Sept. 29, 2006

ATLANTA, GA - Josh Vogler fired a team-best 72 on Friday afternoon at Browns Mill Golf Club as the Rams finished the 2006 Coca-Cola Black College Hall of Fame Golf Tournament in a tie with Grambling State University for eighth place with a team-total 636.

Vogler followed up Thursday's round of 74 with a 72 to post a 146 over the two-day tournament.  He was joined in the 70's by Kenneth Bethea who shot his second straight 77 to post a 154. 

Rounding out the WSSU scoring was Steven Mason who shot an 84 for a two-day total of 165 and Jerell Fields who shot an 81 to post a two-day total of 165.

The Rams' four-man total of 636 put them in a tie for eighth place.  Bethune-Cookman College won the tournament with a two-day total of 566 with Southern University placing second (576) and South Carolina State earning a bronze-medal finish (582).

For additional information on WSSU men's golf, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com

Team Scoring:

Bethune-Cookman-278+2988 (566)

Southern-290+286 (576)

South Carolina State-292+290 (582)

Texas Southern-293+300 (593)

Savannah State-247+355 (602)

Hampton-307+309 (616)

Florida A&M-305+312 (617)

WSSU-319+317 (636)

Grambling-313+323 (636)

Individual Scoring (WSSU):

Josh Vogler-74+72 (146)

Kenneth Bethea-77+77 (154)

Steven Mason-81+84 (165)

Jerell Fields-86+81 (167)

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