On Tuesday, Staiano notched a top-11 individual finish for the third time in his last four tournaments by placing fifth out of 111 players at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Chandler, Ariz.
Staiano (pictured) was one of four players with major Colorado connections to record top-10 finishes on Tuesday. Brenden Bone of the Air Force Academy tied for sixth at the Cowboy Classic, while University of Colorado teammates Brittany Fan and Kirsty Hodgkins shared fourth place in the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif.
Staiano, the 2013 CGA Junior Match Play champion who advanced to match play at the 2015 U.S. Amateur, broke par all three rounds of the Cowboy Classic, closing with a bogey-free 3-under-par 69 for a 7-under 209 total. He ended up three strokes behind champion Zach Smith of UC Santa Barbara.
Staiano has now posted five top-11 individual finishes this college season.
As a team, CSU placed sixth in the 18-team field in the Rams’ final tournament before the Mountain West Conference Championships April 21-23 in Tucson, Ariz.
Meanwhile, Air Force’s Bone, a senior from Phoenix, came in a stroke behind Staiano after carding a final-round 71.
At the Silverado Showdown, Hodgkins, a CU freshman from Australia, and Fan, a junior who was runner-up in the 2015 CWGA Match Play, finished three strokes behind co-champions Lilia Vu of UCLA and Hannah Kim of Northwestern. The Buffs carded 5-under-par 211 totals, with Fan closing with a 68 and Hodgkins a 70.
Tuesday tied Hodgkin’s best college showing and was her fourth top-10 of the season. Fan, the 2013 low amateur at the Colorado Women’s Open, notched her best finish as a CU junior.
Team-wise, the Buffs ended up third out of 18 schools, behind only nationally third-ranked Stanford and No. 6 UCLA.
Wyoming Cowboy Classic
April 10-11, 2017 (final) in Chandler, Ariz.
6. (out of 18 teams) Colorado State 294-284-288–866
5. Jake Staiano 70-70-69–209
17. Blake Cannon 73-72-70–215
24. Max Oelfke 73-74-70–217
79. Colton Yates 81-68-79–228
96. Jimmy Makloski 78-79-79–236
22. AJ Ott (competing only as individual) 71-71-74–216
50. Logan Iverson (competing only as individual) 72-75-75–222
96. Pierce Aichinger (competing only as individual) 81-77-78–236
9. Air Force Academy 291-290-290–873
6. Brenden Bone 69-70-71–210
17. Sunwoo Choi 71-72-72–215
61. Dane Hankamer 77-74-71–223
83. Tate Tatom 76-75-76–229
92. Turner Howe 75-74-83–233
36. Andy Germann (competing only as individual) 74-71-74–219
88. Joseph Crisostomo (competing only as individual) 74-78-78–230
10. Denver 290-298-291–878
24. Jake Kelley 73-73-71–217
37. Eric Hagen 70-75-75–220
65. Petter Mikalsen 78-74-73–224
79. Isaac Petersilie 77-76-75–228
107. Chris Korte 70-NS-72
83. Johan Werge (competing only as individual) 78-77-74–229
Also
50. Victor Bjorlow, Colorado 75-72-75–222
50. Coloradan Tanner Jenson, Utah State 75-73-74–222
69. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 76-76-71–224
90. Ryan Schmitz, Colorado 79-79-74–232
98. Wilson Belk, Colorado 79-81-78–238
104. Kade Crossland, Colorado 83-87-77-78–248
Silverado Showdown
April 9-11, 2017 (final) in Napa, Calif.
3. (out of 18 teams) Colorado 290-287-283–860
4. Kirsty Hodgkins 72-69-70–211
4. Brittany Fan 71-72-68–211
26. Esther Lee 71-73-75–219
34. Robyn Choi 76-73-71–220
83. Lauryn Keating 79-86-74–239
92. Gillian Vance (competing only as individual) NS-84-78
The Falcons posted rounds of 281 and 282 on Monday to finish 36 holes at 3-over-par 563. That leaves them atop the 18-team field along with Wichita State.
Sunwoo Choi was a big reason for AFA’s strong play on Monday as the senior backed up a first-round 65 with a 70 to lead the individual competition by two over five players who share second place. Among those five are teammate Brenden Bone (69-68) and Colorado State’s Colton Yates (68-69).
Host CSU, the two-time defending team champion, holds fourth place at 567, four strokes behind the co-leaders. Northern Colorado (578) is eighth, and Denver (595) 15th.
Ram Masters Invitational
Sept. 19-20, 2016 at Par-70 Fort Collins CC
T1. Air Force Academ 281-282–563
1. Sunwoo Choi 65-70–135
2. Brenden Bone 69-68–137
21. Todd Millard 73-70–143
64. Bryant Falconello 77-74–151
71. Joshua Wu 74-78–152
4. Colorado State 284-283–567
2. Colton Yates 68-69–137
8. Blake Cannon 70-69–139
24. Jake Staiano 73-71–144
42. AJ Ott 73-74–147
79. Jimmy Makloski 76-77–153
8. Northern Colorado 286-292–578
17. Li Chen 71-71–142
32. Joshua Matz 73-73–146
32. Coby Welch 76-70–146
59. Andrew Romano 72-78–150
82. Philip Lee 70-84–154
15. Denver 299-296–595
32. Jake Kelley 71-75–146
32. Chris Korte 74-72–146
79. Isaac Petersilie 79-74–153
82. Troy Dangler 79-75–154
88. Petter Mikalsen 75-80–155
17. Colorado State B 302-304–606
42. Max Oelfke 69-78–147
42. Logan Iverson 76-71–147
82. Alec Bone 79-75–154
91. Kyle Kidd 78-80–158
94. Pierce Aichinger 79-80–159
Also
27. Victor Bjorlow, Colorado 75-70–145
32. Tate Tatom, Air Force 72-74–146
49. Sam Marley, UNC 69-79–148
49. Ryan Schmitz, Colorado 76-72–148
64. Jack Li, Colorado 77-74–151
71. Kade Crossland, Colorado 79-73–152
82. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 76-78–154
82. Eric Hagen, DU 76-78–154
89. Turner Howe, Air Force 76-80–156