March 2, 2002

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Kansas State men's golf team completed the first round of the LSU Spring Invitational in a three-way tie for 14th place with South Florida and Arkansas State at the par-72, 7,274-yard University Club. K-State posted a team total of 7-over-par 295, and senior Bryan Milberger led the Wildcats with an even-par round of 72 to put himself in a tie for 27th place.

"We're in a type of tournament where one shot can mean one place in the team standings," head coach Tim Norris said. "We are definitely in a position right now where we can move up, and we had a pretty solid round today. The forecast calls for some Kansas-like weather tomorrow, and that should help us out as well."

Sophomore Aaron Watkins posted the second-best score of the day for the Wildcats with a 1-over-par 73 to land in a tie for 44th. Senior Matt Williams is in a tie for 52nd with a 2-over-par score of 74, sophomore A.J. Elgert posted a 76 to tie for 70th, and sophomore Bryan Schweizer is tied for 88th with a 78.

Host team and last year's tournament champion Louisiana State stands in first place in the team competition after posting a first-round total of 9-under-par 279, and Mississippi State's Codie Mudd, Tulane's Mark Sullivan, Oral Roberts' Andreas Christensson, and LSU team members Heath West and John Humphries sit in a five-way tie for the lead in the individual race at 4-under-par 68.

The final 18 holes of the LSU Spring Invitational will conclude Sunday, with the first teams teeing off at 7:30 a.m. For complete results of the LSU Spring Invitational, please visit www.lsusports.net.

Kansas State Team: 295 (T14 out of 20 teams)
T27 Bryan Milberger (Sr., Olathe, Kan.) 72
T44 Aaron Watkins (So., Mesa, Ariz.) 73
T52 Matt Williams (Sr., Holton, Kan.) 74
T70 A.J. Elgert (So., Lincoln, Neb.) 76
T88 Bryan Schweizer (So., Burlington, Iowa) 78