WESTMINSTER, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University men's golf team had three top-10 individual finishes and claimed a 10-shot team win over five Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and seven NCAA Division II South Central Regional foes at the Centennial Cup, which wrapped up Tuesday afternoon here at the Walnut Creek Golf Preserve.
After posting team scores of 275 and 280 on Monday, the Mavericks combined for another solid team score of 276 on the par-72 course in the third and final round of the tournament on Tuesday to finish 33 shots under par at 831, CMU's best 54-hole score in program history by an incredible 12 full shots.
Tuesday's round of 276 is tied for third best in program history after Monday's opening round of 275, second best in CMU lore.
The team win is their first of the season and comes in their fall finale, something the Mavs also did in 2022 when they last tasted victory at the Ruidoso Junior Golf Association South Central Region Shootout.
Maverick senior
Pablo Diaz and freshman
Dylan Everett, the 36-hole leader, both tied for third with 54-hole scores of 208 (-8) while
Yael Chahin also finished in a tie for ninth place in the 54-player field with a final score of 211 (-5). He and Diaz both carded 4-under par rounds of 68 on Tuesday while Everett finished with an even par score of 72.
Junior
Cole Beyer also carded a 68 on Tuesday and finished in a tie for 11
th at 212 (-4) while CMU redshirt sophomore
Timmy Cavarno rounded out the Maverick team unit with a T-16 finish. He posted a 1-over par 73 on Tuesday and finished at 214 (-2).
Luke Wagstaff and
Dakota Gillman also played as individuals. Wagstaff finished in a tie for 29
th at 219 (+3) and carded his second straight even par round of 72. Gillman finished at 227 (+11) and tied for 43
rd. He also shot even par on Tuesday.
The Maverick team representatives were especially strong on the par 5's, playing those four holes in a combined 33 under par. Beyer and Cavarno were tied for third best at 8-under on those holes while Castillo was fifth best in the field at -7. He was also second best on the par 4's, playing those holes in 4 under par.
He made 15 birdies throughout the tournament to rank third in that statistic. Everett was tied for fourth with 14 birdies while Beyer led the field in par-3 scoring at -2.
Colorado Christian posted a 274 on Tuesday to finish ten shots behind the Mavs at 841 (-23) while West Texas A&M took third at 849 (-15).
The Colorado School of Mines' Max Lange and Colorado Christian's Bradley Mulder shared individual medalist honors at 207 (-9), just shot ahead of Castillo, Everett and Colorado Christians' Xavier Bighaus.
