May 16, 2002

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Virginia Tech is tied for 13th place after the opening round of the 2002 NCAA Golf Central Regional at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday afternoon. The Hokies finished the round fired a total of eight-over-par 296.

The top performance individually for Tech was Brendon de Jonge (Harare, Zimbabwe). The junior shot a one-under-par 71 and was the only Hokie under par in the opening round. De Jonge, tied for 13th place individually, is playing with a fractured rib suffered two weeks ago.

Junior Chris McKeel (Wilson, N.C.) is tied for 43rd place after shooting a two-over-par 74. Senior Brian Krusoe (Northfield, Oh.) is tied for 57th place with a three-over-par 75. Senior Johnson Wagner (Garrison, N.Y.) and sophomore Ryan Stinnett (Amherst, Va.) are tied for 67th after rounds of four-over-par 76.

Oklahoma State is in first place after shooting an opening round one-under-par 287. The Cowboys are the only team in the tournament to break par on day one. Kansas, Oklahoma and TCU are tied for second at 289 and Purdue is in fifth at 290. The top 10 teams advance to the NCAA Golf Championship in Columbus, Ohio in two weeks. The Hokies are just three strokes out of 10th place.

Tech tees off in the second round at 7:30 p.m. from the first tee. The weather forecast in Central Arkansas is for thunderstorms on Friday.

1 	Oklahoma State U. 	-1 	F 	-1 	287 	287 
T2 	Kansas, U. of 		+1 	F 	+1 	289 	289 
T2 	Oklahoma, U. of 	+1 	F 	+1 	289 	289 
T2 	TCU 			+1 	F 	+1 	289 	289 
5 	Purdue University 	+2 	F 	+2 	290 	290 
T6 	Southern Methodist 	+3 	F 	+3 	291 	291 
T6 	Toledo, U. of 		+3 	F 	+3 	291 	291 
T8 	Alabama, U. of 	+4 	F 	+4 	292 	292 
T8 	Baylor University 	+4 	F 	+4 	292 	292 
10 	Illinois, U. of 		+5 	F 	+5 	293 	293 
T11 	Colorado, U. of 	+6 	F 	+6 	294 	294 
T11 	North Carolina State 	+6 	F 	+6 	294 	294 
T13 	Tulsa, U. of 		+8 	F 	+8 	296 	296 
T13 	Virginia Tech 		+8 	F 	+8 	296 	296 
T15 	Missouri, U. of 	+10 	F 	+10 	298 	298 
T15 	Northwestern 		+10 	F 	+10 	298 	298 
17 	Maryland, U. of 	+11 	F 	+11 	299 	299 
18 	Louisiana State U. 	+13 	F 	+13 	301 	301 
19 	Texas-Arlington 	+15 	F 	+15 	303 	303 
20 	Houston, Univ. of 	+16 	F 	+16 	304 	304 
21 	Lamar University 	+18 	F 	+18 	306 	306 
22 	St. John's Univ. 	+20 	F 	+20 	308 	308 
23 	Austin Peay State U. 	+25 	F 	+25 	313 	313 
T24 	Arkansas State U. 	+26 	F 	+26 	314 	314 
T24 	Princeton University 	+26 	F 	+26 	314 	314 
26 	Army 			+31 	F 	+31 	319 	319 
27 	Jackson State Univ. 	+49 	F 	+49 	337 	337