October 17, 2004

DURHAM, N.C. -- Virginia Tech shot a two-round total of 613 and is in 11^th place at the Duke Golf Classic at the 7,000 yard, par-72 Duke Golf Club in Durham, N.C. on Sunday afternoon.

Sophomore Ryan Sypniewski (Radford, Va.) leads the Hokies through the first two rounds with a five-over-par 149, good for a tie for 19^th place overall. Michigan State's Matt Harmon holds the tournament lead after two rounds at six-under-par 138.

Redshirt senior Scott Wise (Vinton, Va.) and freshman Nick MacDonald (Harare, Zimbabwe) are tied for 40^th place at 154. Freshman Chad Fultz (Staunton, Va,) is tied for 55^th at 156 and freshman Will Oldham (Richmond, Va.) is tied for 62^nd at 158. Sophomore Carl Wakely (Cardiff, Wales) is playing the tournament as an individual and is tied for 22^nd place at 150.

Tournament host Duke leads the event at 579, nine stroke ahead of second place Michigan State. Washington and Baylor are tied for third at 591, one stroke ahead of North Carolina and six strokes ahead of UNC Wilmington. Furman is seventh at 599, Coastal Carolina is eighth at 603 and UNC Charlotte and Texas A&M are tied for ninth at 608, five stroke ahead of the Hokies.

The Hokies were seventh entering the second round after shooting a 304 in the morning session. Tech shot a 310 in the afternoon round. The 14-team tournament concludes with 18 holes on Monday morning.

Results
1  Duke          	291  288    579     
2  Michigan State   291  297    588     
3  Washington       299  292    591     
   Baylor        	298  293    591     
5  North Carolina   295  297    592     
6  UNC Wilmington   299  298    597     
7  Furman         	304  295    599     
8  Coastal Carolina 308  295    603     
9  UNC Charlotte    307  301    608     
   Texas A&M      	304  304    608     
11 Virginia Tech    303  310    613     
12 Drake          	307  307    614     
13 Michigan         310  305    615     
14 Florida Southern 319  301    620