Men’s Golf Takes Fourth at Mark Simpson Colorado Invite
Panke Vaults Up Leaderboard, Placing Fourth
BOULDER, Colorado (10/1/24) – The University of Wyoming men’s golf team concluded its busy four-week stretch with a very strong finish at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite. The Pokes took fourth as a team with three golfers residing in the top 15 of the final individual leaderboard.
Colorado State took the team title at 828 (-36). Three – St. Mary’s Aidan Lee, Colorado’s Justin Biwer and UTEP’s Dylan Teeter – shared the individual crown at 203 (-13).
Kristof Panke saved his best for last, and his best was the strongest round of anyone on Tuesday. Panke fired a 65 (-7) for a three-round score of 205 (-11), which placed him fourth.
Panke’s final round was a flawless one. He wrote in seven birdies and not a single bogey.
Jaren Calkins also logged a top-10 finish, placing in ninth at 208 (-8). He carded a Round 3 score of 71 (-1) that had a pair of birdies, an eagle and three bogeys.
Patrick Azevedo vaulted up the leaderboard and finished in a tie for 14th at 210 (-6). He boasted a final-round 66 (-6) that was littered with eight birdies.
Brody Leid tied for 35th but struggled Tuesday with as final-round 75 (+3). He finished at 214 (-2).
Damon Vilkauskas rounded out the starters for the Cowboys with a tie for 45th at 216 (E). He closed with a 73 (+1).
Davis Seybert, playing as an individual, tied for 58th at 218 (+2). He shot a final-round 77 (+5).
Ethan Smith, also playing as an individual, closed the book on the Pokes at the Colorado Invite. He tied for 85th at 225 (+9).
Wyoming takes the next month off from competition. The Cowboys are back in action Nov. 2-4 at the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.
Individual Leaderboard
1. Aiden Lee (St. Mary’s) – 203 (-13)
1. Justin Biwer (Colorado) – 203 (-13)
1. Dylan Teeter (UTEP) – 203 (-13)
4. Kristof Panke (Houston) – 205 (-11)
5. Ralf Kivi (Colorado State) – 206 (-10)
5. Christopher Bleier (Colorado State) – 206 (-10)
7. Ty Holbrock (Colorado) – 206 (-10)
8. Zack Missigman (St. Mary’s) – 207 (-9)
9. Jaren Calkins (Wyoming) – 208 (-8)
Team Leaderboard
1. Colorado State – 828 (-36)
2. Colorado – 832 (-32)
3. St. Mary’s – 833 (-31)
4. Wyoming – 835 (-29)
5. UTEP – 840 (-24)
6. Utah – 843 (-21)
7. Boise State – 846 (-18)
8. New Mexico State – 851 (-13)
9. Utah State – 856 (-8)
10. Denver – 859 (-5)
11. Tarleton State – 862 (-4)
12. Northern Colorado – 865 (+1)
13. CSU Fullerton – 869 (+5)
13. Creighton – 869 (+5)
15. Valparaiso – 875 (+11)
16. Air Force – 877 (+13)
17. Central Arkansas – 890 (+26)
18. Colorado School of Mines – 892 (+28)
19. Southern Utah – 911 (+47)