Colorado State University Athletics
Bryant, Jones Named All-Mountain West
5/12/2022 1:02:00 PM | Men's Golf
The duo becomes the 28th and 29th Rams to earn the honor since 1999-2000
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State men's golf received significant postseason recognition, with senior Davis Bryant and junior Connor Jones being named All-Mountain West, the league announced today. The selections were made by the conference's head coaches and bring CSU's total to 29 All-Mountain West honorees since the league was formed in 1999, with Bryant earning his second of his career and Jones getting the honor in his first year with the program.
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The duo were two of the key components in the leading the Rams to a runner-up finish in the Mountain West Championship and the program's 20th bid to the NCAA Regionals, the third under head coach Christian Newton. Both players won an individual title during the season, helped CSU to a pair of team tournament crowns and led the late-season surge that moved the program up more than 30 spots to earn the last at-large berth.
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"Any time you have two players named All-Conference in this league it's a great accomplishment," Newton said. "I'm happy for these two leaders of our team."
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The Rams are one of five Mountain West programs headed to the NCAA Regionals, as CSU will head to Bryan, Texas for the regional hosted by Texas A&M at Traditions Club, May 16-18. Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.com.
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Davis Bryant, Sr., Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS)
Begins postseason ranked second on the Rams' career scoring chart, averaging 72.02 strokes in 112 career rounds played and scoring versus par at +0.58 strokes per round… Played in all 11 tournaments and 33 rounds averaging 72.21 strokes per round with three top-10 and six top-15 finishes, leading the Rams to a runner-up finish in the Mountain West Championship and their third team berth in the last five years to the NCAA Regionals... Has the highest winning percentage on the team at 71.2% and has counted to the team total in a team-high 90.9 percent of rounds played… Took home his first collegiate title at the Paintbrush Invitational, finishing at 3-under 213 and leading CSU to its second consecutive team tournament win... Shot 3-under 69 and 4-under 68 in the first two rounds... That performance followed a runner-up finish at the Ram Masters Invitational under very difficult conditions on the opening day... Shot a 3-under 67 in the last round that helped solidify CSU's seventh straight win in the tournament… Shot a season-low 6-under 66 in the final round of the National Invitational Tournament.
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Connor Jones, Jr., Westminster, Colo. (Mountain Range HS/Denver)
Played all 11 tournaments and 33 rounds, finishing with a 72.73 stroke average ranking third (+1.27 versus par)… Was second in win-loss percentage and counting percentage, as 89.4 percent of his rounds counted towards the team score… Had 13 rounds of par or better and nine in the 60s, both second best on the team, while recording a team-best four top-10 finishes… Earned Mountain West Championship medalist honors after finishing with a 10-under 206, including a season-low 6-under 66 in the second round… Tied for second at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic with a career-low 12-under 204, including 5-under 67s in the first and third round… Tied for fifth at the Saint Mary's Invitational at 4-under 209, including a fall-low 4-under 67 in the final round of the tournament... Tied for ninth at Paintbrush Invitational, helping the Rams win their second straight team event... Finished 11th at Ram Masters Invitational, a performance that included a 2-under 68 in the last 18 and helped CSU to the team title.
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The duo were two of the key components in the leading the Rams to a runner-up finish in the Mountain West Championship and the program's 20th bid to the NCAA Regionals, the third under head coach Christian Newton. Both players won an individual title during the season, helped CSU to a pair of team tournament crowns and led the late-season surge that moved the program up more than 30 spots to earn the last at-large berth.
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"Any time you have two players named All-Conference in this league it's a great accomplishment," Newton said. "I'm happy for these two leaders of our team."
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The Rams are one of five Mountain West programs headed to the NCAA Regionals, as CSU will head to Bryan, Texas for the regional hosted by Texas A&M at Traditions Club, May 16-18. Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.com.
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Davis Bryant, Sr., Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS)
Begins postseason ranked second on the Rams' career scoring chart, averaging 72.02 strokes in 112 career rounds played and scoring versus par at +0.58 strokes per round… Played in all 11 tournaments and 33 rounds averaging 72.21 strokes per round with three top-10 and six top-15 finishes, leading the Rams to a runner-up finish in the Mountain West Championship and their third team berth in the last five years to the NCAA Regionals... Has the highest winning percentage on the team at 71.2% and has counted to the team total in a team-high 90.9 percent of rounds played… Took home his first collegiate title at the Paintbrush Invitational, finishing at 3-under 213 and leading CSU to its second consecutive team tournament win... Shot 3-under 69 and 4-under 68 in the first two rounds... That performance followed a runner-up finish at the Ram Masters Invitational under very difficult conditions on the opening day... Shot a 3-under 67 in the last round that helped solidify CSU's seventh straight win in the tournament… Shot a season-low 6-under 66 in the final round of the National Invitational Tournament.
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Connor Jones, Jr., Westminster, Colo. (Mountain Range HS/Denver)
Played all 11 tournaments and 33 rounds, finishing with a 72.73 stroke average ranking third (+1.27 versus par)… Was second in win-loss percentage and counting percentage, as 89.4 percent of his rounds counted towards the team score… Had 13 rounds of par or better and nine in the 60s, both second best on the team, while recording a team-best four top-10 finishes… Earned Mountain West Championship medalist honors after finishing with a 10-under 206, including a season-low 6-under 66 in the second round… Tied for second at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic with a career-low 12-under 204, including 5-under 67s in the first and third round… Tied for fifth at the Saint Mary's Invitational at 4-under 209, including a fall-low 4-under 67 in the final round of the tournament... Tied for ninth at Paintbrush Invitational, helping the Rams win their second straight team event... Finished 11th at Ram Masters Invitational, a performance that included a 2-under 68 in the last 18 and helped CSU to the team title.
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