Coyote Classic Results

BEAUMONT, CA – Junior Cole Kroeker's final trip through Oak Valley Golf Club's 18 holes featured four birdies, propelling him to the best individual finish for an eighth-place Menlo Men's Golf team in Cal State San Bernardino's Coyote Classic on Tuesday.

Oaks Highlights
-Team finished ahead of five others including Cal State San Marcos, Jessup, & Cal State Dominguez Hills
-Emmett Shell and Cole Kroeker combined for 70 pars in the tournament
-Kroeker moved up 13 spots on the last day, shooting under par for the second consecutive round

Kroeker Makes Major Move Up To Close Tournament
In a tournament field that included six nationally-ranked golfers, Kroeker carried the momentum from his 2-under-par 70 in round two to Tuesday's final round which he opened with five pars and one birdie. Despite being 1-over-par with four holes to go, his pair of birdies on Hole 3 and Hole 5 dropped him back under to a 1-under-par 71 that had him at a 3-over-par 219 (one stroke off his lowest score of the season), tying for 18th overall.

Sophomore Emmett Shell began and ended the third round with his sixth and seventh birdies as a 4-over-par 76 put him at a 5-over-par 221 and tied for 24th when all was complete. Freshman Zihe Miao's 5-over-par 77 contributed to his tie for 39 th at a 10-over-par 226 while the fourth and final qualifying spot for Menlo was shared by freshman QiFeng "Adam" Tong and graduate student Jack Stark who tied with three others for 66th at a 19-over-par 235.

Up Next
Local to open April, the Oaks shift their focus to the Dominican Spring Invitational hosted from the Sonoma Golf Club on Apr. 6-7.