S.C. State Leads After Day One Of WSSU Invitational; Rams Sit In Third :: WSSU's Jerrell Fields in sixth after 18 holes of play

March 17, 2008

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem State University men's golf team posted a team aggregate total of 348 on Monday afternoon at Winston-Lake Golf Course as the Rams completed first-round action of the 2008 WSSU Golf Invitational with a third-place finish. The Bulldogs of South Carolina State University lead the five-team tournament with a team total of 328 as the teams prepare for Tuesday's final-round action.

The Rams posted a 348 on Monday afternoon as they were led by Jerrell Fields who turned in a team-low round of 80 as he completed the par 71, 6,214-yard course with a round of nine over par as he finished round one action in sixth place.

Steven Mason fired an 87; Kenneth Lathan shot an 89; Lance Holmes turned in a scorecard with a round of 91; and Joshua Sherrill posted a 93 on the day as the Rams completed the course with a team total of 64-over par, 248.

Zachary Yelder posted a round of 87 as an unattached individual as he is only eligible for individual medalist honors and his score is not included in the Rams' team total.

South Carolina State University leads after 18 holes of play with a 44-over par 328 with Hampton University sitting in second place with a 62-over par score of 346, only two strokes ahead of the host-team Rams.

North Carolina Central University sits in fourth place with a team score of 389 with Johnson C. Smith University rounding out the five-team tournament with a team score of 390.

Enobong Udo of Johnson C. Smith University leads the individual medalist portion of the 25-player event with a first round score of 76, only five over par.

Chris Winters of North Carolina Central trails Udo by only one stroke with a score of 77 and Cory Jozefiak of South Carolina State University trails Udo by two strokes with a score of 78 as they sit in the silver and bronze medalist positions after day one, respectively.

All five teams return to action on Tuesday from Winston-Lake Golf Course in Winston-Salem, NC as final-round action tees off at 9:00 a.m.

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.

2008 WSSU Golf Invitational

Winston-Lake Golf Course

Winston-Salem, NC

Dates: 3/17/2008

1st Round Scores

Par 71, 6214 yards

Fin. Team Total Par

1 South Carolina State 328 +44

2 Hampton University 346 +62

3 Winston-Salem State Univ. 348 +64

4 North Carolina Central Univ 389 +105

5 Johnson C. Smith Univ. 390 +106

Fin. Player Team Total Par

1 Enobong Udo.......... Johnson C. Smith University.... 76 +5

2 Chris Winters........ North Carolina Central Univ.... 77 +6

3 Cory Jozefiak........ South Carolina State Univ...... 78 +7

t 4 Hector Arroyave...... South Carolina State Univ...... 79 +8

t 4 Josue Garza.......... North Carolina Central Univ.... 79 +8

6 Jerell Fields........ Winston-Salem State University. 80 +9

7 Gene Fletcher........ Hampton University............. 82 +11

8 Justin Martin........ Hampton University............. 84 +13

9 Aaron Robinson....... South Carolina State Univ...... 85 +14

10 Matthew Gilliard..... South Carolina State Univ...... 86 +15

11 Zachary Yelder....... Winston-Salem State University. 87 +16

t 12 Robert Biggers....... South Carolina State Univ...... 88 +17

t 12 Steven Mason......... Winston-Salem State University. 88 +17

t 12 Jared Williams....... Hampton University............. 88 +17

15 Kenneth Lathan....... Winston-Salem State University. 89 +18

16 Lance Holmes......... Winston-Salem State University. 91 +20

17 Christopher Frazier.. Hampton University............. 92 +21

18 Joshua Sherrill...... Winston-Salem State University. 93 +22

19 Maylon-James Fowler North Carolina Central Univ.... 94 +23

20 Jason Sherer......... Hampton University............. 95 +24

21 Herbert Collins, III. Johnson C. Smith University.... 102 +31

t 22 Jamal Brown.......... Johnson C. Smith University.... 106 +35

t 22 Andre Kelly.......... Johnson C. Smith University.... 106 +35

24 Julian Polk.......... Johnson C. Smith University.... 120 +49

25 Devin Roundtree...... North Carolina Central Univ.... 139 +68

2008 WSSU Golf Invitational

Winston-Lake Golf Course

Winston-Salem, NC

Dates: 3/17/2008

1st Round Scores

Par 71, 6214 yards (5 teams, 25 players)

Hampton University............ 346 +62 2nd

Gene Fletcher................. 82 +11 7th

Justin Martin................. 84 +13 8th

Jared Williams................ 88 +17 t-12th

Christopher Frazier.......... 92 +21 17th

Jason Sherer.................. 95 +24 20th

Johnson C. Smith University... 390 +106 5th

Enobong Udo................... 76 +5 1st

Herbert Collins, III.......... 102 +31 21st

Jamal Brown................... 106 +35 t-22nd

Andre Kelly................... 106 +35 t-22nd

Julian Polk................... 120 +49 24th

North Carolina Central Univ... 389 +105 4th

Chris Winters................. 77 +6 2nd

Josue Garza................... 79 +8 t- 4th

Maylon-James Fowler........... 94 +23 19th

Devin Roundtree............... 139 +68 25th

South Carolina State Univ..... 328 +44 1st

Cory Jozefiak................. 78 +7 3rd

Hector Arroyave............... 79 +8 t- 4th

Aaron Robinson................ 85 +14 9th

Matthew Gilliard.............. 86 +15 10th

Robert Biggers................ 88 +17 t-12th

Winston-Salem State Univ. 348 +64 3rd

Jerell Fields................. 80 +9 6th

Zachary Yelder#............... 87 +16 11th

Steven Mason.................. 88 +17 t-12th

Kenneth Lathan................ 89 +18 15th

Lance Holmes.................. 91 +20 16th

Joshua Sherrill............... 93 +22 18th

# Indicates individual player

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