Men's Golf Finishes 15th at Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational

Sept. 10, 2006

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USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - The University of Northern Colorado men's golf team finished play at the 38th Annual Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational where it ended after the first day, in 15th place overall at the competitive event.

The event was highlighted by team and individual record scores, as Xavier claimed the team title with a tournament-record three-round total of 845 (-19); the Musketeers topped Colorado State, the leader after Day One, by nine strokes. Individually, XU's Jason Kokrak was medalist honors with a three-round record score of -12, three strokes ahead of Nevada's Jared Becher.

The Bears finished the team competition tied for 15th with regional rival Wyoming and in-state foe Colorado-Colorado Springs.

Junior Eric Higgins was the top finisher for Northern Colorado, shooting a final round 73 (+1) to finish at 222 (+6) for the three-round event. Senior Kyle Sullivan was 54th (+7), sophomore Jordan Ensrud finished 61st (+8), senior Jon Stecher was 67th (+9) and sophomore Derek Hofmeister was 92nd (+18).

Northern Colorado is back in action on Sept. 18-19 when they travel to Layton, Utah to compete in the Purple & Red Invitational hosted by Weber State and the University of Utah.

Northern Colorado Individual Scores

49. Eric Higgins        75-74-73  222 (+6)
54. Kyle Sullivan       74-74-75  223 (+7)
61. Jordan Ensrud       72-75-77  224 (+8)
67. Jon Stecher         77-74-74  225 (+9)
92. Derek Hofmeister    82-73-79  234 (+18)

Final Team Standings

 1. Xavier              286-286-273  845 (-19)
 2. Colorado State      286-280-288  854 (-10)
 3. California          293-280-282  855 (-9)
 4. Air Force Academy   287-290-287  864 (E)
 5. Nevada              287-284-294  865 (+1)
 6. Iowa State          288-289-289  866 (+2)
    Weber State         279-289-298  866 (+2)
 8. New Mexico Silver   296-289-284  869 (+5)
 9. Utah                294-278-298  870 (+6)
10. Texas El Paso       300-281-294  875 (+11)
11. Northern Iowa       294-298-284  876 (+12)
12. Utah Valley State   289-292-296  877 (+13)
13. Southern Utah       295-294-293  882 (+18)
14. Long Beach State    295-293-296  884 (+20)
15. Colorado-CO Springs 307-301-284  892 (+28)
    Northern Colorado   298-295-299  892 (+28)
    Wyoming             303-298-291  892 (+28)
18. Utah State          292-307-294  893 (+29)
19. Air Force Blue      309-299-305  913 (+49)