BOULDER CITY, Nev. – Fifth-year golfer
Chase Lansford shot an even-par 72 as Utah State finished third overall at the South Dakota State-hosted Jackrabbit Invitational, which wrapped up Saturday at the Boulder Creek Golf Club.
Lansford, who tied for 12th, ended the tournament with a 54-hole total of 1-over 217 (72-73-72). Senior
Colten Cordingley, currently ranked No. 23 in the nation, and redshirt junior
Jesse Henderson both tied for 18th at 4-over 220.
Utah State finished third against the nine-team field as the Aggies posted a team score of 14-over 878 (286-302-290). No. 43 UNLV shot a 15-under 273 on Saturday to wrap up the team title at 30-under par (834), followed by Southern Utah (850, -14) in second. SUU's Jake Vincent was the individual champion as he finished at 15-under 201 (67-67-67).
Also for the Aggies, senior
Andy Hess carded a 1-over 73 on Saturday and finished the tournament tied for 23rd at 5-over 221, while junior
Cameron Tucker, playing as an individual, carded a 2-over 74 in the final round and finished tied for 37th at 14-over 230.
Utah State freshman
Javier Vazquez tied for 52nd at 23-over 239.
The Aggies' next tournament will be on Monday and Tuesday, April 5-6, at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Jackrabbit Invitational
Date: March 5-6
Host Course: Boulder Creek Golf Club (Boulder City, Nev.)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,402
TEAM RESULTS
1. No. 43 UNLV – 282-279-275=836 (-28)
2. Southern Utah – 289-285-276=850 (-14)
3. UTAH STATE – 286-302-290=878 (+14)
4. Oral Roberts – 300-291-289=880 (+16)
5. South Dakota State – 296-291-298=885 (+21)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Jake Vincent, SUU – 67-67-67=201 (-15)
2. J.J. Gresco, UNLV – 68-69-67=204 (-12)
T3. Jack Trent, UNLV – 73-68-66=207 (-9)
T3. Matthew Schaefer, SDS – 69-67-71=207 (-9)
5. David Rauch, UNLV – 69-69-71=209 (-7)
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T12.
Chase Lansford – 72-73-72=217 (+1)
T18. No. 23
Colten Cordingley – 70-77-73=220 (+4)
T18.
Jesse Henderson – 74-74-72=220 (+4)
T23.
Andy Hess – 70-78-73=221 (+5)
T37.
Cameron Tucker – 76-80-74=230 (+14)
T52.
Javier Vazquez – 81-79-79=239 (+23)
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