arrigo each had a three-round total of 233 to tie for 35th. Sophomore Matt Flueckiger rounded out the Cats with a three-round total of 251 and an 89th-place finish.

Armstrong Atlantic won the team title with a total of 902. Charleston Southern came in second 11 strokes off the pace with a 913, while host Chattanooga was third with a 914. Jacksonville University's Russel Knox took home medalist honors with a three-round total of 215 (73-69-73).

Western Carolina will return to action Mar. 26-28 at the annual Furman Intercollegiate. 


Chattanooga-Geico Direct Spring Invitational
Hunter Golf Club - Savannah, Ga.
March 13-14, 2004   Par: 72   Yardage: 6905



    Team                   RD 1   RD 2   RD 3   TOTAL
 1. Armstrong Atlantic      300    307    295    902
 2. Charleston Southern     303    305    305    913
 3. Chattanooga             307    303    304    914
 4. Jacksonville Univ.      302    299    316    917
 5. Elon                    310    309    304    923
 6. Evansville              308    304    312    924
 7. Liberty                 315    309    304    928
    Birmingham-Southern     311    314    303    928
 9. Longwood                306    311    312    929
10. Murray State            316    307    308    931
11. WESTERN CAROLINA        317    311    304    932
    Richmond                309    304    317    932
13. Lipscomb                309    313    313    935
14. Tennessee Tech          321    313    308    942
    Appalachian State       321    312    309    942
16. Radford                 315    316    318    949
17. Wright State            325    324    311    960
18. The Citadel             325    323    335    983


WCU Scores            RD 1   RD 2   RD 3   TOTAL   Finish
Tripp Morrow           77     78      75    230  / 9th-t
Blake Wray             77     75      81    233  / 35th-t
Alex Arrigo            83     75      75    233  / 35th-t
Tim Eckberg            81     85      73    239  / 65th
Matt Flueckiger        82     83      86    251  / 89th-t