ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

ATHLETICS 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2006
Contact: Ben Greenberg, SID (479) 968-0645
 

WONDER BOYS TAKES HOME TEAM TITLE AT HARDING BISON
FALL GOLF CLASSIC

        HEBER SPINGS, Arkansas Arkansas Tech Men’s Golf won its second consecutive fall tournament here Tuesday at the Red Apple Inn Country Club as the Wonder Boys took home first place honors at the Harding Bison Fall Golf Classic.

Tech, who took home first place at the Ouachita Baptist Invitational on Sept. 11-12, shot a 36-hole total of 583 to finish two shots in front of second place, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (585) and 15 shots in front of third place Harding (598). The Wonder Boys shot a 287 in the final round to come back from a 10-shot deficit to defeat UAFS. Tech fired a 296 in Monday’s first round, while UAFS shot a 286.

Leading the way for Tech was sophomore Jarred Carlyle (Nashville, Ark.), who shot a one-over 143 to finish in fourth place. Carlyle, who shot a 76 in the first round, rebounded to fire a 67 in the final round.

Buddy Wilkins from UAFS won individual medalist honors as he shot a two-under par 140 over the 36-hole course. Central Baptist’s Forrest Carvajal and UAFS’ Trevor Earls finished tied for second after shooting an even-par 142.

In addition to Carlyle, sophomore Scott Genoway (Calgary, Alberta) finished in fifth place after firing a two-over par 144 as he shot a 75 and 69 respectively for the meet. Senior Byron Thom (Squamish, B.C.) finished tied for seventh after shooting a 147 for the 36 holes. Thom shot a 73 in the first round and then fired a 74 in the second round.

Senior Luke Calcatera (Keller, Texas) finished in 10th place after firing a 36-hole total of 149. Calcatera shot 72 in the first round and a 77 in the final round. Freshman Ryan Hitt (Allen, Texas) finished tied for 18th with sophomore B.J. Hawkins (Winnsboro, Texas). Both Hitt (77, 77) and Hawkins (76, 78) shot 36-hole totals of 154. The final finisher, senior Scott Sellers (Squamish, B.C.) shot a 156 to finish tied for 24th as he golfed as an individual. Sellers, who shot a 77 in the first round, fired a 79 in the final round.

Tech will return to action on Oct. 2-3 when they compete at the Drury Invitational at the Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Mo.  

          ARKANSAS TECH           296   287 – 583 
         
4.       Jarred Carlyle         76      67 – 143
          5.       Scott Genoway      75      69 – 144
          T7.     Byron Thom           73      74 – 147
          10.     Luke Calcatera       72      77 – 149
          T18.   Ryan Hitt                77      77 – 154
          T18.   B.J. Hawkins           76      78 – 154
          T24.   Scott Sellers           77      79 – 156

          Team Scores
          1.       Arkansas Tech    296   287 – 583
          2.       UA-Fort Smith       286    299 – 585
          3.       Harding                 303    295 – 598
          4.       Central Baptist      306    306 – 612
          5.       Ouachita Baptist    310    307 – 617
          6.       Harding ‘B’            308    320 – 628
          7.       UA-Morrilton         313    322 – 635
          8.       So. Arkansas        334    319 – 653
          9.       UA-Monticello       339    322 – 661
          10.     Lyon College         333    334 – 667
          11.     Hendrix College     370    350 - 720                        

Top 12 Finishers (Par 71, Yardage 6,451)
         1.       Buddy Wilkins, UAFS                    69      71 – 140
         T2.     Forrest Carvajal, Cen. Baptist      71      71 – 142
                   Trevor Earls, UAFS                      68      74 – 142
         4.       Jarred Carlyle, Ark. Tech              76      67 – 143
         5.       Scott Genoway, Ark. Tech           75      69 – 144
         6.       Andrew Warder, Harding              73      72 – 145
         7.       Ryan Applegate, Harding              72      75 – 147
                   Austin Osburn, Harding                76      71 – 147
                   Byron Thom, Ark. Tech               73      74 – 147
         10.     Luke Calcatera, Ark. Tech            72      77 – 149
         11.     Chris Haley, Ark.-Monticello         78      73 – 151
                   Rick Hutchinson, Cent. Baptist     78      73 – 151

         Complete Harding Bison Fall Classic results

Meanwhile, at the OBU Invitational on Sept. 11-12 held at the Belvedere Country Club in Hot Spring, Ark., Tech’s ‘A’ Team took home first place honors after shooting a 592 for the 36-hole event, while Tech’s ‘B’ Team finished third after shooting a 619 for 36 holes.

Carlyle won the individual medalist honors after firing a 144 for 36 holes, while Calcatera finished in second place after firing a 148. Both Carlyle and Calcatera participated on the ‘A’ Team. Carlyle shot a 74 in the first round and then fired a 70 in the final round, while Calcatera shot a 75 and a 73 respectively.

Meanwhile, freshman Scott Strasner (Russellville, Ark.) was the top finisher for the ‘B’ Team as he shot a 150 over 36 holes. Strasner, who shot a 79 in the first round, rebounded to shot a 71 in the final round.  

ARKANSAS TECH ‘A’    299   293 – 592
Jarred Carlyle                  74      70 – 144
Luke Calcatera                75      73 – 148
Byron Thom                    73      77 – 150
Scott Genoway               79      73 – 152
B.J. Hawkins                   77      80 – 157

          ARKANSAS TECH ‘B’     311   308 – 619
         
Scott Strasner                 79      71 – 150
          Taylor Wallner                  76     77 – 153
          Scott Sellers                    77      79 – 156
          Dustin Crowley                79      81 – 160

          Team Scores
          1.       Ark. Tech ‘A’        296   287 – 583

          2.       Delta State            302    303 – 605
          3.       Ark. Tech ‘B’        311   308 – 619
          4.       Harding                  311    309 – 620
          5.       Henderson State    303    318 – 621
          6.       OBU ‘B’                  324    312 – 636
          7.       OBU ‘A’                  318    320 – 638
          8.       Central Baptist       322    318 – 640
          9.       UA-Morrilton          335    320 – 655
         10.      So. Arkansas         337    343 – 680
 

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