Coyotes take third in Stanislaus tourney

TURLOCK – Senior Dane Bagnell fired a closing round 69 under windy conditions at Turlock Country Club Tuesday to help Cal State San Bernardino to a third-place finish in the Buzzini-Cal State Stanislaus Invitational Golf Tournament.
The Coyotes, ranked No. 8 in the West Region and No. 28 in the nation, also benefited from the solid play of sophomores Gene Webster Jr. and Joe Alldis who joined Bagnell in finishing among the top 11 individuals in the 16-team tournament.
CSUSB shot rounds of 291, 292 and 295 for a 54-hole total of 878 (14 over par) on the par-72, 6,641-yard Turlock Country Club course, finishing six strokes behind tournament champion Sonoma State and just one shot back of defending champion and host Cal State Stanislaus.
Bagnell’s round was the lowest of the day and boosted him from a tie for 31st place after the first 36 holes were played on Monday into a tie for eighth place with a 54-hole score of 218, two over par.
Webster Jr., who was tied for fourth after 36 holes with a one-under-par 143, shot 74 Tuesday to finish in a tie for fifth spot at 217, one over par. Alldis shot 72 and 71 on Monday to tie for fourth but slipped to a 76 Tuesday and wound up by himself in 11th spot at 219, three-over-par.
Junior Micah Burke tied for 23rd spot after a closing round of 76 to finish eight-over-par at 224.
Senior Bill Clayton tied for 71st at 240.
Jarin Todd of Sonoma State won medalist honors, finishing seven shots ahead of the field with an eight-under par total of 208 including a tournament record 66 in the first round. The Seawolves, ranked No.2 in the nation and No. 1 in the West Region, posted an 872 for 54 holes to finish five shots ahead of Cal State Stanislaus, ranked No. 3 in the West Region and No. 4 in the nation.
The Coyotes’ showing could be a boost for their fortunes in NCAA tournament play since they finished ahead of West Region No. 2 Western Washington, No. 4 Chico State and No. 7 Cal State Monterey Bay and No. 10 UC San Diego.
CSUSB’s next outing will be the CCAA conference championship on April 20-22 at Hunter Ranch Golf Club in Paso Robles.