SAN ANTONIO, Texas— Led by a strong finish from sophomore Henry Starr and an impressive first day from freshman Cruz Carter, the Colorado Mesa University men's golf team wrapped up the fall season with an 11th place team finish at the NCAA West/South Central Region Preview on Monday and Tuesday here at The Dominion Country Club.
 
Starr recorded a 6-under par round of 66 in Tuesday's third round and moved up 23 spots in to a tie for seventh place in the 90-man field.  He made four straight birdies from holes 6-9 and finished his round with seven birdies and just one bogey.
 
He played his final seven holes of the fall in five under par and had the co-low round of the day.
 
Starr also finished the tournament at 6-under 210 after recording a pair of even par rounds of 72 on Monday.
 
Carter, who was in a tie for eighth after 36 holes on Monday, also finished under par at 215 (-1).  He had posted rounds of 72 and 67 on Monday but slipped back into a tie for 21^st after posting a 76 on Tuesday.
 
The Mavericks were in 14^th place as a team after Monday's play but recorded an impressive 6-under par score of 278 in Tuesday's final round to move up three spots.  Their team score was the best in the 17-team field on Tuesday and was their third best of the whole fall season.
 
CMU had a total score of 866, just two shots over par, over all three rounds.
 
Colby Hutton and Will Alexander helped lead the charge as the both posted 2-under par rounds of 70 on Tuesday.  Hutton finished in a tie for 49^th overall at +4 (220), 18 spots higher than he was on Monday night.  Alexander finished 68^th at +8 (224), 14 places higher than his overnight placement.
 
Hutton made six birdies in his final trip around the 6,923-yard, par-72 course that will be used at the regional championship in the spring.  Alexander made four birdies on Tuesday.
 
Luke Wagstaff rounded out CMU's effort, finishing in a tie for 82^nd at +13 (229).
 
Lubbock Christian came from behind to win the team title at -11 (853), two shots clear of UT Permian Basin and Midwestern State.  Ten teams finished under par.
 
Oklahoma Christian's Christian Yanovitch won the individual crown at -13 (203), one shot ahead of Cal State Dominguez Hills' Anthony Asta.  Both recorded rounds of 3-under par 69 on Tuesday.
 
Starr led the Mavericks in all five tournaments of the fall and recorded four top ten finishes, including a share of the win at the San Juan Intercollegiate.