The Basics
-Score: St. Edward's 3
rd place (886)
-Tournament: Wolfpack Invitational
-Golf Course: Walking Stick Golf Club
-Location: Pueblo, Colo.
How it happened (Round 3)
-JOSE HERNANDEZ earned a top-5 finish, shooting a 71 during the third round of play. He finished his previous two rounds shooting a 74 in each.
-ANDRES RODAS recorded a second round score of 73 and a third round score of 75 for three round total of 221 and a seventh place finish.
-DREW BELL and
BRIAN SMITH both finished with a third round score of 73. Bell finished tied for 13
th while Smith finished tied for the 15
th spot.
-ENRIQUE LIVAS rounded out the Hilltoppers shooting a 75 in the final round. He finished with a three round total of 228. That score was good enough to earn him a tie for the 20
th spot.
Beyond the Box Score
-The Hilltoppers recorded a second round score of 294. The second round was postponed during the first day of action for winds in excess of 60 mph.
-This is the first time all season that the Hilltoppers have had their entire team finish in top-20. The field consisted of 13 teams and 72 golfers.
-ANDRES RODAS and
JOSE HERNANDEZ finished in a tie for most pars during the 54-hole event with 37. They finished in a tie with Jeffrey Juillerat of Dallas Baptist.
-ENRIQUE LIVAS finished the tournament in second place in par-3 scoring completing the tournament with a +1 score for all par-3 holes. Teammate
JOSE HERNANDEZ finished second in par-4 scoring shooting a +2 on all par-4 holes.
-As a team, the Hilltoppers finished first amongst all competitors for par-3 scoring. They also finished first making 168 pars in the tournament.
-The Hilltoppers beat fellow Heartland Conference member Dallas Baptist by 25 strokes. The two schools will meet next week at the Heartland Conference Tournament host by the Patriots.
Final Results
School Scores
Colorado-CO Springs 298 289 285 872
Colorado School of Mines 297 294 292 883
St. Edward's 300 294 292 886
Colorado Mesa 309 299 298 906
Dallas Baptist 308 312 291 911
Dodge City Community College 313 296 305 914
Colorado State-Pueblo 306 301 313 920
Colorado Christian 312 304 307 923
Fort Lewis College 322 302 310 934
Adams State 324 311 310 945
Trinidad State Community College 317 314 320 951
Regis 331 309 312 952
South Dakota Mines 336 315 329 980
Inside the Ropes
Head Coach Todd Ohlmeyer's thoughts on the final round of the Wolfpack Invitational:
-“A good team effort this week. This was the kind of result we were looking for as we head into the post season.”
Up Next
The Hilltoppers will be back in action on April 22 as the travel to Dallas, Texas to compete in the Heartland Conference Tournament. The two-day event will take place at the Golf Club of Dallas.