Three of the five men’s NCAA Division I college golf programs based in Colorado started their season on Friday at the 50th annual Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at Eisenhower Golf Club north of Colorado Springs, and the University of Colorado finished the first day one stroke out of the lead.
The Buffs, winner of this tournament six times — but not since 2012 — shot a 3-under-par 285 and trail only New Mexico State, while being tied with Weber State. The 54-hole event will continue through Sunday.
Host Air Force (288) is in sixth place in the 16-team field, while Northern Colorado (292) is ninth.
Daniel O’Loughlin (2-under-par 70, seventh place), Grand Junction’s Trevor Olkowski (71, 10th place) and Victor Bjorlow (71, 10th place) are in the top 10 individually for CU.
Joshua Wu led the way for Air Force with a 69 that left him in third place. Li Chen of Westminster paced UNC with a 71.
Tadhg Campbell of New Mexico State holds the individual lead after a 5-under-par 67.
Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
Sept. 7-9, 2018 at Eisenhower GC at Air Force Academy
2. (out of 16 teams) Colorado 285
7. Daniel O’Loughlin 70
10. Trevor Olkowski 71
10. Victor Bjorlow 71
33. John Patterson 73
47. Ross Macdonald 74
Competing Only as Individuals
10. Cole Krantz 71
33. Wilson Belk 73
58. Kristoffer Max 75
63. Anson Kuznik 76
6. Air Force 288
3. Joshua Wu 69
21. Joseph Crisostomo 72
33. Turner Howe 73
47. Tate Tatom 74
47. Andy Germann 74
Competing Only as Individuals
33. Jonathan Farmer 73
47. Colter Baca 74
47. Luke Trujillo 74
9. Northern Colorado 292
10. Li Chen 71
21. Coby Welch 72
47. Jack Castiglia 74
58. Joshua Matz 75
69. Marcus Tait 77
Competing Only as Individual
69. Nick Sharp 77
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