March 2, 2008

COMPLETE RESULTS

TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Winston-Salem State University men's golf team sits in eighth place following the conclusion of round one of the Florida A&M Spring Golf Invitational after firing a team aggregate total of 332 on the par 72, 6998-yard course on Saturday afternoon.  Johnson and Wales University and Bethune-Cookman University are tied for the lead after 18 holes of play with four-over totals of 292.

The Rams were paced by a pair of student-athletes who recorded season-low rounds in the 70's as Joshua Sherrell led WSSU with a team-low round of 73 while Jerell Fields fired a 78.

Sherrell is tied for sixth place in the individual medalist portion of the tournament as he turned in a round of one over par following a 38 on the front nine and a 35 on the back nine.

Fields is sitting in 22^nd place overall with a six-over par round of 78 as he turned in a 40 on the front nine and a 38 on the back nine en route to posting his best round of the season.

David Vanegas leads the tournament after 18 holes of play with a two under par round of 70.  Three other players are tied for second place with one-under rounds of 71 with Bethune-Cookman's Carl Corbin and Willie Mack battling Thomas University's Lance Williams for sole possession of second place.

Rounding out the scoring for the Rams was Kenneth Lathan with a round of 90; Steven Mason with a round of 91; and Lance Holmes with a team-high round of 94.

The Rams return to action at 12:00 pm on Sunday as they begin final-round action from the Florida A&M Spring Golf Invitational.

For additional information on WSSU men's golf, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURams.com.

Team Scores

Rk.       Team                                       Score

t1         Johnson & Wales                     292

t1         Bethune-Cookman                   292

3          Morehouse College                 301

4          Thomas University                   308

5          South Carolina State               309

6          Florida A&M                             310

7          Savannah State                       312

8          Winston-Salem State               332

WSSU Individual Scores

Rk.       Player                                     Score              Total

T6        Joshua Sherrell                        38- 35              73

22        Jerell Fields                             40- 38              78

40        Kenneth Lathan                       45- 45              90

41        Steven Mason                          49- 42              91

T42      Lance Holmes                          47- 47              94