Vahvaselka Moves Up Four Spots After Two Rounds

Monday, February 17

Goodyear, Ariz.

All Day

University of Northern Colorado

Loyola

2/17/2025 3:10:00 PM | Men's Golf

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The Bears Dropped One Spot to 11th at Loyola Collegiate

By: Brooke Richards, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Northern Colorado men's golfer Antti Vahvaselka moved up four spots to 24th place after two rounds at the Loyola Collegiate at Palm Valley Golf Club.

Vahvaselka carded a 1-under 72 in the second round, bringing his overall total to 1-under par and keeping him in contention for a strong finish.

As a team, Northern Colorado dropped from 10th to 11th place with a combined score of 578, struggling to make up ground in the standings.

Westin Pals made the largest jump of the day, rising 11 spots to 34th after a 1-under 72, leaving him at even par for the tournament. JaeSeung Na climbed three spots to 42nd after finishing today's round even, bringing his total to 1-over par for the tournament.

Palmer Mutcheson and Matias Koropeski are tied for 50th, each posting a 73 in today's round, sitting at +2 overall.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T26. Antti Vahvaselka, 72-71 – 143 (-1)
T34. Westin Pals, 73-71 – 144 (+0)
T42. JaeSeung Na, 73-72 – 145 (+1)
T50. Palmer Mutcheson, 73-73 – 146 (+2)
T50. Matias Koropeski, 73-73 – 146 (+2)

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Richmond, 277-279 – 556
2. Boise State, 286-277 – 563
T3. Tennessee-Martin, 282-284 – 566
T3. Loyola Maryland, 286-280 – 566
5. Middle Tennessee, 280-289 – 569
6. Gonzaga, 291-282 – 573
7. South Dakota, 289-286 – 575
T8. Marshall, 283-293 – 576
T8. Toledo, 292-284 – 576
10. Howard, 293-284 – 577
11. Northern Colorado, 291-287 – 578
12. North Dakota State, 287-294 – 581
T13. Fairfield, 287-295 – 582
T13. SIU Edwardsville, 293-289 – 582
15. Siena, 294-294 – 588
16. George Washington, 294-299 – 593
16. Bucknell, 296-298 – 594
18. Missouri State, 293-304 – 597
19. Omaha, 300-303 – 603

DAY ONE RECAP
Northern Colorado men's golf is tied for tenth after one round at the Loyola Intercollegiate hosted by Loyola at the Palm Valley Golf Club.

Antti Vahvaselka fired an even 72 on Sunday afternoon and enters round two tied for 30^th. Additionally, Vahvaselka played four holes 1-under.

Palmer Mutcheson, JaeSeung Na, Westin Pals, and Matias Koropeski each shot a 1-over 72 in the opening round and are tied for 45th heading into round two.

Na is currently tied for ninth in the tournament with five birdies after round one, while Pals is tied for seventh in Par 5 scoring, averaging 4.25. Koropeski is tied for fifth with 13 total pars.

UP NEXT
Round three tee times are scheduled for 7:45 a.m. tomorrow morning.

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