USAFA, Colo. — Freshman Lucas Carper fired a final round 71 to finish in a tie for 12th in his first collegiate tournament, while the Aggies placed three among the top 20 overall, helping propel the UC Davis men's golf team to a third-place finish on Sunday afternoon at the 51st annual Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at the Eisenhower Golf Course.

The Aggies, one of only five schools to shoot par or better on the day, carded the lowest final round score with a 286, moving them past day two leader Air Force — which tumbled out of the top spot after shooting 10-over-par on day three — and Wyoming onto the podium with a 3-under-par 861 for the event. UC Davis finished two shots back of Northern Colorado (-5, 859) and seven shots back of team champion Colorado (-10, 854).

Despite a final round 75, Southern Utah's Jake Vincent won the individual title in a two-hole playoff after tying for the top spot with Northern Colorado's Jack Castiglia and Coby Welch.

Carper, tied for 22nd after two rounds, finished with his second straight sub-par round after shooting a 69 on day two, rebounding from back-to-back bogeys to start the day with birdies on the third, seventh, and 16th holes, to jump 10 spots into the top 15 in his collegiate debut.

Junior Thomas Hutchison, who opened the day at 3-under-par on the front nine, faded on the back, shooting a 41 to finish at 2-over for the day and a final round 74, tying for 17th with a 1-under-par 215. Sophomore Shane Muldowney was the biggest climber of the day for UC Davis, firing a final round 69 thanks to birdies on the fourth, 10th, and 11th holes, jumping 24 spots in the standings to finish in a tie for 20th at even par for the tournament (216).

Sophomore Daniel Kim improved three spots and finished in a tie for 31st following a final round 72, ending the 54-hole event with a 2-over-par 218. Freshman Mark Stephens ended the tournament in a tie for 37th at 4-over (220), closing with a final-round 74.

The Aggies take next week off before heading to the Midwest to compete at the Windon Memorial Classic hosted by Northwestern on Sept. 17-18 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill.

51st ANNUAL GENE MIRANDA FALCON INVITATIONAL
Eisenhower Course (USAFA, Colo.)
Par 72 • 7,511 Yards

TEAM SCORES (54 holes - final)
1. Colorado, 288-278-288—854 (-10)
2. Northern Colorado, 284-285-290—859 (-5)
3. UC DAVIS, 292-283-286—861 (-3)
4. Air Force, 279-285-298—862 (-2)
5. Wyoming, 282-288-292—863 (-1)
6. Texas State, 296-282-288—866 (+2)
7. UTEP, 294-286-287—867 (+3)
8. Boise State, 293-285-292—870 (+6)
9. Weber State, 290-296-287—873 (+9)
10. Utah State, 292-286-297—875 (+11)
11. CSUN, 291-292-295—878 (+14)
12. Valparaiso, 296-299-291—886 (+22)
13. Southern Utah, 292-293-306—891 (+27)
14. New Mexico State, 300-294-299—893 (+29)
15. Drake, 296-299-310—905 (+41)
16. Cal Baptist, 303-306-300—909 (+45)
17. SIU Edwardsville, 304-303-305—912 (+48)
18. Utah Valley, 301-307-309—917 (+53)

INDIVIDUAL SCORES (54 holes - final)
(Leaders plus UC Davis scores)

t1. Jack Castiglia, Northern Colorado, 69-69-71—209 (-7)
t1. Coby Welch, Northern Colorado, 69-68-72—209 (-7)
t1. Jake Vincent, Southern Utah, 68-66-75–209 (-7)**
t12. Lucas Carper, UC Davis, 74-69-71—214 (-2)
t17. Thomas Hutchison, UC Davis, 73-68-74–215 (-1)
t17. Shane Muldowney, UC Davis, 74-73-69—216 (E)
t31. Daniel Kim, UC Davis, 73-73-72—218 (+2)
t37. Mark Stephens, UC Davis, 72-74–74–220 (+4)

** won the tournament in a two-hole playoff

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