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Sept. 5, 2019 Wyoming Men’s Golf Contact Tim Harkins, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations CCowboysowboys TeeTee OffOff forfor thethe FirstFirst TimeTime TThishis SSeasoneason aatt tthehe 22019-20019-20 RRosteroster GGeneene MMirandairanda FFalconalcon IInvitational:nvitational: The Wyoming Cowboy Name Ht. Class Ex. Hometown (Last School) golf team will tee off for the first time for the 2019-20 season when they Liam Clancy 5-10 RFr. HS Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic) travel to the Air Force Academy in Springs, Colo., for the 51st Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. Kirby Coe-Kirkham 5-9 So. HS Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) The 54-hole tournament will be played Friday-Sunday, Sept. 6-8 at the Eisenhower Golf Club Blue Course on the Air Force Jimmy Dales 5-9 So. HS Northville, Mich. (Northville) Academy campus. The tournament format will include an 18-hole round on each of the three days. Jared Edeen 6-3 So. SQ Cheyenne, Wyo. (Central)

Returning Cowboys Tyler Severin 5-10 So. HS Johnstown, Colo. (Roosevelt) Wyoming returns seven Cowboys from last season’s team, including six players who competed for Wyoming throughout the season and one Dan Starzinski 5-10 Sr.. 2L Phoenix, Ariz. (Thunderbird) redshirt freshman. The seven returners include: senior Dan Starzinski, junior Carl Carl Underwood 6-4 Jr. 1L Richland, Wash. (Richland) Underwood, sophomores Kirby Coe-Kirkham, Jimmy Dales, Jared Edeen and Tyler Severin. Bryce Waters 6-4 Jr. JC Midland, Texas (Odessa C.C., Texas) Redshirt freshman Liam Clancy also returns and will be competing for the Cowboys for the first season. Director of Golf/Head Coach: Joe Jensen (Wyoming ‘98) Senior Starzinski will lead the Cowboys in 2019-20 after enjoying an Graduate Assistant Coach: John Murdock (Wyoming’ 19) outstanding junior season last year. He captured individual medalist honors at the 2018 Ram Masters and had four Top 10 finishes in 2018- 19. His 71.77 stroke average in 2018-19 tied for the third best in school 22019-20019-20 SSchedule/Resultschedule/Results history. Date Opponent Site/Results Three other returning Pokes also posted Top 25 finishes in 2018- Sept. 6-8 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Air Force Academy, Colo. 19. Those three were: Coe-Kirkham (4 Top 25 finishes), Severin (2) and Fri.-Sun. Host School: U.S. Air Force Academy Underwood (1). Sept. 16-17 Ram Masters Invitational Fort Collins, Colo. New Addition Mon.-Tue. Host School: Colorado State The Cowboys welcome one new member to their team for the 2019-20 season. The newest Cowboy is junior-college transfer Bryce Waters from Sept. 27-28 William H. Tucker Invitational Albuquerque, N.M. Odessa Community College in Texas. Waters finished 16th at last year’s Fri.-Sat. Host: University of NJCAA National Tournament and qualified for and participated in this past summer’s U.S. Amateur National Championship. Oct. 4-6 Paintbrush Invitational Parker, Colo. Fri.,-Sun. Host: University of Denver Lost but Not Gone The only loss from last year’s team is 2019 senior John Murdock, who Oct. 7-8 Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational Boulder, Colo. graduated following an outstanding collegiate career. But Murdock isn’t Mon.-Tue. Host School: University of Colorado totally gone as he will serve as Wyoming’s Graduate Assistant Coach for the 2019-20 season. Nov. 1-3 Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Inv. Ka’anapali, Maui, Hawai’i Fri.-Sun. Host: University of Hawai’i GGeneene MMirandairanda FFalconalcon IInvitationalnvitational Information:Information: Tournament Field Feb. 17-19 The Prestige LaQuinta, Calif. •The 51st Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational will feature 18 collegiate Mon.-Wed. Hosts: Stanford and UC Davis teams from across the country •Air Force, Boise State, Cal Baptist, Cal State Northridge, Colorado, Feb. 21-23 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Palm Desert, Calif. Drake, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Southern Illinois Fri.-Sun. Host: University of Wyoming Edwardsville, Southern , Texas State, UC Davis, Utah State, Utah Valley, UTEP, Valparaiso, Weber State and Wyoming. March 16-17 N.I.T. Tucson, Ariz. Tournament Stats Mon.-Tue. Host: University of Arizona •Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com. The live scoring link is: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav. April 6-7 Wyoming Cowboy Classic Scottsdale, Ariz. cfm?pg=participants&tid=19298 Mon.-Tue. Host: University of Wyoming Course Information •Eisenhower Golf Club, Blue Course / USAF Academy, Colo. April 24-25 BYU Cougar Classic Provo, Utah • 7,511 yards, Par 72 Fri.-Sat. Host: Brigham Young University Tee Times •Teams will tee off beginning at 7:30 a.m., M.T. on Friday and May 1-3 Mountain West Championship Tucson, Ariz. Saturday and 7:15 a.m. on Sunday. The Wyoming Cowboys are scheduled Fri.-Sun. Host: Mountain West Conference to tee off beginning at 7:30 a.m., M.T. on Friday. The Cowboys are paired with Air Force, Boise State and Utah Valley for Friday’s opening round. 2019-20 Wyoming Men’s Golf Release Page Two

WWyomingyoming CowboysCowboys EnterEnter 2019-202019-20 SSeasoneason Tyler Severin CComingoming OffOff MManyany AAccomplishmentsccomplishments OOverver •Had two Top 25 finishes in 2018-19: 18th at BYU PING Cougar Classic and 25th at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invite tthehe PPastast Year:Year: The Wyoming Cowboy men’s golf •Captured the Amateur Championship at the 2019 Laramie Open. team enters the 2019-20 season coming off many •Finished as the runner-up at the 2019 Wyoming State Match Play outstanding accomplishments over the past year. Championship. Here are a number of those team and individual •Was the low amateur at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Open in Grand accomplishments. Junction, Colo. 2018-19 Team Accomplishments •Wyoming’s highest team finish was a Second-Place Carl Underwood showing in a field of 16 teams at the Gene Miranda Dan •Had one Top 25 finish in 2018-19, placing 23rd at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. Starzinski Falcon Invitational •The Cowboys finished in Fourth Place (out of Bryce Waters 20 teams) at their own Wyoming Cowboy Classic that they hosted in •Qualified for and played in the 2019 U.S. Amateur in Pinehurst, N.C., Chandler, Ariz. by winning the Odessa, Texas U.S. Amateur Qualifier. •Led Odessa Community College to a ninth-place team finish at the •Wyoming recorded a Fourth-Place finish in a 16-team field at the 2019 NJCAA National Golf Championship. Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. •Tied for 16th as an individual at the 2019 NJCAA National Golf Championship. •Overall, the Cowboys finished in the top half of the field in seven of 12 regular-season tournaments. OOtherther NNotesotes oonn tthehe 22018-19018-19 CCowboys:owboys: •The Cowboys posted four tournament scores that ranked in the Top Here are some other notes on the Cowboys as they begin the 2019-20 20 in UW history, based on strokes under par: season. 847 (-17) at Mountain West Championship tied for Fourth •Five members of last year’s team posted at least one Top 25 finish 854 (-10) at Wyoming Cowboy Classic tied for 10th during the 2018-19 season, and four recorded multiple Top 25 finishes. 860 (-4) at Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational ranked 14th •Two Cowboys won individual tournament titles in 2018-19. Dan 851 (-1) at Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Inv. ranked 17th Starzinski captured the Ram Masters Invitational, and John Murdock tied for the individual title at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. •Wyoming had two single-round scores that ranked in the Top 20 in •John Murdock and Dan Starzinski ended the 2018-19 season with UW history based on strokes under par: identical numbers for this season: 2,799 strokes in 39 rounds for a 71.77 275 (-13), Final round at Mark Simpson CU Invitational ranked Third stroke average. There 71.77 stroke averages tied for the third best single- 281 (-7), Final round at MW Championship ranked 18th season stroke average in school history. •2018-19 true freshman Liam Clancy utilized last season as a redshirt •Cowboys John Murdock and Dan Starzinski earned All-America season, but will be playing for the Cowboys in 2019-20. Scholar honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). •Current sophomore Jimmy Dales will be redshirting the 2019-20 season. •Wyoming was named an All-Academic Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) for the 10th consecutive year with a 3.461 22018-19018-19 SeasonSeason Bests:Bests: team gpa for the 2018-19 season. Best Team Tournament Finish 2nd at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 2018-19 Individual Accomplishments for 2019-20 Returning Cowboys Dan Starzinski Lowest Team Tournament Scores (Three Rounds) •Captured individual medalist honors at the 2018 Ram Masters 847 (-17) at the Mountain West Conference Championship •Had four Top 10 finishes in 2018-19: First at Ram Masters, Fourth at 854 (-10) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic the Grand Canyon Invitational, Eighth at the MW Championship and 10th 860 (-4) at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at the Mark Simpson CU Invite •Had seven Top 20 finishes in 2018-19 and nine in the Top 25 Lowest Team Round Score •His eighth-place finish at the MW Championship ranks No. 12 on 275 (-13), 3rd Round at Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational Wyoming’s list of top finishes at a conference championship. •His 71.77 stroke average in 2018-19 tied for the third best in school Best Individual Tournament Finishes history. 1st, Dan Starzinski, Ram Masters Invitational T1st, John Murdock, Wyoming Cowboy Classic Kirby Coe-Kirkham •Had four Top 25 finishes as a true freshman in 2018-19: 13th at Lowest Individual Tournament Score (Three Rounds) William H. Tucker Invite, 14th at MW Championship, 14th at Mark 203 (-13), John Murdock, Wyoming Cowboy Classic Simpson CU Invitational and 23rd at Denver Paintbrush Invite 199 (-11), Dan Starzinski, Ram Masters Invitational •One of three amateur golfers to represent the state of Wyoming at the Pacific Coast Amateur in Albuquerque, N.M., in July 2019. Lowest Individual Round Scores •Finished third (second alternate) at the 2019 U.S. Amateur Qualifier 64 (-8), John Murdock, 3rd Round at Mark Simpson Colorado Inv. (Par 72) played at Wyoming’s Jacoby Golf Course. 66 (-6), Dan Starzinski, 1st Round at BYU PING Cougar Classic (Par 72) •Finished as the No. 3 amateur at the 2019 Laramie Open. 66 (-6), Dan Starzinski, 2nd Round at Wyoming Cowboy Classic (Par 72) 67 (-5), John Murdock, 3rd Round at Wyoming Cowboy Classic (Par 72) Jared Edeen 67 (-5), John Murdock, 2nd Round at Wyoming Cowboy Classic (Par 72) •Won the 2019 Wyoming State Amateur individual title in his 66 (-4), Dan Starzinski, 3rd Round at Ram Masters Invitational (Par 70) hometown of Cheyenne, Wyo. 66 (-4), Dan Starzinski, 2nd Round at Ram Masters Invitational (Par 70) •One of three amateur golfers to represent the state of Wyoming at 67 (-4), Dan Starzinski, 2nd Round at Grand Canyon Invitational (Par 71) the Pacific Coast Amateur in Albuquerque in July 2019. 68 (-4), John Murdock, 3rd Round at MW Championship (Par 72) •Finished as the No. 2 amateur at the 2019 Laramie Open. 68 (-4), Dan Starzinski, 3rd Round at MW Championship (Par 72) 68 (-4), Kirby Coe-Kirkham, 2nd Round at MW Championship (Par 72) 68 (-4), Carl Underwood, 2nd Round at Gene Miranda Falcon Inv. (Par 72) 22018-19018-19 CowboyCowboy IndividualIndividual ResultsResults Liam Kirby Jimmy Jared John Tyler Dan Carl Fall 2018 Events Clancy Coe-Kirkham Dales Edeen Murdock Severin Starzinski Underwood

Gene Miranda DNP 71-73-80 = 73-75-75 = 79-72-78 = 72-69-75 = 77-70-71 = 69-73-72 = 73-68-76 = Falcon Invitational 224 (+8) 223 (+7) 229 (+13) 216 (Even) 218 (+2) 214 (-2) 217 (+1) 2nd of 16 T56th T50th T76th T17th T25th T12th T23rd 287-280-293=860 (-4)

Ram Masters DNP 72-71-73= 81-85-84= 74-75-79= 74-79-70= 77-71-72= 67-66-66= 73-70-75= Invitational 216 (+6) 250 (+40) 228 (+18) 223 (+13) 220 (+10) 199 (-11) 218 (+8) 6th of 17 T31st 93rd T79th T62nd T47th 1st T38th 291-286-283=860(+20)

Mark Simpson DNP 72-74-71= 76-76-72= 80-75-74= 71-79-64= 73-80-77= 73-74-69= 78-77-71= Colorado Invitational 217 (+1) 224 (+8) 229 (+13) 214 (-2) 230 (+14) 216 (Even) 226 (+10) 4th of 16 T14th T46th T69th T6th T75th T10th T54th 289-304-275=868 (+4)

William H. Tucker DNP 70-72-74= 79-80-75= DNP 76-71-73= DNP 75-70-71= 72-77-74= Invitational 216 (Even) 234 (+18) 220 (+4) 216 (Even) 223 (+7) 8th of 17 T13th T83rd T37th T13th T46th 293-290-292=875(+11)

Paintbrush DNP 78-74-71= 84-76-74= 79-78-84= 76-73-70= 76-78-75= 78-73-73= 75-79-83= Invitational 223 (+7) 234 (+18) 241 (+25) 219 (+3) 229 (+13) 224 (+8) 237 (+21) 6th of 12 T23rd T55th 67th T12th T39th T25th 59th 307-296-288=891(+27)

Ka’anapali Classic DNP 69-74-69= 73-73-74= DNP 68-74-71= 75-77-72= 75-71-71= 70-75-68= Collegiate Invitational 212 (-1) 220 (+7) 213 (Even) 224 (+11) 217 (+4) 213 (Even) 11th of 20 T47th T86th T50th T96th T71st T50th 280-292-279=851 (-1) Spring 2019 Events

Wyoming DNP 77-85-73= 79-76-80= 77-78-73= 73-76-72= 79-76-73= 81-71-74= 71-77-73= Desert Intercollegiate 235 (+19) 235 (+19) 228 (+12) 221 (+5) 228 (+12) 226 (+10) 221 (+5) 11th of 21 T93rd T93rd T72nd T29th T72nd T62nd T29th 300-300-291=891(+27)

Grand Canyon DNP 74-72-74= 82-68-74= 74-77-75= 72-71-70= 74-72-70= 70-67-70= 76-69-78= Invitational 220 (+7) 224 (+11) 226 (+13) 213 (Even) 216 (+3) 207 (-6) 223 (+10) 7th of 18 T66th T84th T95th T27th T37th T4th T80th 290-279-284=853 (+1)

N.I.T. DNP 75-74-79= DNP DNP 73-69-73= 73-77-77= 74-69-75= 76-72-83= University of Arizona 228 (+12) 215 (-1) 227 (+11) 218 (+2) 231 (+15) 15th of 16 T77th T37th T75th T51st T80th 295-284-304=883(+19)

Oregon Duck DNP 69-75-78= 74-80-79= DNP 69-75-74= 75-73-79= 75-78-75= DNP Invitational 222 (+6) 233 (+17) 218 (+2) 227 (+11) 228 (+12) 9th of 16 T29th T72nd T10th T49th T53rd 287-301-306=894(+30)

Wyoming Cowboy DNP 76-76-76= 70-75-72= 74-76-73= 69-67-67= 73-72-74= 74-66-71= 75-82-70= Classic 228 (+12) 217 (+1) 223 (+7) 203 (-13) 219 (+3) 211 (-5) 227 (+11) 4th of 20 100th T37th T72nd T1st T51st T14th T94th 291-281-282=854 (-10)

BYU Cougar DNP 73-77-76= 75-76-73= 70-75-72= 72-72-73= 73-71-70= 66-72-77= 79-76-82= Classic 226 (+10) 224 (+8) 217 (+1) 217 (+1) 214 (-2) 215 (-1) 237 (+21) 8th of 15 T67th T60th T30th T30th T18th T22nd 90th 284-291-296=871 (+7)

Mountain West DNP 71-68-71= 73-75-75= DNP 69-70-68= 77-76-74= 71-69-68= DNP Championships 210 (-6) 223 (+7) 207 (-9) 227 (+11) 208 (-8) 7th of 11 T14th 48th T5th T52nd T8th 284-282-281=847 (-17)

Strokes N/A 2,877 2,741 1,821 2,799 2,679 2,799 2,473

Rounds N/A 39 36 24 39 36 39 33

Average N/A 73.77 76.14 75.88 71.77 74.42 71.77 74.94

Season Low N/A 68 (-4) 68 (-3) 70 (-2) 64 (-8) 70 (-2) 66 (-6) 68 (-4)

Season’s Best Finish N/A T-13th T-37th T30th T-1st T-18th 1st T-23rd