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4/8/2025 1:45:00 PM | Men's Golf

Team Results Individual Results

Junior leads Bears with season-best finish at Old Corkscrew Intercollegiate

By: Brooke Richards, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

ESTERO, Fla. – The Northern Colorado men's golf team closed out the Old Corkscrew Intercollegiate with a 309 in Sunday's final round, finishing 10th overall at the par-72 Old Corkscrew Golf Club.

UNC ended the 54-hole event at +44 (292–307–309—908), battling through tough final-round conditions against a competitive field.

Leading the way for the Bears was junior Cooper Tate, who notched his first top-10 finish of the 2024-25 season. Tate posted a three-round total of 218 (+2), tying for 10^th overall. His steady play across the weekend included a 3-over 75 in the final round, highlighted by a string of pars down the back nine to maintain his spot on the leaderboard.

Westin Pals followed with a tournament total of 227 (+11), carding a 77 in today's round to tie for 36th. JaeSeung Na improved slightly in the final round, finishing with a 76 to bring his total to 229 (+13) and a 40 placement.

Antti Vahvaselka and Talan Gover rounded out the scoring lineup for Northern Colorado. Vahvaselka finished 48th with a 234 (+18), while Gover tied for 56th at 243 (+27) after matching his second-round score of 82.

Sophomore Matias Koropeski, competing as an individual, posted a final-round 82 to finish at 258 (+42).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T10. Cooper Tate – 69-74-75—218 (+2)
T36. Westin Pals – 75-75-77—227 (+11)
40. JaeSeung Na – 73-80-76—229 (+13)
48. Antti Vahvaselka – 75-78-81—234 (+18)
T56. Talan Gover – 79-82-82—243 (+27)
59. Matias Koropeski* – 84-92-82—258 (+42)

TEAM LEADERBOARD
Florida Atlantic – 286-284-298—868 (+4)
Florida Gulf Coast – 290-289-292—871 (+7)
Louisiana – 285-301-289—875 (+11)
Troy – 289-288-300—877 (+13)
UAB – 284-304-292—880 (+16)
James Madison – 291-295-306—892 (+28)
Coastal Carolina – 302-304-292—898 (+34)
Jacksonville – 302-300-298—900 (+36)
North Dakota State – 299-311-292—902 (+38)
Northern Colorado – 292-307-309—908 (+44)

UP NEXT
Following this tournament, the Bears will turn their attention to the Summit League Tournament April 27-29 in Mesa, Arizona at the Longbow Golf Club.

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