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Quirarte Shines at NCAA East Regional
5/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After the opening round was suspended on Thursday and a 1 hour 9 minute rain delay Friday morning, the Indiana men's golf team finally completed its first round at the NCAA East Regional. The Hoosiers posted a 294 and sit in 20th place in the 27-team Regional at the par-71 Golf Club of Tennessee. Wake Forest is in first with 271 followed by Georgia (275) and North Carolina (276).
The top 10 teams at the Regional advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be conducted June 1-4 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. Coastal Carolina holds the 10th spot after opening with 274, 10 shots ahead of the Cream and Crimson.
Making his NCAA postseason debut, Santiago Quirarte was the lone Hoosier to break par. The freshman carded a 2-under-par 69 and is tied for 20th entering round two. Quirarte recorded six straight pars to start his round before netting birdies at the par-5 seventh and the par-4 ninth, with a bogey sandwiched between at the par-3 eighth.
The Queretaro, Mexico, native tallied birdies at the par-5 11th and par-3 14th holes, and although he bogeyed the par-4 13th, Quirarte finished the backside at 1-under-par en route to his 69.
Dustin Johnson of Coastal Carolina and Kyle Reifers of Wake Forest share the lead after the first round. Both golfers collected six-under-par 65s in the soggy conditions.
Big Ten Player of the Year Jeff Overton finished the opening 18 with a 1-over 72. The senior birdied his opening hole as he shot 1-under on the front, however, he bogeyed two holes coming in for 72. Overton is tied for 53rd place heading into the second round.
Rounding out the lineup, senior Heath Peters is tied for 97th with 76, while junior Scott Seibert and sophomore Aaron Harrell placed in a tie for 111th with matching 77s.
The second round is currently underway with the final round taking place on Saturday.
IU Individual
T20) Santiago Quirarte 69
T53) Jeff Overton 72
T97) Heath Peters 76
T111) Scott Seibert 77
T111) Aaron Harrell 77
Team Scores
1) Wake Forest 271
2) Georgia 275
3) North Carolina 276
4) Central Florida 278
5) Georgia State 279
6) Alabama 280
T7) Georgia Southern 281
T7) East Tennessee St. 281
9) Tennessee 282
10) Coastal Carolina 284
T11) Georgia Tech 285
T11) Clemson 285
T11) Louisville 285
T14) Florida 287
T14) Duke 287
16) Virginia 290
17) Charlotte 291
T18) Penn State 293
T18) Towson 293
20) INDIANA 294
T21) UNC-Wilmington 298
T21) Army 298
23) Vanderbilt 301
24) Maryland 304
25) Rutgers 306
26) Rhode Island 309
27) Boston College 318
The top 10 teams at the Regional advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be conducted June 1-4 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. Coastal Carolina holds the 10th spot after opening with 274, 10 shots ahead of the Cream and Crimson.
Making his NCAA postseason debut, Santiago Quirarte was the lone Hoosier to break par. The freshman carded a 2-under-par 69 and is tied for 20th entering round two. Quirarte recorded six straight pars to start his round before netting birdies at the par-5 seventh and the par-4 ninth, with a bogey sandwiched between at the par-3 eighth.
The Queretaro, Mexico, native tallied birdies at the par-5 11th and par-3 14th holes, and although he bogeyed the par-4 13th, Quirarte finished the backside at 1-under-par en route to his 69.
Dustin Johnson of Coastal Carolina and Kyle Reifers of Wake Forest share the lead after the first round. Both golfers collected six-under-par 65s in the soggy conditions.
Big Ten Player of the Year Jeff Overton finished the opening 18 with a 1-over 72. The senior birdied his opening hole as he shot 1-under on the front, however, he bogeyed two holes coming in for 72. Overton is tied for 53rd place heading into the second round.
Rounding out the lineup, senior Heath Peters is tied for 97th with 76, while junior Scott Seibert and sophomore Aaron Harrell placed in a tie for 111th with matching 77s.
The second round is currently underway with the final round taking place on Saturday.
IU Individual
T20) Santiago Quirarte 69
T53) Jeff Overton 72
T97) Heath Peters 76
T111) Scott Seibert 77
T111) Aaron Harrell 77
Team Scores
1) Wake Forest 271
2) Georgia 275
3) North Carolina 276
4) Central Florida 278
5) Georgia State 279
6) Alabama 280
T7) Georgia Southern 281
T7) East Tennessee St. 281
9) Tennessee 282
10) Coastal Carolina 284
T11) Georgia Tech 285
T11) Clemson 285
T11) Louisville 285
T14) Florida 287
T14) Duke 287
16) Virginia 290
17) Charlotte 291
T18) Penn State 293
T18) Towson 293
20) INDIANA 294
T21) UNC-Wilmington 298
T21) Army 298
23) Vanderbilt 301
24) Maryland 304
25) Rutgers 306
26) Rhode Island 309
27) Boston College 318
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