For Immediate Release: November 7, 2000
Contact: Derek Smolik, UTPA Director of Athletic Media Relations

Celedon, Slaughter Lead UT Pan American Men’s Golf at Hal Sutton Intercollegiate

SHREVEPORT, LA. – Rudy Celedon and Stephen Slaughter finished second and fourth respectively to lead the University of Texas-Pan American men’s golf team to a third place standing at the Hal Sutton Intercollegiate Golf Tournament, held at the Olde Oaks Golf Club on Tuesday.

Celedon, a freshman from Edinburg, shot a second round 68 to move up to a tie for second place overall.  He finished with a two-round total of 141 (73-68), just three strokes back of the overall winner Byron Shultz of Tulane.  Celedon’s second round 68 tied for the low round of the tournament.  Greg Larson of Oklahoma City tied with Celedon for second.  Slaughter, a junior from Fort Worth, tied with Justin Strausbaugh of Tulane for fourth with a two round total of 142 (70-72).

Ricky Benavides was tied for 21st place overall with a consistent 150 (75-75).  Santiago DeLarrea and Todd Grubert tied for 24th with identical 151’s.

In the team standings, Tulane University won by a slim two-stroke margin over Nicholls State University, 579 to 581.  UTPA was just four strokes back with a 583.  Also in third place, tied with the Broncs were Southern Mississippi and New Orleans, also with 583’s.  Oklahoma City finished in sixth place with a 587, Louisiana Tech was seventh with a 602 and Centenary was eighth with a 629.  UTPA and Tulane both shot the low team round of the tournament on Tuesday with 288’s.

The tournament wrapped up fall play for the Broncs, who will next tee off at the Moe O'Brien Invitational on March 19-20 in Lake Charles, La.

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