Big Day for Big Ten: Illinois & OSU's Wallin Lead; Warian Makes Cut Easily

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- The soon-to-be extinct Pac 12 claimed half of the spots in the quarterfinals and all four of the spots in the semifinals last week at the the NCAA Women's Division I Championships. Stanford ended up winning the title, defeating UCLA 3-2 in the final. The score looked close, but the Cardinal never really had what you would call a close match.

This week, it appears to be the Big Ten's turn. Illinois is leading the team competition in the Men's Division I Championships with one round remaining in the stroke-play portion of the tournament. The Illini put together the low team score of the day on Sunday, a 282, and they now lead second-place Virginia by six strokes, 862 to 868. Max Herendeen, a freshman who took medalist honors in the Stanford Regional earlier this month, is leading the way for Illinois once again. He shot a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday and is tied for fourth individually at 214.

Just one stroke behind him is Tyler Goecke, a fifth-year senior who transfered from Wright State last fall. He matched the day's lowest round, a 69, and is tied for seventh at 215.

Ohio State senior Adam Wallin is first in the individual standings. He, like Goecke, shot 69, which gave him a 54-hole total of 211 (5 under). The Buckeyes are fifth as a team with a three-day tab of 877.

There was a cut after Sunday's round. Actually, there were two cuts. The number of teams that will still be playing Monday has been reduced from 30 to 15, and only nine individuals not on teams that made the cut will continue. Among them is Ben Warian, the Minnesota senior from Stillwater. He is tied for 12th overall, after turning in an even-par 72 for the third day in a row. Warian made three birdies and three bogeys in the first round, but in each of the last two rounds he had only one birdie and one bogey.

On Sunday , he started on the 10th hole and made his bogey at the daunting, 514-yard, par-4 14th. He made his one birdie at the 203-yard, par-3 eighth.



NCAA Men's Division I Championships

At Omni La Costa North Course

Par 72, 7,538 yards

Carlsbad, Calif.

Third-round results (at the end of 54 holes, the top 15 teams will advance, and so will the top nine individuals not on advancing teams

1. Illinois 293-287-282--862

2. Virginia 290-287-291--868

3. Vanderbilt 297-286-290--873

4. Florida State 299-289-286--874

5. Ohio State 294-294-289--877

T6. Auburn 293-293-293-879

T6. North Carolina 291-296-292--879

8. Florida 295-302-287--884

T9. Arizona 290-298-298--885

T9. Georgia Tech 292-301--292--885

11. Texas 296-301-292--887

12. Baylor 297-299-292--888

13. Oklahoma 301-302-286--889

T14. Tennessee 305-292-294--891

T14. E. Tennessee S. 296-297-298--891

16. Wake Forest 298-304-291--893

T23. Notre Dame 296-305-306--907

27. New Mexico 299-306-307--912


Individuals (*-indicates players who made the cut as individuals)

1. Adam Wallin, Ohio State 68-74-69--211

T2. Karl Vilips, Stanford 69-68-76--213*

T2. Ben James, Virginia 73-71-69--213

T4. Max Herendeen, Illinois 73-70-71--214

T4. Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech 67-77-70--214

T4. Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt 75-69-70--214

T7. Johnny Keefer, Baylor 70-74-71--215

T7. Jackson Koivun, Auburn 71-72-72--215

T7. Christian Maas, Texas 74-7`-70--215

T7. Tyler Goecke, Illinois 73-73-69--215

T7. Luke Clanton, Florida State 71-74-70--215

T12. Ben Warian, Minnesota 72-72--72--216*

T2. George Duangmanee, Va. 71-71--74--216

T12. Connor Gaunt, LSU 75-72-69--216*

T12. Josh Duangmanee, Virginia 72-72-72--216

T136. Nate Stevens, Notre Dame 78-82-77--237

T141. Carson Herron, N. Mexico 86-75-79--240

*-There will be a playoff Tuesday morning for Duke's Ethan Evans (78-75-67--220), Clemson's Andrew Swanson (75-75-70--220) and Utah's Braxton Watts (75-72-73--220). Those three players will be trying for the last two spots for individuals only.)