SAN DIEGO, California — Utah State's golf team finished tied for ninth at the UC San Diego Invitational, which concluded Tuesday at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
 
The Aggies posted a 54-hole team score of 20-over 884 (307-284-293) against the 17-team field. North Dakota State won the tournament at 7-under 857 (293-284-280), defeating runner-up Idaho by nine strokes.
 
Jack Johnson helped lead the Bison to the team title as he captured individual medalist honors at 8-under 208 (73-68-67).
 
Utah State's best round of the tournament was on Monday as it shot a 4-under 284, which tied for the seventh-best round by any team during the three-day event. USU began the tournament with a 19-over 307 and sat in 12th place after 18 holes. The Aggies then climbed all the way to sixth on the leaderboard following its 4-under-par second round. And during its final 18 holes, USU shot a 5-over 293.
 
Freshman Enrique Karg led Utah State as he tied for 18th at 3-over 219 (75-71-73), which is his best 54-hole score of the season and his second-best 54-hole finish. Furthermore, his second round 1-under 71 is tied for his lowest round of the season.
 
Junior Julio Arronte Sanchez tied for 40th at 6-over 222 (78-73-71). Sanchez finished the tournament with a 1-under 71 on Tuesday for his sixth round under par this season and the 10th of his career.
 
Junior Esteban Jaramillo also tied for 40th at 6-over 222 (80-69-73), which was highlighted by a 3-under 69 during his second 18 holes on Monday. It is the third time this year and seventh time in his career he has carded a round in the 60s, and the fourth time this year and 17th time in his career he has shot under par.
 
Senior John Cook tied for 46th at 7-over 223 (76-71-76) and senior Josh Pehrson tied for 79th at 15-over 231 (78-74-79). Cook's best round was during his second 18 holes as he carded a 1-under 71, which was his third round under par this year and the 12th of his career.
 
Utah State returns to action on Monday and Tuesday, April 1-2, when it competes in the Wyoming Invitational, which will be held in Maricopa, Arizona.
 
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UC San Diego Invitational
Date: March 24-26
Host Course: Torrey Pines North-Blacks
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,258
 
TEAM RESULTS
1. North Dakota State – 293-284-280=857 (-7)
2. Idaho – 298-284-284=866 (+2)
3. Oklahoma Christian – 293-291-284=868 (+4)
4. UC Santa Barbara – 299-290-283=872 (+8)
5. Yale – 293-290-292=875 (+11)
T9. Utah State – 307-284-293=884 (+20)
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Jack Johnson, North Dakota State – 73-68-67=208 (-8)
2. Johannes Hounsgaard, Idaho – 72-69-70=211 (-5)
3. Blake McGovern, UC Santa Barbara – 72-72-68=212 (-4)
T4. Exequiel Rodriguez, Oklahoma Christian – 74-71-69=214 (-2)
T4. Leandro Mihaich, Oklahoma Christian – 72-72-70=214 (-2)
 
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T18. Enrique Karg – 75-71-73=219 (+3)
T40. Julio Arronte Sanchez – 78-73-71=222 (+6)
T40. Esteban Jaramillo – 80-69-73=222 (+6)
T46. John Cook – 76-71-76=223 (+7)
T79. Josh Pehrson – 78-74-79=231 (+15)