By: Tim Flynn
Final Results
MONTROSE, Colo. - Giacomo Gaggero's career-best finish guided Colorado School of Mines to a tie for fourth as they wrapped up play at the San Juan Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
Gaggero shot a collegiate-best 68 (-3) in his third round to rise to T9, matching both his best-ever tournament finish and his best round to par. The Orediggers shot a team 282 (-2) to end at -12 overall, tied with Western New Mexico for fourth. #18 Colorado Christian ran away with the title at -35 followed by #22 Colorado Mesa (-21) and #19 CSU Pueblo (-17) ahead of Mines and WNMU.
Also in the red on Tuesday was
Zach Shallat, whose one-under 70 took him to T14 and -4 for the week.
Liam Allan ended at T17 (-3) following an even-par 71, and
Enzo Martínez was Mines' fourth score at 73, putting him at T38 (+2) overall.
Davis Kushner shot 75 to end up T57 (+9).
The Orediggers' six individual entries were led by freshman
Óli Bjarkason, whose even-par 71 placed him tied for 45th at +4.
Mitch Stock had his best round of the tournament at 70 to rise to 52nd (+6), while
Devin Nguyen (T59, +10) and
Alexander Samuelsson (67th, +14) both carded rounds of 74.
Charlie Tran ended T63 t +12 after an 80 and
Eric Casademont Vinyoles 75th at +29 after an 82.
Colorado Christian's Bradley Mulder and Colorado Mesa's Henry Starr shared medalist honors at -12 a shot ahead of CCU's Lance Christensen Jr.
Several Oredigger individuals will take part in the Les Fowler Colorado Individual at Bear Creek on Sept. 28-29, and the team returns to action Oct. 5-6 at the Hrnciar Invitational in Oklahoma.