North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
Carpet Capital Collegiate Invitational
Strong Final Round Drives Men's Golf Into Fifth
9/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 29, 2002
Justin Walters fired his third straight round under-par with a 70 to finish t-5th and Jason Moon fired a 68 to finish t-8th at the Carper Capital Collegiate. The Wolfpack finished in fifth at the event with an 863, 13 shots off of tournament winner Clemson. NC State was one of only five teams to finish under-par at the Farm Golf Club out of the 18 in the field. The Wolfpack finished ninth at the event last season.
Fernando Mechereffe once again turned in a solid, consistent final round 72. Mechereffe finished one-over-par in a tie for 29th as he anchored the scoring all weekend. Rodney Thomas moved up to t-52nd with an even par 72 in the final round. Freshman Andrew Lewis, getting his first career collegiate start, fired a final round 78 to finish t-80th.
Walters has now finished in the top-10 individually in 10 of the 15 career tournaments he has played. Fellow senior Moon's 68 was tied for the second lowest score in the final round. NC State will head to the Ping Preview Invitational on October 7th-8th to compete in their third tournament of the fall.
