CHESTERTON, Ind. – Utah State's golf team finished 12th at the Valpo Fall Invitational, which concluded Tuesday at the Sand Creek Country Club.
The Aggies posted a 54-hole team score of 50-over 914 (298-301-315) against the 17-team field. Valparaiso, the tournament host, shot a 10-under 278 on Tuesday to run away with a 34-stroke victory.
Loyola Chicago played second (882, +18) took second, DePaul placed third (883, +19), Purdue Fort Wayne was fourth (884, +20) and Northern Kentucky (887, +23) rounded out the top five.
Utah State sophomore
Esteban Jaramillo, who at one point was tied for the lead during the two-day tournament, finished tied for 10th at 2-over 218 (70-71-77). He finished with 11 birdies for the tournament to tie for eighth in the field of 99 golfers.
Sophomore
Javier Vazquez tied for 45th at 13-over 229, while junior
Josh Pehrson tied for 67th at 18-over 234 in his Aggie debut. Sophomore
Nathan Preslar tied for 79th at 21-over 237 and graduate
Cameron Tucker tied for 87th at 25-over 241.
Valpo's Anthony Delisanti and Caleb VanArragon finished first and second, respectively, at 8-under 208 and 7-under 209.
Utah State returns to action Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3-4, at the Colorado-hosted Mark Simpson Invitational. The 54-hole tournament will be played at the Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colorado.
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Valpo Fall Invitational
Date: Sept. 19-20
Host Course: San Creek Country Club (Creek & Marsh Courses)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,052
TEAM RESULTS
1. Valparaiso – 284-286=278 (-16)
2. Loyola Chicago – 294-292-296=882 (+18)
3. DePaul – 290-295-298=883 (+19)
4. Purdue Fort Wayne – 291-298-295=884 (+20)
5. Northern Kentucky – 299-295-293=887 (+23)
12. UTAH STATE – 298-301-315=914 (+50)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Anthony Delisanti, Valpo – 70-69-69=208 (-8)
2. Caleb VanArragon, Valpo – 69-71-69=209 (-7)
3. Conor Glennon, DePaul – 73-71-66=210 (-6)
4. Josh Kirkham, BU – 69-75-68=212 (-4)
T5. Timmy Crawford, LUC – 70-74-72=216 (E)
T5. Alex Doss, NKU – 70-72-74=216 (E)
T5. Mason Bonn, Valpo – 74-73-69=216 (E)
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T10.
Esteban Jaramillo – 70-71-77=218 (+2)
T45.
Javier Vazquez – 74-76-79=229 (+13)
T67.
Josh Pehrson – 74-78-82=234 (+18)
T79.
Nathan Preslar – 80-78-79=237 (+21)
T87.
Cameron Tucker – 85-76-80=241 (+25)
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