Font ResizeColorado State, with its players seemingly unaffected by whipping winds, carded a 5-under 283 in the final round to leap from fifth to first. Utah, which led after each of the first two rounds, was 10 strokes worse than the Rams in the final round. The Utes finished two strokes back of CSU with an 857 team score.
The Buffs` final total was 871. CU sophomore Kevin Kring tied for 13th with a 215 total. He was the tournament leader after he opened with a course- and school-record tying 8-under 64 on the 7,301-yard, par 72 Eisenhower Golf Club Blue Course.
Northern Colorado`s Steve Bidne won the tournament with a three-round total of 206.
Falcon Invitational
Top team scores
1. Colorado State 288-284-283--855
2. Utah 276-288-293--857
3. UNLV 281-286-293--860
4. Washington State 285-283-297--865
4. Wyoming 289-286-290--865
6. Nevada 293-288-285--866
6. Air Force 290-284-292--866
8. Northern Colorado 283-289-295--867
9. Colorado 282-288-301--871
10. San Diego 296-288-292--876
Top individuals
1. Steve Bidne, UNC, 68-69-69--206
2. Austin Hurt, WSU, 71-70-69--210
T3. Mike Branca, Utah 65-72-74--211
T3. Espen Kofstad, Denver 71-67-73--211
T3. Tom Whitney, Air Force 72-71-68--211
T3. Zahkai Brown, CSU 69-71-71--211.
CU individuals
T13. Kevin Kring 64-74-77--215
T25. Justin Bardgett 73-71-74--218
T29. Michael Imperato 73-71-75--219
T36. Paul McConnell 77-70-73--220*
T50. Derek Fribbs 76-72-75--223
T62. Sebastian Heisele 72-75-78--225
T81. Jason Burstyn 79-71-80--230*
* competed as individual
Women finish 10th
ALBUQUERQUE -- The Colorado women`s golf team finished 10th in the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational on Sunday.
Pepperdine, ranked 14th in the country, led wire to wire and finished with an 859 total.
The Buffs checked in at 903, led by sophomore Emily Talley. She tied for 22nd as an individual with a 223 total.
Oregon`s Kendra Little earned medalist honors with a 207.
Dick McGuire Invitational
Top team scores
1. Pepperdine 288-287-284 -- 859
2. New Mexico 294-286-286 -- 866
T3. UNLV 291-292-300 -- 883
T3. TCU 291-291-301 -- 883
5. Oregon 297-293-295 -- 885
6. UC Davis 302-295-290 -- 887
7. Northwestern 297-294-297 -- 888
8. Indiana University 297-296-301 -- 894
9. UC Irvine 304-294-300 -- 898
10. Colorado 310-296-297 -- 903
Top individuals
1. Kendra Little, Oregon, 71-68-68 -- 207
2. Jodi Ewart, N. Mexico, 69-71-68 -- 208
3. Taylore Karle, Pepperdine, 71-71-69 -- 211
CU individuals
T22. Emily Talley 78-71-74--223
T35. Christine Kim 77-75-74--226
T45. Dominique Pytlewski 78-74-75--227
T54. Meaghan Kari 79-76-74--229
T94. Taylor Doyle 77-80-87--244
T76. Julie Kim 79-78-77--234*
* competed as individual
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