October 30, 2000

KITTY HAWK, NC (Oct. 30) - Virginia Tech shot a 286 and trails Furman by one stroke after the first round at the 21st annual Old Dominion University/Seascape Collegiate Golf Tournament.

Tech's Brendon De Jonge (Harare, Zimbabwe) fired a seven under par 65 and is the individual leader by three strokes over Ricardo Bescansa of Coastal Carolina.

Hokie team captain Brian Krusoe (Northfield, Oh.) is tied for 11th place overall, after shooting an even-par 72, while Ryan Stinnett (Amherst, Va.) is tied for 33rd, with a two over par 74. Johnson Wagner (Garrison, N.Y.) shot 75 and Chris McKeel (Wilson, N.C.) had an 81 to round out the scoring for the Hokies.

Coastal Carolina shot a 291 for third place, followed by Long Beach State at 292 in fourth place and Maryland at 295 in fifth place. The final round will be played at the par-72, 6,115-yard Seascape Golf Course in Kitty Hawl, N.C. on Oct. 31.

First Round TEAM RESULTS
  1.  Furman                          285
  2.  Virginia Tech                 286
  3.  Coastal Carolina            291
  4.  Long Beach St.              292
  5.  Maryland                       295
  6.  Richmond                      297
  7.  Georgia Southern          298
  8.  Old Dominion               300
       UNC Greensboro          300
10. Campbell                        301
       Elon                               301
12. Charleston Southern      304
       Winthrop                       304
14. Ohio U.                          305
15. UNC Wilmington          306
16. Va. Commonwealth       309
17. East Carolina                 310
18. George Washington       315
19. High Point                     321
20. Davidson                       326