Barbee Carries Kansas to an 11th Place Finish at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate

Oct. 27, 2009

LAS CRUCES, N.M. –

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Nate Barbee fired his second-straight under-par round to finish tied for fourth place and lead the Kansas men’s golf team to an 11th place finish at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate.

Barbee, a Dakota Dunes, S.D. native, has continually improved during his Jayhawk career and he finished the fall season with three top-10 finishes, including a win at the Kansas Invitational.

Junior Jeff Bell continued his steady play as he carded an even-par round of 71 and finished the event tied for 47th. Bell, who joined this team this fall as a walk-on, ended his fall season on a high note with back-to-back rounds of par or better.

Senior Bryan Hackenberg carded a 73 to finish tied for 53rd. Freshman Chris Gilbert tied for 59th after shooting a final round 76. Fellow freshman Alex Gutesha finished tied for 65th after a final day 75.

UNLV won the event with an impressive 23-under par score of 829. Timothy Madigan, of host New Mexico State, and Derek Ernst of UNLV tied for medalist honors. Barbee fell just two strokes shy of recording his second medalist finish this fall.

The Jayhawks have now concluded the fall portion of its 2009-10 schedule. Check back to kuathletics.com for complete coverage of the remainder of the 2009-10 season.

Team Leaderboard

1. UNLV 272-279-278—829

2. Washington State 277-275-285—837

3. Kansas State 283-275-285—843

4. New Mexico State 285-279-280—844

T5. North Texas 282-285-285—852

T5. Santa Clara 288-284-280—852

11. Kansas 291-279-288—858

Player Leaderboard

T1. Derek Ernst, UNLV 64-70-70—204

T1. Timohty Madigan, New Mexico St. 71-68-65—204

3. Kevin Penner, UNLV 66-71-68—205

T4. Nate Barbee, Kansas 73-64-69—206

T4. Jared Beecher, Nevada 68-67-71—206

T4. Brandon Crick, Nebraska 66-70-70—206

T47. Jeff Bell, Kansas 77-70-71—218

T53. Bryan Hackenberg, Kansas 71-75-73—219

T59. Chris Gilbert, Kansas 72-73-76—221

T65. Alex Gutesha, Kansas 75-72-75—222