Hilltoppers Take Ninth at Johnny Owens Invitational

Saturday, March 29

Lexington, Ky.

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Johnny Owens Invitational

3/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

March 30, 2003

Lexington, Ky. - Freshman Robby Shaw and senior Jared Topmiller posted top-25 finishes to lead the Western Kentucky University men's golf team to a share of ninth place this weekend at the Johnny Owens Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky.

The Hilltoppers fired a 932 over the course of the event, tying with Ball State for ninth out of the 15-team field played in Lexington, Ky.

Shaw led the Hilltoppers with a three-day total of 228, with a low round of 73, to tie for 13th place. Topmiller finished three strokes back of Shaw with a 231, including a 72 in the second round, to grab a share of 22nd place. Senior Adam Cox followed with a three-day total of 236 to tie for 39th.

The Hilltoppers finished 29 strokes back of tournament champion Vanderbilt, which led all teams with a 903 total. Indiana's Heath Peters captured medalist honors after carding a four-over par 220 for the event. The Hoosiers placed second followed by tournament-host Kentucky in third.

WKU returns to action April 7-8 when they travel to Branson, Mo. to play in the Branson Creek Invitational.

Johnny Owens InvitationalFinal ResultsUniversity of Club of KentuckyPar 72; 6,992 yards
Teams                 Scores 1 Vanderbilt         298 299 306 903 2 Indiana            298 302 306 906 3 Kentucky           301 298 311 910 4 Eastern Kentucky   313 296 311 920 5 UALR               302 307 314 923 6 Xavier             309 311 304 924 7 Miami (Ohio)       309 298 323 930   Louisville         315 306 309 930 9 Western Kentucky   310 304 318 932   Ball State         313 304 315 93211 Notre Dame         313 302 318 93312 Michigan           318 308 308 93413 Ohio               312 307 322 94114 Marshall           317 318 317 95215 Morehead State     320 318 323 961
Individuals               Scores1 Heath Peters, Indiana      70 75 75 2202 Brett Jones, Louisville    75 76 71 222  Jeff Overton, Indiana      72 75 75 2224 Miles Maillet, Xavier      75 78 71 224  Brandon Waldrop, Kentucky  73 73 78 224

WKU Individual     FinishesT13 Robby Shaw        76 73 79 228T22 Jared Topmiller   77 72 82 231T39 Adam Cox          79 80 77 236T55 Samuel Smith      78 79 82 239T71 John Mullendore   82 82 80 244

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