June 3, 2000

Opelika, Ala. -- The North Carolina Tar Heels fired a 10-under par 278 on Friday, but fell from fourth to fifth place after three rounds of the NCAA Championship.

Carolina is 16 strokes behind leader Oklahoma State. The Cowboys, paced by Charles Howell's 9-under par 63, were 13 under par on the day and are now 32 under for the tournament. The Cowboys are three strokes ahead of the Texas Longhorns, who fired an 11-under 277 for the day.

Georgia Tech is in third place, while Arizona, which tied the one-round tournament record with a 19-under 269 total, is in fourth place. Arizona's Scott Moore shot a 66, with teammate Derek Gillespie adding a 67. The Wildcats other three players, Reid Hadley, Cody Beyer and Ricky Barnes, all shot four-under 68s.

Two Tar Heels are in the top ten individually. Brad Hyler is tied for seventh with an 8-under 208 total, while Max Harris' third-round 66 moved him into a tie for tenth at 209.

UNC's Paul Daniel and Rob Simmons both had rounds of even par 72 on Friday. Daniel's three-day total is a one-under par 215, while Simmons is even par at 216.

Whitten Maeres' 79 on Friday did not count in the team total. Maeres has a three-round total of 234.

The four-round tournament will conclude on Saturday.

Grand National Lake Course:
 Charles Howell, Oklahoma St., 67-66-63--196
 David Gossett, Texas, 63-70-66--199
 Chris Wisler, ETSU, 67-68-68--203
 Ricky Barnes, Arizona, 70-68-68--206
 Jeremy Anderson, UNLV, 69-68-69--206
 Chris Morris, Houston, 71-69-67--207
 Brad Hyler, North Carolina, 69-71-68--208
 Jess Daley, Northwestern, 69-70-69--208
 J.J. Wall, Texas, 65-71-72--208
 Max Harris, North Carolina, 75-68-66--209
 Matt Weibring, Georgia Tech, 71-71-67--209
 Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech, 67-70-72--209
 Matt Cohn, Oklahoma, 71-73-66--210
 Luke Donald, Northwestern, 70-72-68--210
 Michael Kirk, UNLV, 70-72-68--210
 Ben Curtis, Kent, 70-71-69--210
 James Driscoll, Virginia, 68-71-71--210
 Landry Mahan, Oklahoma St., 70-68-72--210
 Andy Sanders, Houston, 74-70-67--211
 Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech, 74-70-68--212
 Reid Hatley, Arizona, 70-74-68--212
 Andy Doeden, TCU, 72-71-69--212
 Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech, 69-72-71--212
 Kevin Haefner, Auburn, 75-72-66--213
 Derek Gillespie, Arizona, 72-74-67--213
 D.J. Trahan, Clemson, 71-74-68--213
 Danny Sahl, Kent, 73-71-69--213
 Ben Meyers, Minnesota, 73-71-69--213
 John Klauk, Texas, 72-72-69--213
 Jeff Quinney, Arizona St., 72-72-69--213
 Jon Mills, Kent State, 74-69-70--213
 Aaron Hickman, TCU, 70-72-71--213
 Ryan Vermeer, Kansas, 72-71-71--214
 Michael Letzig, New Mexico, 71-71-72--214
 Jon Bartlett, Mississippi, 75-66-73--214
 Josh Watney, Fresno St., 75-71-69--215
 Ryan King, Fresno St., 75-70-70--215
 Danny Paniccia, Fresno St., 71-74-70--215
 Calvin Kupeyan, UNLV, 71-74-70--215
 Brent Wanner, Wake Forest, 73-71-71--215
 Paul Daniel, North Carolina, 74-69-72--215

 Team Standings
 Oklahoma State 832
 Texas 835
 Georgia Tech 840
 Arizona 844
 North Carolina 848
 UNLV 850
 Kent 850
 Houston 850
 Clemson 855
 Fresno State 857
 TCU 859
 Northwestern 859
 Minnesota 862
 Auburn 866
 Wake Forest 877