Written by: NMSU Athletic Dept.
EL CAJON, CA - The New Mexico State men's golf team moved up the leaderboard and tied for fourth at the Sycuan Collegiate Invitational in El Cajon, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23.
The Aggies fired rounds of 303-308-289 for a 36-over-par 900 to tie for fourth place with Cal Poly. Senior Matt Edwards (Henderson, Nev.) led the way for NMSU as he finished in sixth on the individual leader board. Edwards carded a 3-under-par 69 in the final round that included an eagle on hole No. 5 and birdies on No. 4 and 17.
"We played well top to bottom today," head coach Scott Lieberwirth said. "This is two weeks in a row for Matt to play the way he did and we are sort of riding his shoulders."
Junior Kevin Lozares (Mountain View, Calif.) was the only other Aggie to finish in the top-20 as he tied for 19th was a 9-over-par 225. In the final round of play, he shot nine consecutive pars, followed by two birdies to finish the day at 1-over-par 73.
Wichita State edged out host team San Diego State for the team trophy with a 20-over-par 884. Missouri was the third place finisher one stroke ahead of NMSU and Cal Poly. Wichita State's Ryan Spears won the individual medal as he was the only player to finish at or under par after he brought in a 1-under-par 215 in three rounds.
Junior Travis Reid (Clovis, N.M.) just missed the top-20 and tied for 26th but played very well on the final day with a 1-over-par 73 after he carded rounds of 76 and 78 in the first two rounds for an 11-over-par 227. Reid had a total of 11 birdies in the tournament.
"Everybody on the team is playing well and we're getting closer to where we need to be to win some tournaments," Lieberwirth said.
Freshman Tim Madigan (Rio Rancho, N.M.) brought in a 13-over-par 229 to tie for 37th, while junior Brent Hook (Mesa, Ariz.) tied for 78th with a 21-over-par 237.
The NMSU men's golf team will host the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate at the NMSU Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 29-30.
