Ardmore, Okla., May 15, 2004 ¨C The Penn State Men¡¯s Golf team fired a 292-289-581 in Saturday¡¯s first and second rounds to end the day in 12th place out of the 14 competing teams at the Maxwell Intercollegiate. Led by junior Mark Leon¡¯s (Brampton, Ontario) 73-70-143, the Nittany Lions will enter Sunday¡¯s final round 32 strokes back of the host Oklahoma State Cowboys for the tournament lead.

Oklahoma native Ted Neville (Oklahoma City, Okla.) sits one stroke back of Leon after firing a 73-71-144 and is tied for 33rd place overall after two rounds of play. Sophomore Marco Poccia (Saratoga Springs, NY) is also among the tournament¡¯s top 50, as his 73-73-146 is tied for 48th place overall.

Junior Greg Pieczynski (Kingston, Pa.) sits in a 61st place tie with his 73-75-148, while freshman Jason Pannone¡¯s (East Greenwich, RI) 74-74-151 is good for 72nd place to round out Penn State¡¯s top five.

Teams will tee off with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow (10:00 a.m. EST) for the final 18 holes of play. For more information on Penn State golf, please visit Penn State¡¯s official athletic website at www.GoPSUsports.com.

 Team Standings 1. Oklahoma State 284 265 549 2. Oklahoma 282 274 556 3. Colorado 281 278 559 4. Augusta State 283 278 561 5. Tulsa 286 276 562 6. Oklahoma City 279 291 570 7. Texas-Arlington 280 291 571 8. North Florida 291 282 573 9. SMU 287 288 575 T10. Arkansas 287 292 579 T10. Baylor 297 282 579 12. Houston 289 291 580 13. Penn State 292 289 581 14. Texas Tech 300 289 589 15. North Texas 301 290 591 Top 20 Individuals T1. Kane Webber, Colorado 68 66 134 T1. Doug Manor, Oklahoma 70 64 134 T3. Scott Jamieson, Augusta State 72 65 137 T3. Chris Clarke, Oklahoma State 71 66 137 T3. Blake Martin, Oklahoma 68 69 137 T3. Scott Abbott, SMU 67 70 137 T7. Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 74 64 138 T7. David Inglis, Tulsa 69 69 138 T9. Kalle Edberg, Augusta State 70 69 139 T9. Blake Moore, Colorado 72 67 139 T9. Zach Atkinson, North Texas 69 70 139 T9. Alex Noren, Oklahoma State 70 69 139 T9. Tyrone Mort, Texas-Arlington 69 70 139 T9. Jordan Krantz, Texas-Arlington 65 74 139 T9. Ryan Henry, Tulsa 71 68 139 T16. Tyler Brown, North Florida 72 68 140 T16. Nicholas Allain, Oklahoma City 69 71 140 T16. Gerrard Weston, Oklahoma City 68 72 140 T16. Casey Wittenberg, Oklahoma State 74 66 140 20. Kevin Newman, Houston 69 72 141