TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona is set to host its second tournament of the season, the National Invitational Tournament, this upcoming weekend. The tournament will take place at OMNI Tucson National Golf Couse, on the 7,262 yard, par 72 Catalina course. Competition will begin on Sunday, Feb. 25^th at 8:30 a.m MST, with rounds one and two played on the first day and round three beginning on Monday, Feb. 26^th with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m MST.
 
"This week will be really fun for our team," commented head coach Jim Anderson. "We get to play an outstanding course which is much like a second home. Also, getting to play competitive rounds while the course is set up to host a professional tournament will give the event a unique feel and look.We have been steadily building our confidence as a team and we have high expectations for ourselves. Both of our tournaments this spring can be defined as successes, but every player has had areas to continue improving. In golf, you have to remain patient and let the scores come to you. We have worked on putting and wedges in anticipation of good scoring conditions and opportunities. Hopefully, we can put on an impressive performance for the home fans who come out to enjoy some great golf in Tucson."
 
The field for the N.I.T consists of 15 teams including rival Arizona State and 23rd ranked Colorado State. Also competing is UNLV, which recently won the John Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii, where the Wildcats finished tied for fourth.
 
Competing for the the Cats will be senior George Cunningham, who is coming off his second top ten finish this fall at the John Burns Intercollegiate. Junior Travis Fredborg joins the lineup after successful two top 20 finishes through individual competiton in the William H. Tucker and the Arizona Intercollegiate. Freshman Trevor Werbylo and sophomores David Laskin and Brad Reeves round out the lineup for Arizona.
 
Individuals competing for the Cats are: Gavin Cohen, Briggs Duce, Tianlang Guan, Toppie Hogan, Dylan Stein, and Austin Stadeli.
 
Follow the tournament through live stats at  http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=13484 as well as Twitter at @ArizonaMGolf for updates.