May 18, 2001

Stillwater, Okla. - University of Missouri men's golfer Mark McBride moved up seven spots in the standings after carding his second-straight one-over par 73 at the NCAA Central Regional, which is being held at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.

McBride, a junior from Lebanon, Mo., is tied for 18th place through two rounds of the competition. He stood tied for 25th after an identical 73 in Thursday's opening round. His two-round total of 146 (2-over par) leaves him just six strokes off individual leader Martin Flores of Oklahoma, who leads all competitors with a four-under total of 140.

Ten teams in the 27-team regional, as well as the two lowest individuals not on advancing teams, will move to the NCAA Championships, set for May 22-25 at The Meadows Golf Club in Allendale, Mich.

The regional wraps up with 18 holes of play on Saturday. McBride stands sixth among individuals who are not on the top-10 teams, and needs to make up four strokes on the field to have a shot at advancing to the NCAA Championships.

Following is a recap of the team and top-25 individual standings.

     Player                 Team        Score   Holes   Today
   1 Martin Flores          Oklahoma       -4      F       70
   2 Sean Howell            Kent State     -3      F       68
     John Klauk             Texas          -3      F       73
     Jon Mills              Kent State     -3      F       74
   5 Kyle Bradley           Charleston     -2      F       72
     Jimmy Walker           Baylor         -2      F       73
     Andy Stewart           Kansas         -2      F       76
   8 Peter Karmis           Purdue         -1      F       71
     Lee Williamson         Purdue         -1      F       69
     Mike Austin            Ohio State     -1      F       75
  11 Lee Curry              Miami (OH)      E      F       71
     Adam Rubinson          TCU             E      F       70
  13 Andy Sanders           Houston        +1      F       71
     Stephen Reed           Texas A&M      +1      F       71
     Par Nilsson            Okla. St.      +1      F       72
     Jedd McLuen            Charleston     +1      F       73
     Brad Heaven            Toledo         +1      F       74
  18 Dustin Bray            N Carolina     +2      F       73
     Mark McBride           Missouri       +2      F       73
     Simon Robinson         Houston        +2      F       73
  21 Josh Goldstein         Charleston     +3      F       72
     David Inglis           Tulsa          +3      F       72
     Ben Portie             Colorado       +3      F       73
     Richard Ainley         LA-LaFayet     +3      F       73
     Justin Smith           Minn.          +3      F       74
     Juan Tabares           Wichita St     +3      F       74
     Michael Webb           Augusta St     +3      F       75
     Franklin Hatchett      SMU            +3      F       75
     Billy Lowry            Tulsa          +3      F       76
     Shad Muth              Texas-Arl.     +3      F       76
     Wilhelm Schauman       Minn.          +3      F       78


Team                              Score      Holes      Today
   1 Charleston, Coll. of            +2         F         287
   2 Oklahoma, U. of                 +8         F         291
   3 Kent State                      +9         F         296
   4 Texas A&M University           +13         F         298
   4 Minnesota, Univ. of            +13         F         297
   6 Purdue University              +14         F         293
   7 Oklahoma State U.              +17         F         301
   8 Baylor University              +18         F         302
   9 Augusta State U.               +19         F         302
   9 North Carolina, U of           +19         F         296
  11 Tulsa, U. of                   +20         F         299
  12 Houston, Univ. of              +21         F         304
  12 Toledo, U. of                  +21         F         296
  14 Colorado, U. of                +22         F         300
  14 Ohio State Univ.               +22         F         306
  16 Southern Methodist             +23         F         300
  17 Texas, Univ. of                +24         F         306
  18 Northwestern                   +27         F         299
  18 Kansas, U. of                  +27         F         300
  20 Lamar University               +28         F         303
  21 Arkansas State U.              +29         F         303
  22 Arkansas-Little Rock           +33         F         306
  22 North Florida, U. of           +33         F         311
  24 Wichita State Univ.            +35         F         309
  24 Louisiana-LaFayette            +35         F         311
  26 TCU                            +36         F         303
  27 Jackson State Univ.            +77         F         320