The Colorado State University men’s golf team last won a conference title in 2010, but the Rams have put themselves in position to scratch that seven-year itch on Sunday.
Through two rounds of the Mountain West Conference Championship in Tucson, Ariz., every score that CSU has counted toward its team total has been under-par. On Saturday, the Rams went 69 (Max Oelfke), 70 (Jake Staiano), 70 (Blake Cannon) and 71 (Colton Yates) for an 8-under-par 280 total that left CSU with a two-stroke lead over UNLV and Boise State going into Sunday’s final round.
Every one of Colorado State’s players is in the top 15 individually in the 55-man tournament. Senior Blake Cannon (4-under-par 140) is fifth, Staiano (141) eighth, Yates (142) 11th, and freshman AJ Ott and Oelfke (each at 143) 15th.
Joining Cannon (pictured) and Staiano in the top 10 individually after 36 holes is Sunwoo Choi of the Air Force Academy (fifth place, 140 after a 68 on Saturday). As a team, Air Force stands in eighth place, 19 strokes behind CSU.
Brian Humphreys of Boise State holds the individual lead at 9-under-par 135.
Meanwhile, at the Women’s Big Sky Championship in Boulder City, Nev., Northern Colorado remained in position for a solid finish as the Bears stand fourth out of a dozen teams.
UNC owns a 613 total, which leaves the Bears 15 shots behind leader Sacramento State. Junior Christina Ferreira remains the top individual for Northern Colorado as she sits in seventh place at 4-over-par 150.
Men’s Mountain West Conference Championship
April 21-23, 2017 in Tucson, Ariz.
1. (out of 11 teams) Colorado State 283-280–563
5. Blake Cannon 70-70–140
8. Jake Staiano 71-70–141
11. Colton Yates 71-71–142
15. AJ Ott 71-72–143
15. Max Oelfke 74-69–143
8. Air Force Academy 296-286–582
5. Sunwoo Choi 72-68–140
15. Joshua Wu 72-71–143
35. Andy Germann 73-74–147
46. Dane Hankamer 79-73–152
55. Brenden Bone 80-77–157
Also
11. Coloradan Tanner Jenson, Utah State 69-73–142
29. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 72-74–146
Women’s Big Sky Championship
April 21-23, 2017 in Boulder City, Nev.
4. Northern Colorado 311-302–613
7. Christina Ferrreira 74-76–150
11. Baile Winslow 77-75–152
15. Marisa Hisaki 82-72–154
24. Morgan Sahm 78-79–157
37. Kala Keltz 85-79–164
Also
31. Coloradan Delaney Elliott, Montana State 81-81–162
49. Coloradan Jaylee Tait, Montana State 81-88–169
Women’s Big 12 Conference Championship
April 21-23, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas
42. Coloradan Hannah Wood, Oklahoma 80-78–158
