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(September 24, 2002) - UC
Riverside shot a third-round total of 289 to finish in seventh
place at the 14-team Pacific Invitational held at The Reserve
at Spanos Park, Stockton. UCR had shot a 570 in day one of
the two-day event, tying Oregon State. The Highlanders finished
the morning round at 3 over par with a 291 but gained ground
by shooting 279 in the afternoon.
Brendan Steele was the top
finisher for the Highlanders, shooting a four-under 212 for
the three rounds that put him in a tie for 17th. Brandon Hillpot
was right behind at 213, tied for 19th. CJ Nelson shot a 215,
good for 21st, and Eric Riehle shot a three-over 219 to round
out the top four finishers.
Nick Wilkins, making his
UCR debut, shot a 10-over 226 and Dusty Keen rounded out the
Highlander finishers with a 20-over 236.
UCLA won the tournament
with a three-round total of 830. Alvero Velasco of Coastal
Carolina took medalist honors with an 11-under par 205.
(Oct 1, 2002) - UC Riverside
shot a third-round total of 302 to finish in 12th place at
the 14-team Rocky Mountain Men's Intercollegiate held at The
Riverdale Dunes in Brighton, CO. UCR had shot a 596 in day
one of the two-day event, shooting 306 in the morning round
at 18 over par but bounced back by shooting 290 in the afternoon.
Eric Riehle was the top
finisher for the Highlanders, shooting a four-over 220 for
the three rounds that put him in a tie for 19th. Brendan Steele
was behind at 226, tied for 44th. Brandon Hillpot and Ruben
Stewart each shot 231, tied for 61st overall and CJ Nelson
shot a 17-over 233, tied for 69th, to round out the Highlnader
finishers.
Denver won the tournament
with a three-round total of 855. Derek Brown of NC Wilmington
took medalist honors with an 8-under par 208.
(Oct 22-23, 2002) -
Led by Brendan Steele's two-round total of 143, the Highlanders
finished fifth at the Tillinghast Tournament at Quaker Ridge
Golf Course in Scarsdale, NY.
Steele finished in a four-way
tie for fourth place while Brandon Hillpot and Dusty Keen
tied for 26th with a two-round total of 152. Eric Riehle tied
for 35th with a total of 153 and Cameron Nelson tied for 43rd
with a 155.
The Highlanders shot a two-round
total of 600, 24 strokes behind first place James Madison
University. UCR tied for the second best round of the day
(293) to catapult from eighth place to fifth. Andrew Svoboda
of St. John's won the tournament by two strokes with a two-round
total of 139.
(Oct 31-Nov 1, 2002) -
Led by Brendan Steele's three-round total of 219, the Highlanders
finished fourth at the 49er Collegiate at the SCPGA Champions
Course in Calimesa.
Steele finished tied for
ninth at 3-over. Eric Riehle tied for 23rd at 222, Brandon
Hillpot tied for 27th at 223, and Dusty Keen and Nick Wilkins
tied for 38th at 228. Competing as an individual, Ruben Stewart
finished 65th with a 243.
The Highlanders shot a three-round
total of 886 (293-289-304), 17 strokes back of first place
Arizona. Bobby Powers of San Jose State won the tournament,
shooting a 7-under, 209.
(Nov. 4-5, 2002) -
The UC Riverside Highlanders finished in 12th place with a
three-round total of 906 (+42) at the University of Hawaii
Fall Classic on the Links at Turtle Bay in Kahuku, HI.
Brendan Steele shot a three-round
total of 220, tied for 16th while Brandon Hillpot shot 228
to finish 50th. Eric Riehle tied for 51st with a 229, Cameron
Nelson was 69th with a 235, and Dusty Keen was finished tied
for 72nd with a 237.
As a team, the Highlanders
finished 49 shots back of first place UNLV. Dustin White of
Washington State won the tournament by one stroke with a 4-under
212 including a final round 67.
(Nov. 15, 2001) The UC
Riverside men's golf team signed its first player of the 2001early
signing period Thursday, inking Nick Wilkins of Loma Linda
Academy in Loma Linda to a National Letter of Intent.
"Nick is a great player," UCR Head Coach Paul Hjulberg said.
"We are very grateful to have him in the fold for next year."
Wilkins has a 3.7 grade point average. He was the regular
season strokes leader in the Christian League last year and
finished second in the Christian League tournament.
Wilkins will join former San Bernardino County standouts C.J.
Nelson of Aquinas and Brandon Hillpot of Colton.
The Highlanders are in their first year of playing in NCAA
Division I.
(Feb 11, 2003) - UC Riverside
maintained its first-day lead and won the championship of
the 23rd annual Anteater Men's Golf Invitational at Big Canyon
Country Club in Newport Beach. The Highlanders finished with
a 54-hole total of 874, including a team score of 301 in the
rain-delayed third round Tuesday.
UC Irvine finished second
with a three-round total of 892 and UTEP was third at 895
in the 11-team field.
UTEP's Chris Baryla won
medalist honors with a 3-under total of 213, including an
even-par 72 in Tuesday's final round. Sophomore Eric Riehle
of UC Riverside and Dan Swanson of UTEP tied for second at
216. No one in the 60-player field broke par Tuesday as Riehle
was the only other player to shoot a 72 in the last round.
The Highlanders placed three
golfers in the top 10, as sophomore Brendan Steele finished
fifth witha 3-over 219, tied with freshman teammate Nick Wilkins.
Sophomore Brandon Hillpot was 11th with a 7-over 223 and C.J.
Nelson was 38th at 18 -over 234.
UCR Results
2 Eric Riehle
73 71 72 216 E
5 Brendan Steele 67 73 79 219 +3
Nick Wilkins 72
71 76 219 +3
11 Brandon Hillpot 74 72 77 223 +7
38 Cameron Nelson 80 78 76 234 +18
Fin. School Scores
1 UC Riverside 286
287 301 874 +10
2 UC-Irvine
297 292 303 892 +28
3 Texas El Paso, U. of 300 291 304 895 +31
4 Arizona JV
291 295 314 900 +36
5 Denver, U. of 292
299 314 905 +41
(Mar. 3, 2003) - Garrett
Clegg of the University of Utah shot a 6-under 66 to help
the Utes to a two shot lead after the first round of the UC
Riverside Braveheart Classic at the PGA of Southern California
course in Beaumont, CA Monday.
The tournament was originally
scheduled for 36 holes on Monday and 54 overall, but the second
round was called on account of darkness before all the teams
had finished. The round will be completed Tuesday morning
prior to the start of the third round. The shotgun start is
scheduled for 8:30 AM.
The Utes lead the 16-team
field with a team total of 285. The University of Denver is
in second place at 287, with the host UC Riverside Highlanders
and University of Idaho tied for third at 289.
Clegg shot a 33 on both
the front and back nine, tying him for first with Ben Kreger
of New Mexico State, who shot a 31-35.
The Highlanders perhaps
best prepared to make a move with three players shooting 72
and one at 73. Sophomores Brendan Steele and Cameron Nelson
and freshman Nick Wilkins are all at par, while sophomore
Eric Riehle is one shot behind at 73.
Team Standings
1 - 285 - Utah
2 - 287 - Denver
3 - 289 - UC Riverside
289 - Idaho
5 - 293 - Boise St.
6 - 295 - CS Northridge
7 - 296 - NMSU
- 296 - Sacramento State
9 - 297 - San Diego
10 - 299 - Cal Poly
11 - 301 - Weber State
12 - 302 - Wyoming
13 - 304 - St. Mary's
14 - 305 - Southern Utah
15 - 308 - New Mexico
16 - 330 - Utah State
Individual Top-10
1 - 66 - Garrett Clegg - Utah
- 66 - Ben Kreger - NMSU
3 - 69 - Jimmy Cunningham - Denver
4 - 70 - Bryan O'Malley - Sacramento State
- 70 - Shawn Wills - Denver
- 70 - Travis Inlow - Idaho
7 - 71 - Derek Abel - New Mexico
- 71 - Berry Henson - San Diego
- 71 - Jason Bideganeta - Idaho
- 71 - James Driscoll - CSUN
(Mar. 4, 2003) - The host
UC Riverside Highlanders were the only school to finish below
par as they cruised to a 23-shot win at the Braveheart Classic
Golf Tournament at the PGA of Southern California Golf Club
Champions Course in Beaumont, CA Tuesday. The Highlanders
finished the tournament withal team score of 845, including
back-to-back scores of 278 in the second and third round.
Garrett Clegg of the University
of Utah was the wire-to-wire individual winner, shooting an
eight-under 208 to take medallist honors. Ben Kreger of New
Mexico State, the co-leader after the first round, overcame
a rough second round to finish second with a six-under 210,
tied with UC Riverside sophomore Cameron "C.J."
Nelson.
The University of Denver
held on to second place honors with a four-over 868, while
first round leader Utah slipped to third with a six-over 870.
The golfers had to deal
with wind and rain on Tuesday as a storm front blew through
the region. Play began Tuesday morning as teams concluded
the second round, which had been stopped short due to darkness
on Monday.
The Highlanders took the
lead in the second round, blistering the field with a 10-under
278, the best team round of the tournament. However, UCR was
not finished, matching the performance in the third round.
UCR was the only team to shoot a round lower than 285. UCR
finished with four golfers in the top 11, as sophomore Brendan
Steele finished fourth with a five-under 211, sophomore Eric
Riehle tied for fifth with a four-under 71 and sophomore Brandon
Hillpot tied for 11th with an even 216. Freshman Nick Wilkins
rounded out the top five for UCR, finishing at four-over 220.
FINAL RESULTS UC Riverside-Braveheart Classi
PGA of So. California GC Beaumont, CA
Dates: 03/03 - 03/04 (Today:03-04-2003)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6990
Fin. School Scores
1 UC - Riverside 289 278 278 845 -19
2 Denver, U. of 287 294 287 868 +4
3 Utah, Univ. of 285 296 289 870 +6
4 Cal Poly 299 291 286 876 +12
5 CSU-Northridge 295 298 287 880 +16
6 Boise State Univ. 293 295 293 881 +17
7 San Diego, U. of 297 294 291 882 +18
8 New Mexico State U. 296 294 293 883 +19
9 Weber State Univ. 301 298 287 886 +22
10 Idaho, Univ. of 291 291 309 891 +27
11 Sacramento State U. 296 303 293 892 +28
12 Wyoming, U. of 302 294 300 896 +32
13 New Mexico, U. of 308 303 290 901 +37
14 Saint Mary's (CA) 304 296 304 904 +40
15 Southern Utah Univ. 305 300 314 919 +55
16 Utah State Univ. 330 323 313 966 +102
FINAL RESULTS UC Riverside-Braveheart Classi
* Individual PGA of So. California GC Beaumont, CA
Dates: 03/03 - 03/04 (Today:03-04-2003)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6990
Fin. Name School Scores
1 Garrett Clegg Utah 66 71 71 208 -8
2 Ben Kreger N. Mex. St 66 74 70 210 -6
Cameron Nelson UC-Rvrside 72 70 68 210 -6
4 Brendan Steele UC-Rvrside 72 69 70 211 -5
5 Eric Riehle UC-Rvrside 73 68 71 212 -4
Berry Henson San Diego 71 70 71 212 -4
7 Pete Sisich CSUN 73 71 69 213 -3
8 Travis Bertoni Cal Poly 77 71 66 214 -2
Travis Inlow Idaho 70 70 74 214 -2
10 Barrett Jarosch Denver 72 75 68 215 -1
11 Bryan O'Malley Sac. St. 70 72 74 216 E
Aaron Dexheimer Cal Poly 73 71 72 216 E
Brandon Hillpot UC-Rvrside 76 71 69 216 E
14 Casey Fowles Utah 74 72 71 217 +1
Barry Schenk Weber St. 74 70 73 217 +1
Shawn Wills Denver 70 71 76 217 +1
Tanner Makimoto Sac. St. 72 75 70 217 +1
18 Scott Bashin CSUN 75 72 71 218 +2
Tim Cureton San Diego 73 74 71 218 +2
Jason Aichele Wyoming 75 70 73 218 +2
Jimmy Cunningham Denver 69 76 73 218 +2
22 Graham DeLaet Boise St. 72 72 75 219 +3
Tommy Hart Denver 76 72 71 219 +3
24 Mike DeBoard Boise St. 76 75 69 220 +4
Nick Wilkins UC-Rvrside 72 73 75 220 +4
26 Blair Bingham Weber St. 73 75 73 221 +5
Jeff Briggs New Mexico 82 70 69 221 +5
Brett Kleinkopf Boise St. 74 75 72 221 +5
Luke Swilor Utah 73 75 73 221 +5
30 Danny Bowen N. Mex. St 76 71 75 222 +6
31 Joe Lanza St. Mary's 78 73 72 223 +7
Kurt Kowaluk Wyoming 76 75 72 223 +7
Zach King Cal Poly 73 77 73 223 +7
Tad Hunt So. Utah 77 72 74 223 +7
Derek Abel New Mexico 71 78 74 223 +7
36 Jimmy Harris San Diego 79 70 75 224 +8
Tristan Gardner Cal Poly 76 73 75 224 +8
Matthew Brunk Wyoming 74 73 77 224 +8
39 Jason Bideganeta Idaho 73 71 81 225 +9
Brian Thornburg N. Mex. St 78 75 72 225 +9
James Driscoll CSUN 71 77 77 225 +9
42 Adam Choy Boise St. 73 76 77 226 +10
Jake Sestero Boise St. 74 73 79 226 +10
44 John Chirila St. Mary's 75 71 81 227 +11
Curtis Andrews Weber St. 76 79 72 227 +11
Liam Kendregan St. Mary's 75 78 74 227 +11
Christian Akau Idaho 78 73 76 227 +11
Scott Shiroma N. Mex. St 77 74 76 227 +11
Ashdon Woods Utah 72 78 77 227 +11
50 Pete Williams Idaho 73 77 78 228 +12
Tony Giarratano Denver 76 77 75 228 +12
Steve Newren Utah 75 79 74 228 +12
Kenny Ebalo So. Utah 74 75 79 228 +12
54 Nick Higham Weber St. 78 79 72 229 +13
Brad Uptgraft CSUN 76 78 75 229 +13
Ryan Dwight Cal Poly 77 76 76 229 +13
Jeb Grueneberger New Mexico 76 79 74 229 +13
Jarrod Makimoto Sac. St. 76 79 74 229 +13
*Ruben Stewart UC-Rvrside 81 75 73 229 +13
60 Mike Scott CSUN 77 81 72 230 +14
Matt Williams Weber St. 86 74 70 230 +14
62 Tyler Symons New Mexico 82 76 73 231 +15
Brian Little Sac. St. 79 77 75 231 +15
Brent Jensen St. Mary's 78 74 79 231 +15
*Jason Coffin Denver 77 77 77 231 +15
66 Preston Lancaster San Diego 75 82 75 232 +16
David Isaacson San Diego 78 80 74 232 +16
Zach Johnson So. Utah 75 78 79 232 +16
*Cameron Young So. Utah 81 77 74 232 +16
70 Jake Morris N. Mex. St 77 79 77 233 +17
71 Jason Huff Idaho 75 78 81 234 +18
Jeremy Kirkland New Mexico 79 80 75 234 +18
73 Eric Baily Wyoming 77 79 79 235 +19
74 Cody Huot Utah State 84 76 76 236 +20
75 Phil Kalivas Utah State 81 81 75 237 +21
Brian Brake St. Mary's 76 82 79 237 +21
77 Jonathan Shuss Wyoming 84 76 78 238 +22
Chris Medina Sac. St. 78 83 77 238 +22
Taylor Edwards So. Utah 81 75 82 238 +22
80 *J.P. Polacarpio CSUN 81 80 78 239 +23
81 *Dusty Keen UC-Rvrside 85 79 76 240 +24
82 Robb Evans So. Utah 79 80 84 243 +27
83 Jason Blair Utah State 83 81 81 245 +29
84 Kevin Mullen Utah State 82 85 81 248 +32
85 *Dom Nahas UC-Rvrside 80 88 85 253 +37
86 Danny Kettle Utah State 85 89 88 262 +46
(Mar. 19, 2003) - UC Riverside
sophomore Cameron "C.J." Nelson (Rialto, CA) has
been named Big West Golf Athlete of the Week, the conference
office announced on Wednesday.
Nelson helped the Highlanders
to a first-place finish in the UCR Braveheart Classic, finishing
tied for second individually with a six-under par score. Nelson
shot a 208 for the tournament, highlighted by a 66 in the
first round.
(April 1, 2003) - Brendan
Steele shot an eight-under 208 over three rounds, good for
second place overall and helping the Highlanders to a third
place finish with a three-round total of 845 at the Bite/Pacific
Coast Intercollegiate Tournament at Sandpiper Golf Course
in Santa Barbara Tuesday.
The Highlanders finished
with four shots behind first-place Fresno State and two shots
behind UC Irvine. Twenty-one teams in all were entered in
the tournament.
Steele shot a 69 and 68
on Monday, then finished with a 71 on Tuesday. He finished
tied for second with Mike Lavery of UC Irvine and nine shots
behind first place Nick Watney of Fresno State, who cruised
to a 17-under 199, never shooting over 70.
Sophomore Brandon Hillpot
and freshman Nick Wilkins finished tied for ninth place at
211, and sophomore Eric Riehle was 32nd at 217. Sophomore
Cameron Nelson was 47th at 219.
UCR Results
T2 Brendan Steele 69 68 71 208
T9 Nick Wilkins 69
69 73 211
T9 Brandon Hillpot 70 71 70
211
T32 Eric Riehle
70 74 73 217
T47 Cameron Nelson 72 72 75 219
Complete tournament results
may be found here.
(April 8, 2003) - San Jose,
CA - The UC Riverside Highlanders fell four spots on the final
day to finish in 15th place at the 57th Western Intercollegiate
Golf Tournament at Pasatiempo G.C. in Santa Cruz, CA.
UCLA leads the tournament
with a three round total of 855. The Highlanders finished
40 shots behind at 895. UCR shot a 306 in the final round
after posting a 294 and 295 in the first two rounds.
Sophomore Brendan Steele
finished in fourth place with a one-over 211, while Eric Riehle
fell from 29th to 44th with a 225. Cameron Nelson fell to
52nd at 227, and Brandon Hillpot rounded out the top four
with a 233, tied for 75th.
UCR Results
294 295 306 895
4 T Brendan Steele 73
68 70 211
44T Eric Riehle 71
76 78 225
52T Cameron Nelson 75
74 78 227
84T Brandon Hillpot 75
78 80 233
86 Nick Wilkins 79
77 81 237
Complete tournament results
may be found here.
(April 15, 2003) - San Luis
Obispo, CA - The UC Riverside Highlanders used a strong third
round to move up two spots, from fifth to third at the Fidelity
National Title Tournament hosted by Cal Poly at Cypress Ridge
Golf Course in Arroyo Grande.
Sophomore Brendan Steele
finished fifth overall at two under 214, having shot identical
71's in the first two rounds. Eric Riehle, Cameron Nelson
and Nick Wilkins all tied for 17th at 222.
Host Cal Poly won the tournament
with a three-round total of 847.
UCR Results
296 293 288 877
5 Brendan Steele 71
71 72 214
19T Nick Wilkins 76
72 74 222
19T Eric Riehle 73
76 73 222
19T Cameron Nelson 76
76 70 222
26T Brandon Hillpot 78
74 73 225
Complete tournament results
may be found here.
(April 22, 2003) - EL DORADO
HILLS, Calif. - UCR sophomore Eric Riehle finished tied for
eighth and the UC Riverside Highlanders placed sixth overall
at the Big West Tournament at Serrano Country Club Tuesday. The
tournament was reduced to two rounds, 36 holes, following
intense rain on Monday.
The Highlanders finished
with a two-round total of 600, 19 shots behind first place
UC Irvine's 581. Mike Lavery of UC Irvine won the event with
a six-under 138.
Riehle was the top finisher
for UCR, finishing at three-over 147. Brandon Hillpot placed
19th with a six-over 150.
2003 Big West Men's Golf Championships
Serrano C.C. (El Dorado Hills, CA)
Dates: 04/21 - 04/22 (Today:04-22-2003)
Par: 72 Yardage: 6953
Team Scores
Fin. School Scores
1 UC-Irvine 294 287 581 +5
2 Idaho, Univ. of 299 290 589 +13
Cal Poly 294 295 589 +13
Long Beach State 300 289 589 +13
5 CSU-Northridge 304 292 596 +20
6 UC - Riverside 306 294 600 +24
7 Pacific, U. of the 308 297 605 +29
8 UC-Santa Barbara 315 308 623 +47
9 Utah State Univ. 322 313 635 +59
Fin. Name School Scores
T8 Eric Riehle UC-Rvrside 72 75 147 +3
22 Brandon Hillpot UC-Rvrside 77 73 150 +6
23 Brendan Steele UC-Rvrside 78 74 152 +8
23 Cameron Nelson UC-Rvrside 79 73 152 +8
29 Nick Wilkins UC-Rvrside 79 74 153 +9
Complete tournament results
may be found here.
(April 23, 2003) - Sophomore
Brendan Steele and sophomore Eric Riehle earned All-Big West
honors the conferenced announced Tuesday.
Steele was named first team
All-Big West, while Riehle earned second team honors.
Steele led the team with
a 72.10 stroke average, the 18th best in the region according
to Golfstat.com. Riehle was second on the team at 73.61, 50th
in the region.
(May 5, 2003) - Sophomore
Brendan Steele was selected to play as an individual at the
NCAA West Regional Tournament, May 15-17 at the Washington
National Club in Auburn, WA. The tournament is hosted by the
University of Washington.
Steele is the second member
of the golf team to be selected since the program was resurrected
two years ago. Last year Brandon Hillpot was selected to play
in the 2002 West Regional.
"It is an honor to
have one of your players selected," Head Coach Paul Hjulberg
said. "We are excited.”
Steele, a first team All-Big
West honoree, led the team with a 72.10 stroke average, the
18th best in the region according to Golfstat.com.
The top two individual finishers
from the tournament will go on to play at the NCAA Championships
the following week.
(May 15, 2003) - Auburn,
WA -- A frost delay and three weather stoppages prevented
the first round of the NCAA West Regional men's golf championship
to finish before darkness at Washington National Golf Club.
Only 12 of 27 teams managed
to complete their first round of play. Denver and Oregon lead
that group at 7-over 295. Heavy rains, hail and high winds
hit the course three times during the afternoon to disrupt
play. Only the teams seeded 16th through 27th, that teed off
in the morning, were able to complete their 18 holes after
an accumulation of four hours and 13 minutes of delays.
The final 18 holes of the
54-hole stroke play event will take place Saturday. The top
10 teams and the top two individuals not attached to those
teams will advance to the NCAA Championships at Oklahoma State.
(May 16, 2003) - Auburn,
WA -- UC Riverside sophomore Brendan Steele is tied for 94th
after tw o rounds at the NCAA West Regional championship at
Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, WA.
Steele shot a first round
77, then followed with a 79, leaving him 12 shots over at
156.
UCLA, led by John Merrick's
course record 67, jumped out to a nine-stroke lead by shooting
8-under 280 on Friday. The top-seeded Bruins are 5-under after
36 holes at 571. Arizona is in second place at 580 after turning
in a team score of 3-under 285 on Friday.
(May 17, 2003) - Auburn,
WA -- UC Riverside sophomore Brendan Steele finished tied
for 85th place at the NCAA West Regional championship at Washington
National Golf Club in Auburn, WA.
Steele shot a personal tournament
best of 74 in the final round, finishing with a thre round
total of 230, 14 over par.
Michael Letzig of New Mexico
won medalist honors with an eight-under 208, holding off a
late charge by Pepperdine's Michael Putnam, who had a round-low
64 to move from 19th to second. UCLA won the team tournament
with a total of 864, one shot better than Arizona.
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Steele
Selected by NCAA to Play at West Regional
