Fresno State Athletics
Golf Finishes Eighth at WAC Championships
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 5, 1999
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Fresno State's golf team shot a final-round 14-over-par 302 on Wednesday to finish in eighth place at the 1999 Western Athletic Conference Championships, which was held at the par 72, 6,825-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course.
Brigham Young (285-290-300-875) shot a 12-over 300 during the final round and held on to capture the team championship. UNLV (292-301-293-886) finished second for the third straight season. New Mexico (299-296-302-897) finished third, San Diego State (295-304-300-899) finished fourth and TCU (300-315-291-906) rounded out the top five.
Brigham Young's Manuel Merizalde (69-70-74--213), who started the day at five under, shot a two-over 74 during the final round to capture medalist honors at three under. UNLV's Michael Kirk (69-75-73) finished second at one over, while Magnus Carlsson (72-76-70-218) of San Diego State finished third at two over.
In other Bulldog golf news, Ryan King was selected to the all-conference squad.
1999 WAC Championships (Final)
TEAM RESULTS 1. Brigham Young 285-290-300-875 +11 2. UNLV 292-301-293-886 +22 3. New Mexico 299-296-302-897 +33 4. San Diego State 295-304-300-899 +35 5. TCU 300-315-291-906 +42 6. SMU 313-309-288-910 +46 7. Colorado State 309-301-301-911 +47 8. Fresno State 304-312-302-918 +54 9. San Jose State 302-309-306-927 +63 10. Utah 310-304-314-928 +64 11. Wyoming 309-317-303-929 +65 12. Air Force 313-314-307-934 +70 13. Hawai'i 302-321-313-936 +72 14. UTEP 318-315-309-942 +78 15. Rice 328-309-311-948 +84 16. Tulsa 321-321-310-952 +88
TOP INDIVIDUALS 1. Manuel Merizalde, Brigham Young 69-70-74-213 -3 2. Michael Kirk, UNLV 69-75-73-217 +1 3. Magnus Carlsson, San Diego St 72-76-70-218 +2 4. Andy Miller, Brigham Young 76-72-72-220 +4 Joel Hendry, New Mexico 73-70-77-220 +4
1999 Western Athletic Conference Men's Golf Awards
Player of the Year: Jeremy Anderson, UNLV
Coach of the Year: Bruce Brockbank, BYU
Freshman of the Year: Wil Collins, New Mexico
All Conference Awards
Billy Harvey, BYU
Andy Miller, BYU
Manuel Merizalde, BYU
Ryan King, Fresno State
Jeremy Anderson, UNLV
Michael Kirk, UNLV
D.J. Brigman, New Mexico
Wil Collins, New Mexico
Hank Kuehne, SMU
Ralph Gemoets, UTEP
