Oct. 27, 2003

KITTY HAWK, N.C. - George Mason freshman Nick DeSimone (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) fired a 68 to earn co-leader status following first round action at the ODU/Seascape Collegiate, held in Kitty Hawk, NC. DeSimone, who is tied with Liberty's Andrew Turner for the overall individual lead, tied his career-best round of 68, which he shot at the JMU Invitational on Sept. 21. As a team, the Patriots are in fourth place out of 16 teams with a score of 292. Liberty (280) leads the event, followed by Virginia Commonwealth (289) and Wofford (290). Mason senior Craig Mason (Lorton, VA/Hayfield) is tied for 10th overall after carding an even par-72. The final round takes place Tuesday.

ODU/SEASCAPE COLLEGIATE
Par 72/6469 yards, Kitty Hawk, NC. (1st Round)
1. Liberty (280)
2. VCU (289)
3. Wofford (290)
4. George Mason (292)
5. Winthrop (296)
     Francis Marion (296)
7. Towson (297
8. Old Dominion (298)
9. Campbell (299)
10. High Point (304)
      Elon (304)
12. Radford (305)
13. Drexel (307)
14. UT Chattanooga(312)
15. American (313)
16. George Washington (315)

TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS
1. Nick DeSimone (GMU) 68
   Andrew Turner (LU)  68
3. James Yoo (Liberty)  69
   Jon Stephenson (Wofford) 69
5. Ryan Loucks (ELon) 70
   B.K. Kelley (VCU)  70
   Jens Fahrbring (VCU) 70
8. Joseph Norman (Liberty)  71
   Colin Floyd  (FM)  71
10. Craig Mason (GMU) 72
    Manuel Relancio (VCU) 72
    Matt Johnson (Winthrop) 72
    Rickard Allard (CU) 72
    Jordan Mitchell (Liberty) 72
    Andrew Gallo (GW)  72
    Marshall Swails (Wofford ) 72