CHICAGO – Two nationally-ranked teams are among the nine-team field set compete for the 2003 Conference USA Women’s Golf Championship scheduled for April 21-23 at the Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club in Tampa, Fla. Tulane, the defending champion, is ranked 15th by Golfworld and 19th by Golfweek, while TCU is ranked 31st by Golfweek.

BROOKE TULL of TCU is ranked 40th in the country and one for four returning all-conference team members in this year’s field. On the year, Tull has five top 10 finishes, including winning the Lady Paladin Classic individual crown last fall with a 212 total.

Louisville’s CINDY PASECHNIK and the Green Wave’s CAROLIN LANDMANN and KATHY SCHAFER, who all garnered All-C-USA honors last season, will be competing in the tournament. Other golfers to watch are East Carolina’s Jessica Krasny, Memphis’ JENNIFER JASZEK, TCU’s D’RAE WARD and Tulane’s LILIANA ALVEREZ. All have individual tournament wins to their credits this season with Krasny and Ward capturing multiple medallist honors.

The first tee time for each day of the competition will be 7:45 a.m. (EDT).

CHICAGO – Nationally-ranked TCU highlights the 14-team field set compete for the 2003 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship scheduled for April 21-23 at the Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club in Tampa, Fla. The Horned Frogs, the C-USA defending champions, are ranked fifth by Golfweek and sixth by Golfworld.

TCU is led by Ben Hogan Award semifinalist and Palmer Cup Team member ADAM RUBINSON and his teammate DAVID SCHULTZ. Rubinson, who is ranked 18th, has five top five finishes to his credit this season, including back-to-back individual medallist honors at the College All-American (71-68-69 – 208) and the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate (67-70-72 – 209). Schultz, the ranked 25th collegiate player, has three top 10 finishes including the Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational individual title with a three-round 201 total.

This year’s field also includes 2002 all-conference performers, East Carolina’s JASON HARRIS and Tulane’s CHRIS WHEELER. Harris won the Georgetown Hoya Invitational during the fall with a two-day total of 135, while Wheeler, the February C-USA Co-Golfer of the Month, won the Beau Chene Collegiate Classic by firing 209. Other golfers to watch are Marquette’s NATHAN COLSON, Memphis’ ALAN WEANT, SLU’s EVAN FREDRICK, USM’s JUSTIN EMIL, SHANE RUSHING and MICHAEL SOROKA, TCU’s ADAM MEYER and UAB’s NATHAN TURNER, all who have tournament wins this season.

The first tee time for each day of the competition will be 8 a.m. (EDT).

For the first time in C-USA history, the men’s championship will be contested at the same site and dates as the women’s championship.

2003 C-USA Women’s Golf Championship – Round One Pairings

7:45 a.m. Ashlea Deener Southern Miss
Janey Deimling UAB
Sharona Shinnock Cincinnati

7:54 a.m. Brena Quaranto Southern Miss
Katie Kane UAB
Karen Hodapp Cincinnati

8:03 a.m. Ofelia Lopez Southern Miss
Jenni Elmore UAB
Andrea Williams Cincinnati

8:12 a.m. Natasha Vincent Southern Miss
Liz Schweihs UAB
Mandy Puckett Cincinnati

8:21 a.m. Jennifer Keefe Southern Miss
Brooke Mangan UAB
Allison Couch Cincinnati

8:30 a.m. Traci Robison TCU
Josey Edwards Memphis
Alison Wright Louisville

8:39 a.m. Shannon Barr TCU
Marianne Ruud Memphis
Elly Leornard Louisville

8:48 a.m. Stephanie Godare TCU
Jennifer Jaszek Memphis
Cindy Pasechnik Louisville

8:57 a.m. D’Rae Ward TCU
Abby More Memphis
Meghan Little Louisville

9:06 a.m. Brooke Tull TCU
Danielle Reilly Memphis
Morgan Hapney Louisville

9:15 a.m. Kathy Schafer Tulane
Jill Crowe South Florida
Margaret Mitchell East Carolina

9:24 a.m. Alexis Wooster Tulane
Megan Cushman South Florida
Ashley Leonard East Carolina

9:33 a.m. Lindsay Hulwick Tulane
Katie Ruhe South Florida
Jessica Krasny East Carolina

9:42 a.m. Carolin Landmann Tulane
Kelly Martin South Florida
Heidi Helliesen East Carolina

9:51 a.m. Liliana Alvarez Tulane
Fany Schaeffer South Florida
Adrienne Millican East Carolina


2003 C-USA Men’s Golf Championship – Round One Pairings

8:00 a.m. J.J. Killeen TCU
Justin Elliott Southern Miss
Adam Howell East Carolina

8:09 a.m. Colby Beckstrom TCU
Michael Soroka Southern Miss
Kevin Miller East Carolina

8:18 a.m. Adam Rubinson TCU
Matt Wofford Southern Miss
Calle Andren East Carolina

8:27 a.m. Adam Meyer TCU
Shane Rushing Southern Miss
Jonathan Hill East Carolina

8:36 a.m. David Schultz TCU
Justin Emil Southern Miss
Jason Harris East Carolina

8:45 a.m. Zach Mowbray Houston
Will Hanna Louisville
Michael Rodrique Tulane

8:54 a.m. Denton Walker Houston
Tim Powell Louisville
Phil Krass Tulane

9:03 a.m. Daniel Angenscheidt Houston
Charlie Woo Louisville
Mark Sullivan Tulane

9:12 a.m. John Wine Houston
Mark Anderson Lousville
Bill Roach, Jr. Tulane

9:21 a.m. Brett Callas Houston
Brett Jones Louisville
Chris Wheeler Tulane

9:30 a.m. Clayton Ellis Memphis
Pablo Ceron South Florida
Ryan Thomas UAB

9:39 a.m. Richard Jones Memphis
Dan Grassman South Florida
Clark Brown UAB

9:48 a.m. David Jeans Memphis
Ryan Shears South Florida
Chris Cousins UAB

9:57 a.m. Alan Weant Memphis
Brad Quiri South Florida
Tigh VanLeeuwen UAB

10:06 a.m. Michael Prieur Memphis
Oscar Fraustro South Florida
Nathan Turner UAB

10:15 a.m. Mike Higgason Saint Louis
Mike Jolly Charlotte

10:24 a.m. Joe Hermes DePaul
Steve Sass Marquette

10:33 a.m. Chad Wilson Cincinnati
Spencer Franklin Saint Louis
John Arnette Charlotte

10:42 a.m. Ryan Jamison DePaul
Kyle Murphy Marquette
Justin Wilson Cincinnati

10:51 a.m. John Campbell Saint Louis
John Samaha Charlotte
Josh Scarborough DePaul

11:00 a.m. Ryan Weber Marquette
John Clodfelder Cincinnati
David Perrit Saint Louis

11:09 a.m. Mike Shamp Charlotte
Josh Sellers DePaul
Nathan Colson Marquette

11:18 a.m. Chris Larbes Cincinnati
Evan Frederick Saint Louis
Russell Killough Charlotte

11:27 a.m. Scott Yopchick DePaul
Matt Hilton Marquette
Neil Lykins Cincinnati