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Two Horned Frogs tie for ninth at the Ridges
25th-ranked TCU golf team places 11th at annual tournament

	Drew Stoltz picked up his second consecutive top-10 finish.

Oct. 15, 2006

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - For the first time in seven years, the TCU men's golf team finished outside the top three at the annual Ridges Intercollegiate in Jonesborough, Tenn. Led by ninth-place finishers Drew Stoltz and Jon McLean, the Horned Frogs, ranked 25th nationally in the GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll, placed 11th among the 15 teams.

TCU (893, +29) began the day tied for fourth place, but posted a 13-over 301 to slip down the standings. Tennessee won the tournament with a three-round 869 (+5), clipping tournament host East Tennessee State by one stroke. TCU finished just two strokes out of eighth.

Stoltz, a senior from Fort Collins. Colo., earned his fourth career top-10 finish and his second straight. He recorded a round of 75 on Sunday to complete the event with a 219 (+3).

McLean, who is ranked among college golf's top 50 players, picked up his third top-10 in four events this season. The sophomore opened the tournament with rounds of 70 and 77, then finished with a 77.

Junior Franklin Corpening, who recorded his first career win earlier this month, tied for 42nd place. He posted a three-round 226 (+10).

Sophomore Jesse Speirs fired a team-best final-round 71 (-1) to move up six spots in the standings into a share of 67th place. Fellow sophomore Tom Miles placed 77th at 248 (+32).

TCU wraps up its fall schedule Nov. 6-7 at the CordeValle Classic in San Martin, Calif.

Team Results
1. Tennesseee 294-290-285--869 (+5); 2. East Tennessee State 291-291--288=870 (+6); 3. North Carolina 296-287-291--874 (+10); 4. Alabama 304-290-281--875 (+11); 5. Wake Forest 296-297-289--882 (+18); 6. Auburn 302-297-285--884 (+20); 7. South Carolina 304-288-293--885 (+21); T-8. Kent State 305-296-290--891 (+27); T-8. Virginia 309-295-287--891 (+27); 10. North Carolina State 299-300-293--892 (+28); 11. TCU 294-298-301--893 (+29); 12. Virginia Tech 296-304-294--894 (+30); 13. UAB 306-306-284--896 (+32); 14. Pepperdine 312-304-297--913 (+49); 15. Kentucky 312-308-314--934 (+70).

TCU Individual Results
T-9. Jon McLean 70-72-77--219 (+3); T-9. Drew Stoltz 74-70-75--219 (+3); T-42. Franklin Corpening 73-75-78--226 (+10); T-67. Jesse Speirs 77-84-71--232 (+16); 77. Tom Miles 81-81-86--248 (+32).