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Frog golfers ninth after two rounds at U.S. Collegiate
Laning tied for 11th individually after even-par day

	Drew Laning

April 10, 2006

ALPHARETTA, Ga. - The TCU men's golf team is in ninth place following two rounds of play at the first-ever U.S. Collegiate Championship. The Horned Frogs posted a 20-over-par total of 596 after scoring a 297 in the morning round and a 299 during the afternoon.

Fifteenth-ranked Clemson leads the tournament with a 2-under score of 574. Third-rated Florida (575) and No. 22 Wake Forest (575) are one stroke back. Ten of the13 competing schools are rated among the top 25 in the most recent GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll, including three of the nation's top four teams.

Senior Drew Laning highlighted the Horned Frogs' effort by shooting a pair of even-par 72s. At 144, he is tied for 11th place among the 70 golfers. Laning is seeking his team-high fourth top-20 finish of the campaign.

Freshman Jon McLean has sole possession of the 25th spot with a plus-4 score of 148. He posted TCU's best round of the day in the afternoon, a 1-under 71, thanks to birdies on three of the first four holes. One shot and one place behind McLean is teammate Franklin Corpening (149, +5). The sophomore followed up an opening-round 75 with a 74 on the second 18.

Tom Miles is tied for 58th place with a 12-over 156. The true freshman was cruising along, as he played level-par golf over the first 28 holes, but shot plus-12 on the final eight holes. Junior Drew Stoltz is in the 66th position after a 159 (+15). His top score was a 76 in the opening round.

TCU, paired with Texas and Alabama, begins the final round at 9:20 a.m. (EDT). The Horned Frogs are just five strokes behind sixth-place Texas and four behind Alabama.

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Team Scores
1. Clemson 291-283=574 (-2); T-2. Florida 287-288=575 (-1); T-2. Wake Forest 288-287=575 (-1); 4. Georgia State 303-279=582 (+6); 5. Georgia Tech 290-298=588 (+12); T-6. Georgia 298-293=591 (+15); T-6. Texas 294-297=591 (+15); 8. Alabama 294-298=592 (+16); 9. TCU 297-299=596 (+20); 10. East Tennessee State 294-305=599 (+23); 11. Tennessee 307-297=604 (+28); T-12. BYU 304-301=605 (+29); T-12. Florida State 306-299=605 (+29).

TCU Individual Scores
T-11. Drew Laning 72-72=144 (E); 25. Jon McLean 77-71=148 (+4); T-26. Franklin Corpening 75-74=149 (+5); T-58. Tom Miles 74-82=156 (+12); 66. Drew Stoltz 76-83=159 (+15).