March 15, 2004

AUSTIN, Texas - The ninth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs are in second place, just one stroke behind BYU, following a pair of stellar rounds to open the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. The Horned Frogs posted under-par scores in both the morning and afternoon rounds at the Austin Country Club and sport an overall team score of 567 (-9).

Sophomore Colby Beckstrom leads a quartet of Frog golfers who rank among the field's top 20 individuals. Beckstrom is tied for sixth place after a three-under-par score of 141. His card of 69 in round one showed five birdies and a pair of bogeys. He is looking for his fourth top 10 finish of the season.

Adam Meyer recorded a pair of one-under 71s and has a share of 13th place. Despite bogeys on two of his last three holes on Monday, the senior is just one stroke behind Beckstrom

A pair of Frogs, Stephen Polanski and J.J. Killeen, are tied for 16th at one-under (143). Polanski matched the team's best score of the day with a 69 in round two, while Killeen had an even-par 72 on the first 18 holes and a 71 (-1) on the second 18. Playing as an individual for TCU, freshman Drew Stoltz is tied for 60th after a score of 158 (+14).

Six of the 15 teams at the Morris Williams tournament are ranked among the top 25 in the most recent GCAA/Precept Coaches' Poll. The ranked teams include: No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 TCU, No. 16 California, No. 18 Arkansas and No. 20 BYU.

TCU is looking for its first victory and fifth top-three finish in seven events in the 2003-04 season. On Tuesday, TCU will be paired with BYU and Oklahoma State beginning at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring can be viewed on www.golfstat.com. Prior to the shotgun start, three teams (Virginia, Pepperdine and Texas A&M) will finish the second round, which was suspended due to darkness.

TCU is next in action at the Hall of Fame Invitational in Houston, Texas, from March 19-21.

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Team Results
1. BYU 281-285=566 (-10); 2. TCU 284-283=567 (-9); 3. Oklahoma State 286-285=571 (-5); 4. Arkansas 288-284=572 (-4); 5. Tulsa 286-293=579 (+5); 6. Oklahoma 288-292=580 (+4); 7. California 286-295=581 (+7); T-8. Texas 287-295=582 (+6); T-8. Virginia 290-DNF=290 (+6); 10. Baylor 298-288=586 (+10); 11. Pepperdine 303-DNF=303 (+12);12. SMU 296-293=589 (+13); 13. Texas A&M 296-DNF=296 (+12); 14. Houston 292-307=599 (+23); 15. Fresno State 309-295=604 (+28).

Individual Results
T-6. Colby Beckstrom 69-72=141 (-3); T-13. Adam Meyer 71-71=142 (-2); T-16. Stephen Polanski 74-69=143 (-1); T-16. J.J. Killeen 72-71=143 (-1); T-39. David Schultz 72-76=148 (+4); T-60. Drew Stoltz 81-77=158 (+14).