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WESLEY TAKES LEAD WITH 287, UP BY NINE GOING INTO
FINAL DAY OF NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT

May 14, 2003

Wesley College bounced back from a second-round 302 to post a third-round 287 and take a nine-stroke lead after the third round of the NCAA Division III men's golf championships on Wednesday at Dornoch Golf Club in Delaware, Ohio. Wednesday's Results

The Wolverines' lead was far from safe, however, as no fewer than six other teams were 11 or fewer strokes out of the lead -- exactly the size of the margin that Wesley had after Monday's first round but saw Averett erase completely during the second round.

Leading the way for Wesley on Thursday were Anthony Apolostico and Chris Noll, each of whom carded a one-under-par 70. Apolostico was the leader after Monday's first round, carding a 70 under difficult conditions, while Noll, the defending NCAA Division III individual champion, turned in his best round of the 2003 tournament. Zach Oakley contributed a 72 to the Wolverines' effort.

Averett, which had tied Wesley for the lead after the second round, finished with a 296 to slip into second place, nine strokes behind.

Janne Mommo followed his second-round NCAA Division III tournament-record figure of 65 with a 69 on Wednesday, strengthening his grip on the individual championship, Mommo leads all individuals with a four-under-par total of 209.

Cougar teammate Toni Karjalainen added a 72 on Wednesday, leaving him in a fourth-place tie among individuals.

St. John's made the biggest move during the third round, finishing with a 285 -- the best round of the tournament thus far -- to move into a third-place tie at 891. Nathan Proshek stood out for the Johnnies, carding his second consecutive round of 69 to move his three-day total to 212, three shots behind Mommo in the individual standings.

St. John's also got a 69 from Sammy Schmitz and a 72 from Kyle Frederickson to jump from an eighth-place tie to the tie for third.

Gustavus Adolphus kept pace, finishing with a 288 to move from fifth place into a tie for third. Neil Johnson led the Gusties with a 69, while Dan Suedbeck and Jake Sand each recorded a 71.

Denison was the final member of the tie for third place after finishing with a 292 on Wednesday. Fred Waddell had a 69 for Denison, while Craig Eckerle finished with a 71 to hold on to third place among individuals.

Perennial contender Methodist and Redlands stood in a tie for sixth place, one stroke behind the third-place tie. The Monarchs did not have a sub-70 round on Wednesday but displayed consistency across the lineup, recording scores of 70-71-72-73 to finish with a 286, the second-best round of the tournament to date.

Redlands held on to sixth place in a similar fashion, posting scores of 71-71-73-73 to finish with a 288.

Ohio Wesleyan and Central were tied for eighth place at 897, 16 shots behind Wesley. The Battling Bishops matched Methodist stroke for stroke, counting scores of 70-71-72-73 to finish with a 286, the second-best round of the tournament to date. Central shot a 299 on Wednesday to slip from their third place standing after two rounds.

Wisconsin-Eau Claire finished at 902 to round out the top 10. Oglethorpe and Muskingum were tied for 11th place at 903, followed by Texas-Dallas (904), Greensboro (906), Williams (907), Trinity (910), Emory (914), Guilford (916), Allegheny (925), LaVerne (929), Skidmore (933), Susquehanna (942) and St. Lawrence (947).

Following Janne Mommo (209), Proshek (212) and Eckerle (215) in the individual standings were Karjalainen and Methodist's Adam Horton, who were tied for fourth place at 216.

Jordan Bailey of Redlands and Apolostico and Oakley of Wesley were tied for sixth place at 217, while Wesley's Noll and Trinity's Simon Thompson were tied for ninth place at 218.

Other individual performances of note included Trinity's Neil Cohen, who shot Wednesday's best round -- a three-under-par 68 -- after carding an 80 during each of the first two rounds.

Greensboro's Brandon White was one of six players to finish with a 69 on Wednesday.

Wednesday's action began a half-hour late because of a frost delay. Most of the day was sunny, with the temperature peaking at about 70 degrees, but clouds rolled in in late afternoon and the final teams on the course finished their rounds under varying degrees of drizzle.

Thursday's final round begins at 8 a.m.
Thursday's schedule


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