MADISON, Ill. — Utah State's golf team tied for 14th at the SIU Edwardsville-hosted Dolenc Invitational, which concluded on Tuesday at Gateway National Golf Links.
 
The Aggies posted a 54-hole team score of 21-over 873 (276-303-294) against the 18-team field. Host SIU Edwardsville won the tournament at 15-under 837 (277-276-284), defeating runner-up Wichita State by four strokes.
 
Bradley's Connor Hamm won individual medalist honors at 13-under 200 (64-67-69).
 
Utah State's best round of the tournament was during its first 18 holes on Monday as it shot an 8-under 276, which tied for the second-best round by any team during the two-day event. Following its first round, USU held a 1-shot lead over the field.
 
Senior Julio Arronte led Utah State as he tied for 20th at 1-under 212 (69-71-72) for his fifth-career under par finish and his seventh-career top 20 placing. Arronte shot a 2-under 69 during his first 18 holes and followed that up with an even par 71, before carding a 1-over 72 during his final round. For Arronte, his opening round 69 is his eighth-career round in the 60s and 16th-career round under par.
 
Sophomore Enrique Karg tied for 44th with a 6-over 219 (65-80-74). Karg's best round of the tournament was his first 18 holes as he shot a career-low 6-under 65 to give him four-career rounds in the 60s and six-career rounds under par.
 
Graduate John Cook tied for 62nd at 10-over 223 (73-75-75) as did senior Esteban Jaramillo (69-81-73). For Jaramillo, his 2-under 69 during his first round was his 10th-career round in the 60s and 20th-career round under par.
 
Graduate Cole Enlow rounded out the scoring for USU as he tied for 82nd at 16-over 229 (74-77-78).
 
Utah State continues its fall schedule at the Air Force-hosted Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, which will be held from Saturday thru Monday, Sept. 21-23, on the United States Air Force Academy Campus.
 
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SIUE Dolenc Invitational
Date: Sept. 9-10
Host Course: Gateway National Golf Links (Madison, Illinois)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,972
 
TEAM RESULTS
1. SIU Edwardsville – 277-276-284=837 (-15)
2. Wichita State – 283-274-284=841 (-11)
3. Bradley – 279-278-289=846 (-6)
3. Southern Illinois – 281-281-284=846 (-6)
5. Bellarmine – 285-280-283=848 (-4)
T14. UTAH STATE – 276-303-294=873 (+21)
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Connor Hamm, Bradley – 64-67-69=200 (-13)
2. Brady Kaufmann, SIU Edwardsville – 68-68-67=203 (-10)
3. Max Schmidtke, South Dakota – 66-66-73=205 (-8)
3. Christian Rischer, Missouri State – 67-70-68=205 (-8)
5. Alex Eickhoff, SIU Edwardsville – 69-66-72=207 (-6)
 
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T20. Julio Arronte – 69-71-72=212 (-1)
T44. Enrique Karg – 65-80-74=219 (+6)
T62. John Cook – 73-75-75=223 (+10)
T62. Esteban Jaramillo – 69-81-73=223 (+10)
T82. Cole Enlow – 74-77-78=229 (+16)