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Men's Golf Tied for Second After First Day at UAA Championships

04/14/08

Sparked by solid performances along the back nine by senior co-captain Adam Krainson and junior Alex Hopson, New York University completed the first day of the 2008 University Athletic Association (UAA) Men's Golf Championships tied for second place overall Monday at the Orange County National Golf Course in Orlando.

On a warm, sunny day without much wind, Krainson shot an even-par 36 and Hopson carded a one-over 37 across the last nine holes, helping the Violets forge a second-place tie with the University of Rochester with a score of 305 on the par-72, 6,927-yard course. Both squads sit 19 strokes behind defending champion Emory University, which produced a two-under 286.

Overall, Krainson and Hopson finished the first day with a 75, tying them for eighth place on the individual leaderboard. Rounding out the Violets' scoring quartet were senior Andrew Gihm (77, t-11th) and sophomore and 2007 UAA Rookie of the Year Michael Leibfried (78, t-13th).

Also in action Monday for NYU was senior co-captain Matt McGinnis, who finished with an 80 despite shooting an even-par 36 on the front nine. McGinnis is tied for 16th.

"With the conditions out there, I thought we could have gone a little lower," NYU head coach Chris Kosiba said. "Overall, to me, that’s a good score to put on the board. I’m more interested in seeing if we can play well on back-to-back days, or play better tomorrow."

NYU will begin second round play Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. The Violets have never captured a UAA Men's Golf Championship, but have placed second in both 2004 and 2007.

2008 UAA Championships First-Round Results

1 Emory University 286
1 Patrick Cohn 33- 36 69
2 Jeremy Evans 34- 37 71
T 3 John Ross 36- 36 72
T 5 Drew Harker 36- 38 74
T 16 Sean Madgett 39- 41 80

T 2 New York University 305
T 8 Adam Krainson 39- 36 75
T 8 Alex Hopson 38- 37 75
T 11 Andrew Gihm 38- 39 77
T 13 Mike Liebfried 39- 39 78
T 16 Matt McGinnis 36- 44 80

T 2 Rochester, Univ of 305
T 3 Ryan Wiliams 34- 38 72
T 8 Stephen Goodridge 36- 39 75
T 13 Chris Driscoll 38- 40 78
T 16 Jon Pecor 41- 39 80
22 Kevin Gay 40- 42 82

4 Carnegie Mellon U. 313
T 5 Christopher Lee 35- 39 74
T 13 Howard Smith 37- 41 78
T 16 Joshua Chen 39- 41 80
T 20 Alex Timmons 37- 44 81
T 20 Brett Cannaday 38- 43 81

5 Brandeis University 321
T 5 Charles Sacks 37- 37 74
T 11 Alex Botwick 37- 40 77
T 23 Jeff Stein 42- 43 85
T 23 Alex Podell 44- 41 85
25 Ralph Harary 44- 46 90