Feb. 12, 2002

Katy, Texas - The University of Missouri men's golf team opened its 2002 spring campaign with a solid 5th-place finish at the Rice Intercollegiate which wrapped up today at Meadowbrook Farms Country Club in Katy, Texas.

Missouri entered the day tied for 2nd, but slipped to 5th after Tuesday's final round, despite a solid team score of 295.

Individually, senior Mark McBride led the way for Missouri, with a 7th-place finish. McBride (Lebanon, Mo.) fired a one-under par 71 Tuesday and finished with a three-round total of 217. He was just four shots back of co-champs Adam Meyer of Baylor and David Skinns of Tennessee, who came in at 214.

Freshman Ben Scott (Lancashire, United Kingdom) earned a top-15 finish as he finished 12th with a three-round total of 221. Scott shot a one-over 73 Tuesday.

Rounding out the Tiger lineup were sophomore Brandon Knaub (Seven Valleys, Pa.), who tied for 32nd place, junior Chris Happ (Winnetka, Ill.), who finished 49th, and Michael Radek (Chicago, Ill.), who tied for 50th.

TEAM STANDINGS
Pl	Team	        1st	2nd 	3rd	Total
 1	Tennessee	291	290	281	862
 2	Baylor	        298	298	279	875
 3	SW Texas St.	299	303	287	889
 4	Vanderbilt	304	296	290	890
 5	MISSOURI	304	292	295	875
 6	Cal.-Davis	307	294	293	894
 7	North Texas	303	305	287	895
	Kansas St.	299	297	299	895
 9	Rice	        300	301	296	897
10	La.-Lafayette	302	311	298	911
11	Mississippi St.	311	309	307	918
12	Air Force	319	292	307	918





INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Pl	Player (School)	        1st	2nd	3rd	Tot
 1	Adam Meyer (BU)	        71	77	65	213
	David Skinns (Tenn.)	73	73	67	213
 3	Ian Parnaby (Tenn.)	72	72	71	215
 4	Ryan Morgan (Rice)	72	73	71	216
	Andrew Black (Tenn.)	74	71	71	216
	Will Doughtie (BU)	75	73	68	216
 7	Mark McBride (MU)	73	73	71	217
12	Ben Scott (MU)	        73	75	73	221
32	Brandon Knaub (MU)	80	71	76	227
49	Chris Happ (MU)	        78	73	80	231
50	Mike Radek (MU)	        80	77	75	232