Rice University Athletics
Golf Set to Co-Host Bayou City Collegiate Classic
10/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
By: Tim Andrzejewski (tim.andrzejewski@rice.edu)
Live Scoring | Pairings 
HOUSTON — After a three week break, Rice heads back to the links when it co-hosts the second annual Bayou City Collegiate Classic, Oct. 10-11 and played at the par-72, 7,254 yard Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland.
The Owls will co-host the event along with Houston and Sam Houston State.
"This week is a great opportunity for our team," said head coach Justin Emil. "The golf course is very familiar as it is one of the courses we play regularly on our rotation. The team has been playing with a lot of confidence and if we can stay in our process this week it should be a good result. It's always nice to play a tournament in your home town and this is one of two on our schedule. I hope we see a lot of Rice fans out at Golfcrest Country Club this weekend."
Rice, who is ranked 84th in the latest Golfweek rankings, will be joined by three other teams in the top 100, including No. 19 Kansas, No. 62 Lamar and No. 71 Houston.
Also in the field are Abilene Christian, Charleston Southern, Houston Baptist, Little Rock, McNeese State, Nebraska, Sam Houston State, UT Arlington, UTSA and Texas State.
Junior Mario Carmona leads the Owls in the No. 1 position. The Houston, Texas native leads the squad with a 71.00 stroke average and is coming off a tie for fourth-place at the Ram Masters Invitational.
In the No. 2 position will be junior Mitchell Meissner. The San Antonio, Texas native is averaging 72.50 strokes per round through six rounds this year.
Senior Kevin Reilly will tee off in the No. 3 position. Reilly is averaging 71.83 strokes per round this year and is coming off an eighth-place finish at the Ram Masters Invitational.
Freshman Trevor Brown will tee off in the No. 4 position. Brown is averaging 73.17 strokes this year. In the No. 5 position is junior Jay Burlison who is participating in his first tournament this year. Last year, Burlison averaged 77.31 strokes in 16 rounds.
The Owls will have four golfers participating as individuals. Sophomore Will Voetsch will participate in his second tournament, tying for 22nd at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate. Freshman Nicholas Duggan is averaging 73.50 strokes through the first two tournaments.
Senior Alex Levy and freshman Grant Rogers are playing in their first tournaments this year. Levy is averaging 76.10 in his career while Rogers will be participating in just his third career tournament.
Play begins at 8:30 a.m. CT. Rice will be paired with Sam Houston State and McNeese State. Fans can follow all the action at golfstat.com.
Rice Lineup
1. Mario Carmona
2. Mitchell Meissner
3. Kevin Reilly
4. Trevor Brown
5. Jay Burlison
Individual - Will Voetsch
Individual - Nicholas Duggan
Individual - Alex Levy
Individual - Grant Rogers
Players Mentioned
