James Sacheck

May 15, 2008

The TCU men's golf program concluded its first day of action tied for 15th place at the 2008 NCAA Division I Central Regional Championships as the Horned Frogs notched an 18-hole tally of 302 at The Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday (May 15) afternoon.

Wake Forest University currently possesses the team lead at the NCAA Division I Central Regional Championships as the Demon Deacons finished with a six-over-par score of 290 while Alabama (292), Oklahoma State (293), Florida (294) and Eastern Michigan (297) rounded out the top-five.

The Frogs - who are appearing in their 19th consecutive NCAA Central Regional Championship - finished with an 18-over-par score of 302 - which places them in a tie for 15th place with Eastern Kentucky, Kent State and Wichita State. The Purple and White are currently only two strokes back of a place in the top-10 - which would advance them to the NCAA National Championships.

James Sacheck (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville H.S.) was the Frogs' top golfer at the NCAA Central Regional Championships as the TCU junior recorded a three-over-par score of 74 en route to tying for 24th place.

Franklin Corpening (Fort Worth, Texas/Paschal H.S.), Robby Ormand (Austin, Texas/James Bowie H.S.) and Jordan Woolf (Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington H.S.) all finished tied for 55th overall with a five-over-par score of 76 while Travis Woolf (Fort Worth, Texas/Paschal H.S.) tied for 88th overall with a score of 78 during his first round of action for the Frogs.

Wake Forest's Brendan Gielow is the leader at the NCAA Division I Central Regional Championships with a two-under-par score of 69 while Mark Herrell of Alabama, Kevin Tway of Oklahoma State, Eastern Michigan's Graham Hill and Michigan's Alexander Sitompul are all tied for second with a score of 70 after the first round of action.

NCAA Central Regional Championships Results - First Round
1. Wake Forest (290)
2. Alabama (292)
3. Oklahoma State (293)
4. Florida (294)
5. Eastern Michigan (295)
T-6. Michigan (298)
T-6. Texas A&M (298)
T-6. Illinois (298)
T-9. Lamar (299)
T-9. Ohio State (299)
11. Indiana (300)
T-12. Louisville (301)
T-12. Tennessee (301)
T-12. Colorado (301)
T-15. TCU (302)
T-15. Eastern Kentucky (302)
T-15. Wichita State (302)
T-15. Kent State (302)
19. Penn State (303)
20. Arkansas (304)
T-21. Baylor (307)
T-21. Georgia Tech (307)
23. University of Texas-Arlington (308)
24. Cleveland State (313)
25. Marquette (314)
26. Sacred Heart (316)
27. Loyola College (318)

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