Sept. 20, 2004

LAWRENCE, Kan. - University of Houston golf team stood in fourth place Monday after the first two rounds of the Kansas Invitational at Alvamar Golf Club in Lawrence, Kan.

Under windy conditions throughout the day, the Cougars fired a team score of 586 to stand six strokes behind first-day leader Texas-San Antonio. Host Kansas was second at 581, while Kansas State was in third at 583.

Individually, UH's Pablo Acuna fired a 72 during the morning round and finished one stroke better over the final 18 holes of the day to stand in a tie for third place with Kansas' Kevin Ward and Barrett Martens.

Other Cougar scores were unavailable as of press time.

Nebraska (587), Wichita State (591), Northern Iowa (598), Illinois State (603), Oklahoma City (605) and Missouri-Kansas State rounded out the Top 10 team leaders in the 13-team field.

The tournament concludes with the final 18 holes, scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday.

TEAM RESULTS
1. Texas-San Antonio 580 2. Kansas 581 3. Kansas State 583 4. Houston 586
5. Nebraska 587 6. Wichita State 591 7. Northern Iowa 598 8. Illinois State 603 9. Oklahoma City 605 10. Missouri-Kansas City 606 11. Western Kentucky 607 12. Saint Louis 608 13. South Dakota State 643

Individual Results
T1. Matt VanCleave, Kansas State 71-71 - 142 T1. John Elizondo, Texas-San Antonio 70-72 - 142 T3. Pablo Acuna, Houston 71-72 - 143
T3. Kevin Ward, Kansas 72-71 - 143 T3. Barrett Martens, Kansas 75-68 -- 143

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