Results

     ARLINGTON, Texas - Sophomore Reino Deetlefs fired a final-round 69 (three-under par) to finish first in the Texas Intercollegiate, Tuesday afternoon at the Tierra Verde Golf Course. The Texas Wesleyan varsity finished second, while the junior varsity finished eighth out of 16 teams.

     Deetlefs (67-69=136 (eight-under par)), at one point in his final round, was as low as six-under par, but finished with his second consecutive individual title in as many weeks. The Ransburg, South Africa native, also took home first-place honors last week at the Jet Classic in Wichita, Kan. This is the first time that a Ram golfer has one back-to-back tournaments under Millikan's command.

     "Reino had another solid performance this week," head coach Kevin Millikan said. "I am really proud of what he has accomplished and impressed with the way he has been able to put together such a run."

     Also finishing in the top-10 was freshman Dan Hahn. The Denver, Colo. native, fired a closing-round one-over par 73, to follow up his even-par 72 from Monday. He finish tied for 10th.

     "Dan has really blossomed this spring," Millikan said. "He has been a real asset to this team. He is only shooting one-over par in his last 72 holes."

     Also competing for Texas Wesleyan were junior Justin Ward (75-76=151) who finished tied for 26th, freshman Scott Sikes (74-79=153) who finished tied for 35th and senior Ryan Craig (78-76=154) who tied for 40th.

     Texas Wesleyan (288-294=582) finished seven shots behind tournament-champion Oklahoma Christian (286-289=575). The Rams have finished in the top-three in five out of their seven tournaments so far this year.

     "The second half of our lineup needs to improve if we are going to reach the goals that our team has set for this year," Millikan said. "If we can do that, we have a good shot at competing at the national level."

     The Texas Wesleyan junior varsity finished with a final team score of 603 and in ninth place overall in the tournament.

     The junior varsity squad was well represented by freshman Justin Smith (73-71=144) and junior Euan McIntosh (70-74=144) who both finished the tournament even par and tied for seventh. Freshman Will Woodring (76-76=152) finished tied for 29th, while senior Mark Gonzalez (83-81=164) and freshman TW Aaron (84-80-164) both finished tied for 70th.

     "Because we hosted the tournament, all of guys were able to compete," Millikan said. "Euan and Justin (Smith) played well and are making strong bids to earn a spot in the our top five. The depth that we have will cause others to work harder to keep their positions."

     Competing individually for Texas Wesleyan were sophomore Chris Pena (70-76=146) who tied for 13th, senior Chad George (78-76=154) who finished tied for 40th and freshman Andrew Marshall (82-85=167) who tied for 75th.

     "All in all, this was a solid performance," Millikan said. "Oklahoma City's top four players just outplayed us this week."

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action March 29-30, when they compete in the River Oaks Intercollegiate. The 54-hole event will take place in Oklahoma City, Okla.