Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Wyoming Cowboy Classic Day 1
Recap: Rams currently sixth after 36 holes of Cowboy Classic
4/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
CHANDLER, Ariz. – The Colorado State men's golf team rallied in the afternoon round and is sixth through 36 holes of the Cowboy Classic, April 10. Hosted by Wyoming University, the two-day, 54-hole tournament is being played at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course (Par 72 – 7,334 yards) in Chandler, Ariz.
The Rams had an up-and-down morning round, making 14 birdies among the four counting scores, but several big holes led to the team shooting a 6-over 294 to post a 2-over 578. Back 10 shots from the leader, CSU shot a 4-under 284 in the afternoon round, a 10-shot improvement and the second-best score for the 18, to move up six spots to a tie for sixth at 2-over 578 with UC Davis. Long Beach State shot a 9-under 279 in the second 18 and is the second-round leader at 9-under 567, four shots ahead of UC Santa Barbara in second at 5-under 571. Kansas is third at 3-under 573, with Wichita State in fourth at even-par 576. Sacramento State completes the top five teams in the 18-team fielda t 1-over 577.
Colorado State is led by sophomore Jake Staiano, who is tied for fifth at 4-under at 4-over 140 after back-to-back 2-under 70s. Staiano had four birdies and two bogeys in each of his rounds on the day. Senior Blake Cannon is next in a tie for 29th at 1-over 145, with junior Max Oelfke tied for 42nd at 3-over 147. Junior Colton Yates had a huge turnaround after a morning 9-over 81 to post a 4-under 68 in the afternoon and move into a tie for 60th at 5-over 149. Yates posted eight birdies in his second round, including closing with three on the last four holes of the day. Senior Jimmy Makloski completes the team scoring at 13-over 157, tied for 93rd. The Rams have three individuals also playing the tournament, as freshman AJ Off is tied for ninth at 2-under 142 with two rounds of 1-under 71 on the first day. Senior Logan Iverson is tied for 42nd at 3-over 147, with sophomore Pierce Aichinger tied for 97th at 14-over 158.
"We didn,t get off to a great start," head coach Christian Newton said. "Any time you count a 78 is going to hurt. But the boys responded great in the afternoon and moved up six spots. Jake was steady all day and has a chance to do something special tomorrow. Yates made eight birdies in the afternoon to rebound nicely. Blake and Max fought hard to grind out good rounds without their "A" games. I'm looking forward to great day tomorrow."
Long Beach State's Joe Fryer and Aaron Beverly of Sacramento State are tied for the individual lead at 7-under 137, two shots ahead of Brenden Bone of Air Force and UC Santa Barbara's Zach Smith in third at 5-under 139.
The final round will start tomorrow at 7:30 am in a shotgun start.
| Teams | ||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 288-279=567 (-9) |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 285-286=571 (-5) |
| 3 | Kansas | 288-285=573 (-3) |
| 4 | Wichita State | 284-292=576 (E) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 291-286=577 (+1) |
| 6 | Colorado State | 294-284=578 (+2) |
| 7 | UC Davis | 287-293=580 (+4) |
| T8 | Air Force | 291-292=583 (+7) |
| T8 | Cal State Northridge | 294-289=583 (+7) |
| 10 | Wyoming | 285-299=584 (+8) |
| 11 | Utah State | 292-293=585 (+9) |
| 12 | Denver | 290-297=587 (+11) |
| 13 | Southern Utah | 300-292=592 (+16) |
| 14 | Weber State | 289-304=593 (+17) |
| 15 | Gonzaga | 296-301=597 (+21) |
| 16 | William & Mary | 294-304=598 (+22) |
| 17 | Houston Baptist | 301-299=600 (+24) |
| 18 | Idaho | 299-303=602 (+26) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus Colorado State | ||
| T1. | Aaron Beverly (Sacramento State) | 70-67=137 (-7) |
| T1. | Joe Fryer (Long Beach State) | 71-66=137 (-7) |
| T3. | Zach Smith (UC Santa Barbara) | 71-68=139 (-5) |
| T3. | Brenden Bone (Air Force) | 69-70=139 (-5) |
| T5. | Jake Staiano (Colorado State) | 70-70=140 (-4) |
| T5. | Daniel Hudson (Kansas) | 72-68=140 (-4) |
| T9. | A.J. Ott (Colorado State-Ind.) | 71-71=142 (-2) |
| T29. | Blake Cannon (Colorado State) | 73-72=145 (+1) |
| T42. | Max Oelfke (Colorado State) | 73-74=147 (+3) |
| T42. | Logan Iverson (Colorado State-Ind.) | 72-75=147 (+3) |
| T60. | Colton Yates (Colorado State) | 81-68=149 (+5) |
| T93. | Jimmy Makloski (Colorado State) | 78-79=157 (+13) |
| T97. | Pierce Aichinger (Colorado State-Ind.) | 81-77=158 (+14) |
