Sept. 27, 2003

Sunset Beach, N.C. - WCU senior golfer Tim Eckberg fired a three-under par 69 to take own the individual lead after the first round of the Elon/Sea Trail Intercollegiate, played at the Sea Trail Resort's Rees Jones Course. Eckberg's play put the Catamounts in eighth place with a team score of 307 in the 20-team field with 18 holes left to play on Sunday.

Eckberg's 69 ties for the third-lowest single round in WCU history and if two shots better than his previous low of 71, which he carded at Chattanooga last fall.

Host Elon and Liberty each shot a 294 on the first day to lead Davidson by two shots. Gardner-Webb (302) and Appalachian State (303) round out the top five.

Elon/Sea Trail Men's Intercollegiate
Sea Trail Resort - Rees Jones Course
Sunset Beach, N.C. - Hosted by Elon
Sept. 27-28, 2003

    Team                  Score
 1. Elon                    294
    Liberty                 294
 3. Davidson                296
 4. Gardner-Webb            302
 5. Appalachian State       303
 6. Pfeiffer                304
 7. Charleston Southern     306
 8. Western Carolina        307
 9. High Point              308
10. George Mason            309
11. Bethune-Cookman         310
12. Stetson                 311
    The Citadel             311
14. Wingate                 312
15. Columbia                313
16. South Carolina State    316
17. Long Island-Brroklyn    319
    Radford                 319
19. Wagner                  320
20. Hampton                 327

WCU Scores/Place
Tim Eckberg            35-34 = 69 / 1st
Tripp Morrow           38-40 = 78 / 44th-t
Chase Kress            40-40 = 80 / 67th-t
Michael Cope           38-42 = 80 / 67th-t
Blake Wray             39-44 = 83 / 79th-t

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