DENVER, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's golf team notches their first top-10 finish of the season as the Mountain Lions take sixth place at The Writz at Mile High after carding a 376 on Tuesday for a final score of +26 (1,106).
 
INSIDE THE WRITZ AT MILE HIGH
Tournament: The Writz at Mile High
Location: Bear Creek Golf Course | Denver, Colo.
Par | Yardage: 72 | 6,966 Yards
 

FROM THE TEE

• Coming in as the top finisher for the Mountain Lions was junior Brady Haake who settled in to finish an impressive tied for seventh after shooting an even-par 72 to total two-under par (214) for the tournament. Haake came to shoot one-over par on the first nine holes but captured momentum on the back-nine by making two birdies on the par-5's 12^th and 14^th then tallied 12 total pars for the third round.
• Serving as the team's birdie leaders for the day was Barrett Jones and Travis Bossio who each closed their final round at a one-over par 73. Jones (T17) was exceptional on Bear Creek's front-nine with eight consecutive pars then a birdie before hitting the turn as he bagged three birdies in his final nine holes to card a 218 (+2) in the season's first tournament. Bossio (T46) bounced back in a big way by turning in his best round of the tournament that began with a birdie on the monster 617-yard par-5 first and recording 10 pars to contribute towards a final score of 229 (+16).
• James Perry (T25) represented the third Mountain Lion with a top-25 finish to open the season after carding a 222 (+6). Perry shot six-over par 78 on Tuesday and registered four of his nine pars on the back-nine while also garnering the team's only eagle of the tournament on the par-5 14^th.
• Making a three-stroke improvement from Monday's round was Brandon Bervig (T46) who claimed a two-over par 74 to finish his day at 229 (+13). The redshirt junior swung his way to two birdies on the par-3 seventh and par-5 ninth before making three consecutive pars to call it a round.
• Lucas Howell (T57) matched his round one score of a 75 and posted a 231 (+15) by recording three birdies and 12 pars on the day.
• Individual Trevor Grenier (T34) claimed four birdies of his own on Tuesday including three on the front-nine to cement a one-under par as he finished the day with a 74 to end the tournament at 224 (+8).

 
TOURNAMENT LEADERS

• Colorado Christian University's Adam Duncan wins The Writz at Mile High after finishing six-under par (210) with a four-under par 68 in the third and final round.
• Colorado State University Pueblo takes the team title at an eight-over par (1,088) and finishes just two stokes ahead of CCU after turning in a nine-over par (369) on Tuesday.

 
BEYOND THE SCORECARD
 

• The Mountain Lions finish as the top team in par-5 scoring with an impressive 19-under par. Barrett Jones was the top Mountain Lion in par-5 scoring at six-under par which tied for fourth best in the tournament as Brady Haake tied for the seventh best par-5 score at five-under par.
• With 183 pars, UCCS tallied the third most pars for the tournament with Jones and Brandon Bervig making the team's most pars at 33 pars each.
• Haake finished tied for the third most birdies in the tournament (14) and slid in to tie for the eight best par-4 score at two-over par.

 
UP NEXT

• UCCS Men's Golf will be off the next couple weeks but will return to the links on Oct. 3 for the two-day Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational in Canyon, Texas, hosted by West Texas A&M University.

 
 
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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.