Sept. 25, 2007

LOGAN, Utah -

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Junior Devin Daniels (Smithfield, Utah) carded a four-under par 68 in the second and final round of the 2007 Purple & Red Invitational here at the Valley View Golf Course on Tuesday to finish tied for third individually with a five-under 139.

Utah State finished the tournament in 14th-place with a team score of 600 (299-301). Boise State finished first overall with a two-day score of 567, while Utah (568), Idaho (570), Wyoming (576) and Weber State (579) rounded out the top five.

Troy Merritt (Boise State) finished first individually with an eight-under par 134, while Mike May (Wyoming) placed second with a seven-under 137. Daniels tied Ben Weyland (Idaho) for third as both players shot 71's on Monday and 68's on Tuesday to finish five-under with scores of 139.

Finishing second individually for Utah State was freshman Toph Peterson (Logan, Utah) who finished tied for 61st with a 10-over 152. Juniors Tyler Labrum (Roosevelt, Utah) and Alex Putnam (Mesquite, Nev.) tied for 77th with identical scores of 155, while junior Brandon Broadhead (Brigham City, Utah) tied for 90th with a 159.

Freshman Thad Truman (Meridian, Idaho) participated as an individual competitor during the two-day event and finished tied for 99th with a 162.

Utah State will continue with its fall schedule on October 15-16 when it travels to Northridge, Calif., for the Bill Cullum Invitational.

2007 PURPLE & RED INVITATIONAL RESULTS
TEAM RESULTS
1.  Boise State - 567
2.  Utah - 568
3.  Idaho - 570
4.  Wyoming - 576
5.  Weber State - 579
    Santa Clara - 579
7.  Portland - 583
8.  Sacramento State - 584
    Southern Utah - 584
10. Hartford - 588
11. Binghamton - 590
12. Texas-Pan American - 593
13. Utah Valley -- 595
14. UTAH STATE - 299-301--600
15. Gonzaga - 606
16. Northern Colorado - 607
17. Idaho State - 608
18. Dixie State - 617
INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS
1. Troy Merritt, Boise State - 134 (69-65)
2. Mike May, Wyoming - 137 (69-68)
3.Devin Daniels - 139 (71-68)
   Ben Weyland, Idaho - 139 (71-68)
5. Dustin Pimm, Utah - 140 (73-67)
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
T3.  Devin Daniels - 139 (71-68)
T61. Toph Peterson - 152 (75-77)
T77. Alex Putnam - 155 (76-79)
T77. Tyler Labrum - 155 (77-78)
T90. Brandon Broadhead - 159 (81-78)
T99. Thad Truman - 162 (78-84)