PUEBLO, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's golf ends the Farmers Insurance Sam Proal West/South Central Regional Preview in the 13^th place after turning in an eight-under par 582 at the Pueblo Country Club.
 
INSIDE FARMERS INSURANCE SAM PROAL WEST/SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL PREVIEW 
Tournament: Farmers Insurance Sam Proal West/South Central NCAA Regional Preview
Location: Pueblo Country Club | Pueblo, Colo.
Par | Yardage: Par 71 | 6,522 yards

FROM THE TEE

• Improving from their round one score was Brady Haake who shot four strokes better on Tuesday by carding an even-par 71 to finish with a 146 on the tournament (75, 71). Haake's day started off with a birdie on hole No. 14 as he proceeded to birdie back-to-back holes on hole No. 17 and No. 18 to notch five total birdies on the day.
• Redshirt senior Ignacio de La Vega matched his birdie count from day one to shoot a one-over par 72 by beginning his day with a birdie on the par 5 hole No. 11, and also ending his day with a birdie to total 10 in the tournament. The Mexico native ended Tuesday as the top Mountain Lion finisher as he totaled a 143 (71, 72) and tied for 27^th place.
• Redshirt sophomore Brandon Bervig ended his day nicely by shooting three-under par on the back nine after birdieing two of his last three-holes to place tied for 35^th and card a three-over par 145 for the tournament (71, 74).
• Freshman Rio Newcombe finished among the top in the tournament for Par 3 scoring by tying for the best score with a one-under par as he went on to finish with a 148 (73, 75).
• Redshirt junior Barrett Jones started his day off with a birdie on two of his first three holes as he shot even-par on his front nine while notching six birdies for the tournament and finishing with a 150 (75, 75).

 
TOURNAMENT LEADERS

• Oklahoma Christian University won the 19-team tournament with a 17-under par 551.
• Alejandro Armijo of Oklahoma Christian worked his way back to become the individual winner after carding an eight-under par 134 for the tournament (68, 66).
   

BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• As a team, UCCS registered the fifth most birdies (35) and claimed the second best par 5 average and score (4.60, -16) in the 36-hole tournament.
• Both Brady Haake and Rio Newcombe tied for the best par 3 scoring at a one-under par and 2.90 average.
• Ignacio de La Vega and Brandon Bervig helped boast UCCS' par 5 scoring with de La Vega recording the second-best score at seven-under par and Bervig tying for the sixth best at five-under par.

 
UP NEXT

• UCCS men's golf will wrap-up their fall season with the two-day Otter Invitational, hosted by California State University Monterey Bay, on Monday, Oct. 18 and Tuesday, Oct. 19 at Bayonet Golf Course.

 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.