February 23, 1999

SAN JUAN, P.R. - Top-ranked Clemson leads the 18-team field at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 19-under-par 557 total after two rounds. Georgia Tech is two shots back in second place at 559 while Georgia is third at 571, East Tennessee State is fourth at 572 and N.C. State and Minnesota are tied for fifth place with 576 totals.

David Christensen of East Tennessee State leads all individual with an eight-under-par 136 total. Clemson's Michael Hoey is one shot back in second place at 137 while a trio is tied for third place with 138 totals --- Texas' David Gossett, Georgia Tech's Carlton Forrester and Georgia's Nick Cassini. N.C. State's Carl Pettersson is alone in sixth place at 139.

Pettersson fired a 66 on Monday, the low round of the tournament.

UNC is in ninth place with a 580 team total. Max Harris is the low Tar Heel after firing a one-under 71 in the second round for a one-under 143 total. Paul Daniel is tied for 27th place with a 145 total while Brad Hyler is tied for 33rd at 146, Rob Simmons is tied for 42nd place at 149 and Don Hill is tied for 66th with a 153 total.

Wake Forest shot an 11-over 299 on the second day of play to slip from eighth to 10th place. The Demon Deacons stand 33 strokes back of Clemson, who stands at 19-under through two rounds. The Tigers shot a 12-under 276 Monday to take a two stroke lead over Georgia Tech.

Senior Michael Capone (Cranston, RI) was the Deacs' top finisher again Monday, firing an even-par 72. Capone slipped from 10th to 21st place in the individual standings and is now seven strokes back of the individual leader, East Tennessee State's David Christensen.

Senior Oscar Sanchez (Canary Island, Spain) shot a 75 today and slipped to 42nd place at 5-over par, while seniors Thomas Parker (Laurinburg, NC) and Juan Vizcaya (Madrid, Spain) are tied for 48th at 6-over after carding a 78 and a 76, respectively. Freshman Jay Morgan (Choctaw, OK) also posted a 76 today and is tied for 59th overall at 8-over par.

Virginia stands in 11th place with a 36-hole total of 596, while Duke moved up three spots in the standings to 12th place after firing a second-round 292. The Blue Devils improved 14 strokes from the first round after turning in a 306 on Sunday.

Cameron Yancey is Virginia's low man. The sophomore from Blackstone, Va., has shot 71s in both rounds and is in a four-way tie for 17th at 2-under 142. Junior All-American James Driscoll is one stroke behind Yancey and is tied for 21st.

Duke is led by Paul Tucker, who remains in 33rd place after carding an even-par 72 in Mondays action. Kyle Elfers turned in a one-under 71 to move into a tie for 39th place. All of the Blue Devils scores improved from the first round, as Mike Christensen had a 73, Marc Chatelain a 76 and Jim Donnelly turned in a 78 in the second round.

The 54-hole event concludes Tuesday at the Rio Mar Country Club.

   Team Scores                Top 10 Individuals
   1.   Clemson        557    1.   David Christensen, E. Tenn. State   136 
   2.   Georgia Tech   559    2.   Michael Hoey, Clemson               137
   3.   Georgia        571    3.   David Gossett, Texas                138
   4.   ETSU           572         Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech     138
   5.   Minnesota      576         Nick Cassini, Georgia               138
        N.C. State     576    6.   Carl Pettersson, N.C. State         139
   7.   Texas   577           7.   Luke Donald, Northwestern           140
   8.   Northwestern   579         John Engler, Clemson                140
   9.   North Carolina 580         Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech           140
   10.  Wake Forest    590         Elliot Gealy, Clemson               140
   11.  Virginia       596         Kris Mikkelsen, Georgia Tech        140
   12.  Duke   598
   13.  Columbus State 599   
   14.  Florida State  604 
   15.  Penn State     611   
   16.  Purdue         612   
   17.  Missouri       613  
        Kent           613