MARICOPA, Ariz.—
Dane Huddleston and
Ryan Seamons each finished in a tie for 19th on Tuesday with three-round scores of 5-under-par 211 to lead Utah Valley to a tie for 10
th place on the team leaderboard at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona.
"The team is trending in the right direction," said Utah Valley head coach
Chris Curran. "Dane and Ryan had very solid weeks. There were a lot of positives from this tournament."
Utah Valley shot a final-round 2-under-par 286 to finish in a tie for 10th on the 23-team leaderboard with a three-round score of 11-under-par 853 (282-285-286). The Wolverines finished ahead of 12 other teams, including in-state foes Weber State, Utah State, and Southern Utah.
Huddleston carded a final-round 1-over-par 73 to finish in a tie for 19th on the 120-player leaderboard with a three-round 5-under-par 211 (66-72-73). Huddleston recorded three birdies and 12 pars in his final round on Tuesday.
Seamons shot a final-round 4-under-par 68 to move up 23 spots on the leaderboard and into a tie for 19th with a three-round score of 5-under-par 211 (74-69-68). Seamons had six birdies in his final round, including four on the front nine.
Kai Iguchi shot a 1-under-par 71 on Tuesday to finish tied for 45th at 1-under-par 215 (72-72-71). Iguchi tallied four birdies with 11 pars in his final round.
Zachary Erskine tallied a 4-over-par 76 in the final round to finish in a tie for 71st with a three-round score of 3-over-par 219 (71-72-76). Erskine had one front-nine birdie in Tuesday's final round.
Ethan Efford carded a final-round 2-over-par 74 to finish in a tie for 77th with a three-round 4-over-par 220 (73-73-74). Efford had a pair of birdies to go along with 12 pars in the final round.
UNLV's Yuki Moriyama won individual medalist honors with a three-round 17-under-par 199 (66-69-64). Grand Canyon won the team title at 31-under-par 833 (272-282-279).
Utah Valley has two regular season events remaining on its schedule before WAC Championship play. The team now heads to The Golden State to compete in the USCB Collegiate Invitational, April 8-9, at Sandpiper Golf Club in Goleta, California.
