Utah State sophomore Braxton Miller shot a final round of 1-over 71 to finish tied for 14th place with a 5-par 215 (70-74-71) at the Colorado-hosted Mark Simpson Golf Invitational held Monday and Tuesday at the Boulder Country Club.
Utah State finished tied for seventh place in the 12-team field at 38-over 878 (291-288-299). Colorado (275-293-279) and Missouri – Kansas City (280-283-284) tied for the team championship at 7-over 847, while UMKC’s Antoine Rozner took medalist honors with a 2-under 208 (68-71-69).
Miller, who had 11 birdies during the 54-hole tournament, carded rounds of 70 and 74 on Monday to go along with his 71 on Tuesday to tie for his lowest-ever 54-hole score (215) and record his best-ever tournament finish (T-14).
Also competing for Utah State was junior Tanner Jenson, who tied for 21st place at 7-over 217 (73-67-77), while junior Eli Rogers tied for 41st place at 12-over 222 (73-73-76), senior Seokwon Jeon tied for 58th place at 18-over 228 (75-78-75) and freshman Keifer Higham tied for 66th place at 22-over 232 (78-74-80) in his first career tournament.
Utah State continues its fall schedule next week as it travels to Park City, Utah, to compete in the Utah Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5-6.
Doug Hoffman is the associate athletic director for Utah State University Athletic Media Relations.