March 18, 2003

AIKEN, S.C. - University of Maryland followed up its opening-round 294 with a spring-best 290 to finish in eighth place at the rain-shortened Palmetto Intercollegiate here Tuesday.

Rain on Monday washed out the second round of the 54-hole tourney. Eighteenth-ranked College of Charleston won the tournament title by five strokes over host USC-Aiken, finishing with a 36-hole total of one-over par 569. South Carolina finished in third place with a 575. The Terps finished ahead of the only other ACC team in the field, Florida State, which finished in ninth place.

Maryland was led by freshman John Eades, who fired a two-under 69 - the best round of his collegiate career - to finish in a tie for 12th with a one-over 143.

Other Maryland finishers included Tim Kane (73-71-144), Jeff Spradlin (72-74-146), John Moheyer (75-76-151) and Dan MacDonald (76-77-153).

For Eades, it marks the second consecutive spring tournament in which he has led the Terp lineup. In the spring opener, Feb. 29-March 2 at the LSU Spring Invitational, Eades shot rounds of 74-72-75 for a three-round total of five-over 221, good for a tie for 24th place.

Aaron Black of USC-Aiken captured medalist honors with a two-round total of 68-70-138. He edged out Charleston's Bruce McDonald, who carded a 72-67-139.

The Terps, who spent most of the winter working out indoors because of the severe weather experienced in the Mid-Atlantic, now prepare for the William & Mary Invitational, a tournament comprised of mostly District II teams. The tournament will be held March 23-24.

Fin.   Top 20 Teams                   Scores
         1   Charleston, Coll. of     288  281    569
         2   South Carolina-Aiken     291  283    574
         3   South Carolina           293  282    575
         4   Kansas, U. of            291  286    577
         5   Texas-Arlington          291  287    578
         6   Vanderbilt Univ.         294  288    582
         7   Va. Commonwealth         296  287    583
         8   Maryland, U. of          294  290    584
         9   Florida State Univ.      300  287    587
        10   Georgia State Univ.      305  284    589
        11   Furman University        293  297    590
        12   So. Florida, U. of       299  294    593
        13   Texas Tech Univ.         304  292    596
        14   Tulane University        303  303    606
        15   Presbyterian College     304  308    612     


   Fin.    Top 20 Players         School       Scores
      1    Aaron Black            USC Aiken     68   70   138
      2    Bruce McDonald         Charleston    72   67   139
      3    Brandt Snedeker        Vanderbilt    73   67   140
           Alex Hamilton          S Carolina    74   66   140
           Tyrone Mordt           Texas-Arl.    72   68   140
      6    Erik Johansen          S Carolina    72   69   141
           Adam Grodhaus          Charleston    73   68   141
           Mark Donnell           Vanderbilt    69   72   141
      9    Chris Marshall         Kansas        70   72   142
           Ryan Rainer            Kansas        74   68   142
           Bryan Sangid           USC Aiken     72   70   142
     12    Ty Harris              Georgia St    76   67   143
           Anthony Estorga        Texas-Arl.    73   70   143
           John Eades             Maryland      74   69   143
     15    Matt Adcock            Florida St    72   72   144
           Tim Kane               Maryland      73   71   144
           Martin Rominger        S Carolina    72   72   144
           Buddy Davis            Furman        71   73   144
           Kyle Bradley           Charleston    70   74   144
     20    Oscar Fraustro         So Florida    74   71   145
           Chris Wheeler          Tulane        71   74   145
           Ted Brown              VCU           72   73   145
           Tyler Hall             Kansas        72   73   145


8   Maryland, U. of                   294  290    584
      T 12    John Eades               74   69    143
      T 15    Tim Kane                 73   71    144
      T 24    Jeff Spradlin            72   74    146
      T 52    John Moheyer             75   76    151
      T 64    Dan MacDonald            76   77    153