TUCSON, Arizona — Utah State's golf team finished in 13th place at the Arizona-hosted Thunderbirds Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday at the Tucson Country Club.
 
The Aggies posted a 54-hole team score of 51-over 915 (310-301-304) against the 14-team field. Arizona won the tournament at 17-under 847 (283-285-279), defeating runner-up New Mexico by 13 strokes.
 
Tiger Christensen helped lead the Wildcats to the team title as he captured individual medalist honors at 10-under 206 (69-72-65).
 
Long Beach State placed third at 8-over 872. Rounding out the top five was New Mexico State in fourth at 15-over 879 and Wyoming in fifth at 24-over 888.
 
Junior Esteban Jaramillo led Utah State as he tied for 44th at 12-over 228 (72-79-77). Senior John Cook tied for 57th at 15-over 231 (80-74-77), as did senior Josh Pehrson (77-72-82). Junior Julio Arronte Sanchez tied for 62nd at 16-over 232 (81-76-75) and freshman Ashton McArthur tied for 73rd-place at 20-over 236 (82-79-75).
 
Utah State returns to action on Sunday, March 24 at the UC San Diego Invitational, which runs through Tuesday, March 26.
 
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Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate
Date: March 18-19
Host Course: Tucson Country Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,008
 
TEAM RESULTS
1. Arizona – 283-285-279=847 (-17)
2. New Mexico – 289-285-286=860 (-4)
3. Long Beach State – 295-279-298=872 (+8)
4. New Mexico State – 294-294-291=879 (+15)
5. Wyoming – 301-306-281=888 (+24)
13. Utah State – 310-301-304=915 (+51)
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Tiger Christensen, Arizona – 69-72-65=206 (-10)
2. Tianyi Xiong, Arizona (Individual) – 67-73-68=208 (-8)
3. Sam Sommerhauser, Arizona – 69-69-74=212 (-4)
T4. Connor Adams, New Mexico (Individual) – 68-75-71=214 (-2)
T4. Albert Boneta, New Mexico – 70-73-71=214 (-2)
T4. Johnny Walker, Arizona – 73-72-69=214 (-2)
 
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T44. Esteban Jaramillo – 72-79-77=228 (+12)
T57. John Cook – 80-74-77=231 (+15)
T57. Josh Pehrson – 77-72-82=231 (+15)
T62. Julio Arronte Sanchez – 81-76-75=232 (+16)
T73. Ashton McArthur – 82-79-75=236 (+20)