UNLV golfers eighth

Monday, March 13, 2000 | 10:27 a.m.

The ninth-ranked UNLV men's golf team shot a final-round 2-over-par 290 and finished tied for eighth place in the Las Vegas Intercollegiate Sunday at the Desert Inn Golf Club.

The Rebels (293-285-290 -- 868) finished tied with Houston (291-287-290 -- 868) at 4-over for the tournament, 20 shots out of first place.

Arizona State (285-281-282 -- 848), tied with Oklahoma State (281-276-291--848) and late-charging Minnesota (283-284-281 -- 848) after 54 holes, won in a playoff to earn the team championship.

Jeremy Anderson, ranked ninth nationally, led the Rebels with a 72-69-71 -- 212, good enough for a tie for 14th place. Anderson finished five shots out of first place, where D.J. Trahan of Clemson (73-68-66 -- 207) and Matt Brost of Texas (67-70-70 -- 207) finished in a tie. In a playoff, Trahan needed three holes to outlast Brost for the tournament's medalist honors.

Michael Kirk of UNLV (74-70-75 -- 219) finished in a tie for 35th with Tyler Mays (74-72-73 -- 219). Scott Lander (73-78-71 -- 222) tied for 55th while Brien Davis (75-74-79 -- 228) finished in a tie for 67th.