FRESNO, CALIFORNIA -- The SUU Men's Golf team wrapped up play at the Nick Watney Invitational with a 12th-place finish, led by Senior Leo Torres, who finished tied for 21st at -1 for the tournament.

Head Coach Richard Church said

"I am obviously proud of Leo and the way he played. A really solid first day, and battled in the final round to put together a decent score. We are doing better limiting the mistakes, just need to put it together for 54 holes."

Team Leaderboard

T1. San Diego (-23)
T1. Fresno State (-23)
3. Santa Clara (-17)
4. Cal Poly (-5)
5. UC San Diego (-2)
T6. Pacific (E)
T6. Sacramento State (E)
8. San Francisco (+1)
9. Utah Valley* (+9)
10. Idaho (+23)
11. Air Force (+29)
12. Southern Utah* (+34)
13. CSU Northridge (+35)

Individual Medalists

1. Carlos Astiazaran - Pacific (-10)
T2. Jaden Cantafio - San Diego (-9)
T2. James Watney - Fresno State (-9)

The Thunderbirds

Leo Torres fired a career-low 67 in the opening round that had him in a tie for second after 18 holes of play. He followed that up with a 70 in round two and was in a tie for seventh place after day one. On the final day, Torres was three-over through five holes and battled his way to shoot a final round 75 and finish the tournament tied for 21st at -1.

Sophomore Charlie Gillespie played a very consistent 54 holes. Shooting rounds of 73, 74, and 74 to finish tied for 46th at +8. 

Rashon Williams made seven birdies through 54 holes and tied for 60th at +13.

Luke Barnes who competed as an individual finished 68th, Boston Dixon made his debut in the lineup for the Thunderbirds and had a quality final round that helped him to a 71st finish and Jing-Cheng (Jarrel) Wang finished 76th.

The Thunderbirds made 39 birdies on their way to a 12th-place finish at +34.

Up Next

The Thunderbirds will take the short trip to Boulder City, Nevada, to compete in the Jackrabbit Invitational hosted by South Dakota State on March 7-8.

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