Sept. 9, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Utah State's Devin Daniels tied for 51st place at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational as he finished the 56-hole tournament with a nine-over par 225. As a team, Utah State finished in 18th-place with a score of 919.

Iowa State and Wichita State tied for first overall with a 12-under par 852 as the Shockers Ryan Spears claimed top honors individually with a 13-under par 203. ISU's Chris Baker (207) placed second, while teammate Cedric Bertin was third (210).

Daniels, a junior from Smithfield, Utah was tied for 30th with a three-over par 147 after shooting a 73 and 74 in the first two rounds, but shot a six-over par 78 during the final 18 holes to finish tied for 51st.

Junior Brandon Broadhead (Brigham City, Utah) shot a one-under par 71 during the opening 18 holes to lead Utah State, but finished with rounds of 81 and 83 to finish tied for 89th with a 19-over par 235.

Junior Alex Putnam (Mesquite, Nev.) was Utah State's second overall finisher as he recorded a 15-over par 231 (73-81-77) to tie for 76th-place. Freshman Dan Heath (Smithfield, Utah) also placed 89th for USU with a 19-over par 235 (81-79-75), while junior Jeremy Pack (Salt Lake City, Utah) placed 96th with a 22-over par 238 (81-77-80).

Utah State will continue with its fall schedule as it competes at the Weber State Invitational on September 23-35.

TEAM RESULTS
T1. Iowa State University - 852
T1. Wichita State University - 852
3. University of Texas El-Paso - 858
4. Xavier University - 862
5. University of California - 870
18. UTAH STATE - 919 (298-311-310)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1. Ryan Spears, Wichita State - 203
2. Chris Baker, Iowa State - 207
3. Cedric Bertin, Iowa State - 210

UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS
T51. Devin Daniels - 73-74-78--225
T76. Alex Putnam - 73-81-77--231
T89. Brandon Broadhead - 71-81-83--235
T89. Dan Heath - 81-79-75--235
96.  Jeremy Pack - 81-77-80--238