Kyler Dunkle of Larkspur, a redshirt freshman for Colorado State, posted his fourth top-10 individual finish in a college tournament this season by tying for 10th place on Tuesday in the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz., CSU’s first event of the spring portion of the season.
Dunkle, a former Colorado 5A state high school champion, previously has placed fourth, fifth and seventh in college tournaments this season.
This time around, Dunkle led CSU to a sixth-place showing in the 14-team event. He shot rounds of 70-72-70 for a 4-under-par 212 total, which left him seven strokes behind co-champions Gustavo Morantes of New Mexico and Nick Voke of Iowa State.
Also finishing in the top 20 for CSU on Tuesday were Pueblo’s Jimmy Makloski and Scottsdale’s Colton Yates, who tied for 16th at 214.
National Invitational Tournament
Feb. 28-March 1, 2016 (final) in Tucson, Ariz.
6. (out of 14 teams) Colorado State 286-290-283–859
10. Kyler Dunkle 70-72-70–212; 16. Jimmy Makloski 73-72-69–214; 16. Colton Yates 70-72-72–214; 48. Max Oelfke 73-75-74–222; 53. Blake Cannon 77-74-72–223.
Also
48. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming, 71-75-76–222
