ELK GROVE, Calif.- The Cal State Fullerton men's golf team completed play at the third annual Sacramento State Invitational in 10th place at the Valley Hi Country Club on Tuesday.
The Titans tallied a final score of 910 (+46) after firing a third round 8-over 296. Host Sacramento State garnered the team championship logging a total score of 854 (-10), wrapping up the event over 10-strokes ahead of the nearest competitor and being the only squad to collect a 54-hole score of under-par.
The Hornets shot a third round of 8-under 280, which was a tournament best. Sacramento State was followed by Pacific (+3, 867), Seattle (+18, 882), British Columbia (+22, 886) and Chico State (+23, 887) to round out the top five.
Fullerton freshman Mark Cobey (76-77-73—226, +10) climbed eight positions from his day one finish, carding a 1-over 73 third round to finish in a tie for 41st place. Junior Nico Mendoza (75-78-74—227, +11) was just one-stroke behind Cobey, concluding the tournament in 46th place after chipping in a final round of 74 (+2). Cobey led the team with nine birdies over the two-day event.
Sacramento State's Luke Kristo (72-70-66—208, -8) leaped from third to first to capture individual medalist honors, while Pacific's Byron Meth (70-70-70—210, -6) and another Hornet in Robert Parden (67-71-73—211, -5) trailed just three-strokes behind. Washington's Frank Garber (70-73-70—213, -3) and Chico State's Lee Gearhart (73-71-72—216, E) round out the top five on the leaderboard.
Cal State Fullerton sophomore Kyle De Silva was the third Titan to finish within the top 50, turning in a 1-over 73 final round, good for 49th position with a total score of 12-over 228. CSF seniors Ryan Tetrault (76-79-76—221, +15) and Josh Park (84-77-80—241, +25) rounded out the five-man team rotation in 63rd and 91st, respectively.
Competing as an individual was Fullerton's Marcus Mercado-Kiel who turned in a third round 7-over 79 to finish in 85th position. The Orange Coast College transfer carded a total score of 239 (+23).
The Titans will now take three weeks off before traveling to the state of Washington to hit the links on March 9-10 as they compete in the Redhawk Invitational hosted by Seattle University at the Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash.
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