May 17, 2002

Columbia, S.C. – Playing in his first NCAA Regional, freshman Jonathan Jackson blasted one-under-par 71 to lead the team in day two of the NCAA East Regional in Roswell, Ga. In today’s action South Carolina combined for 307, placing 16th out of 27 teams. First-round leader Clemson shot a 3-over-par 291 Friday to maintain a slim one-shot lead over the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech. North Carolina (581) stands in third, followed by Florida (590) and Virginia Commonwealth (592).

Jackson fired his lowest round of his collegiate career today at the Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek. After firing 81 in the first round, the Chapel Hill, N.C. native shaved ten strokes off his score to shot one-under-par 71. Jackson is currently tied for 63rd.

Freshman Alex Hamilton, tied for 37th, is first for the Gamecocks with a two-day total of 149. After shooting two rounds of 78, Matt Robinson is third on the USC squad followed by Nash Elliot and Martin Rominger. Elliot and Rominger are both tied for 99th place with a two-round score of 157.

Clemson’s D.J. Trahan who added a 70 to his Thursday 69 for a five-under-par tournament total of 139. Trahan leads the individual race by two shots over Weibring (three-under-par 141).

The final round of the East Regional begins tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. The top ten teams, along with the top two individuals, will advance the the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio on May 29- June 1.

Gamecock Finishes

T37 Alex Hamilton 72 77 149

T63 Jonathan Jackson 81 71 152

T93 Matt Robinson 78 78 156

T99 Nash Elliott 75 82 157

T99 Martin Rominger 76 81 157

rank team scores

1 Clemson 286 291 577 +1

2 Georgia Tech 291 287 578 +2

3 North Carolina, U of 295 286 581 +5

4 Florida, U. of 300 290 590 +14

5 Virginia*Commonwealth 306 286 592 +16

6 Wake Forest Univ. 299 296 595 +19

T7 Augusta State U. 299 297 596 +20

T7 Georgia, U. of 300 296 596 +20

T9 Auburn University 299 298 597 +21

T9 Georgia Southern U. 299 298 597 +21

T11 North Florida, U. of 299 303 602 +26

T11 UAB 301 301 602 +26

13 Charleston, Coll. of 303 300 603 +27

T14 South Alabama, U. of 313 291 604 +28

T14 Tennessee, Univ. of 294 310 604 +28

16 South Carolina 301 307 608 +32

T17 Coastal Carolina 302 309 611 +35

T17 Penn State U. 295 316 611 +35

19 Furman University 299 313 612 +36

T20 Jacksonville St. 303 310 613 +37

T20 Michigan State U. 308 305 613 +37

T20 Wm. & Mary, Coll. of 305 308 613 +37

T23 Rhode Island, U. of 307 309 616 +40

T23 Virginia, U. of 312 304 616 +40

25 Duke University 308 309 617 +41

26 Iona College 315 319 634 +58

27 Yale University 314 325 639 +63