USAFA, Colo. -- Senior Jesse Bratz carded an even-par 72 for his team's low round of the day while senior Ryan Han fired a 74 to hold a tie for 15th place, as UC Davis moved to sixth place at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational men's golf tournament at Eisenhower Golf Course Saturday.
The Aggies shot a 292 as a team, bringing their 36-hole total to 578. They sit two strokes behind host Air Force for fifth place, and 11 off team leader Wyoming heading into Sunday's final round.
Han overcame a slow start to Saturday to birdie 6 and 9, finishing the day with a total of 143. Sophomore Thomas Hutchison also remains in the top 20 with his 145, thanks to a 1-over 73 on Saturday. Freshman Daniel Kim matched Hutchison's 73 for the day, putting him a stroke back in a tie for 22nd overall.
Bratz' 72 lifted him 17 places into a tie for 30th, giving him a 146 total heading into Sunday. The fifth-year communication major eagled the 610-yard fifth hole to bring himself back to even par, then maintained a clean sheet for the remaining four holes. Redshirt freshman Shane Muldowney rounded out the Aggie field. He improved from his Friday round to a 76 on Saturday, giving him a 159-stroke total through 36 holes.
New Mexico State's Mike McGilton overtook the top of the individual leaderboard with a 135 total, three strokes ahead of the three-way tie of fellow Aggie Tadhg Campbell, Colorado's Trevor Olkowski and Abilene Christian's Alex Clouse.
The Falcon Invite, played on the par-72, 7511-yard Blue Course, concludes on Sunday.
50TH GENE MIRANDA FALCON INVITATIONAL
Eisenhower Golf Course (USAFA, Colo.)
TEAM SCORES (through 36 holes)
1. Wyoming, 287-280-—567
2. Colorado, 285-283—568
3. New Mexico State, 284-287-—571
4. Northern Colorado, 292-283-—575
5. Air Force, 288-288-—576
6. UC Davis, 286-292-—578
7. Weber State, 285-296-—581
8. Abilene Christian, 289-292-—581
9. Utah State, 289-296-—585
10. Utah Valley, 294-292-—586
11. Missouri State, 296-292-—588
12. Texas State, 292-297-—589
13. SIU Edwardsville, 298-296-—594
14. Southern Utah, 299-296-—595
15. Northern Iowa, 301-298-—599
16. Drake, 303-297-—600
INDIVIDUALS
Leader plus UC Davis competitors
1. Mike McGilton, NMSU, 68-67—135
t15. Ryan Han, 69-74—143
t19. Thomas Hutchison, 71-73—144
t22. Daniel Kim, 72-73—145
t30. Jesse Bratz, 74-72—146
t88. Shane Muldowney, 83-76—159
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