Men's Golf 3/6/2021 5:10:00 PM

UNLV Men's Golf Leads Wire To Wire To Claim Title At Jackrabbit Invitational

Five Rebel individuals finish among the top seven as team wins by 14 shots at tournament in Boulder City hosted by South Dakota State.

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot a final-round-low 13-under-par 275 to win the team title by 14 shots on Saturday at the 12th Annual Jackrabbit Invitational. The tournament, hosted in the Rebels' backyard by South Dakota State, was played at Boulder Creek Golf Club (par 72, 7,402 yards).

The Rebels had a total of eight individuals competing - five counting toward the team score with three independent. All UNLV players finished among the top 26 at the event that featured 61 golfers. Five of them were among the top seven.

UNLV senior J.J. Gresco, who played as an individual, was the Rebels' top finisher. He placed second - three shots off the lead - at 12-under 204 after a final-round 5-under 67. Senior Jack Trent tied for third at 9-under, junior David Rauch was fifth at 7-under, fifth-year senior Justin Kim was sixth at 5-under and sophomore George Leigh was seventh at 3-under. Sophomore Jack Kozlowski also turned in a top-10 finish, tying for ninth at 1-under.

The Rebels finished the 54-hole event at 28-under 836, while Southern Utah was second at 14-under 850. Utah State placed third at 14-over, Oral Roberts was fourth at 16-over and South Dakota State rounded out the top five at 21-over. There were a total of nine teams competing.

Individually, Southern Utah's Jake Vincent was the tournament's medalist at 15-under 201. He shot three consecutive rounds of 5-under 67 at the event.

UNLV's low round of the day (66) was turned in by both Trent and Kim. Trent carded seven birdies and a bogey, while Kim had a bogey-free round with six birdies.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV's next action will be Saturday-Sunday, March 20-21 at the N.I.T. in Tucson, Arizona.

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Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco: 6' 2"; Junior; 2L

Justin Kim: 5' 10"; Senior; 3L

Jack Kozlowski: 5' 10"; Freshman; RS

David Rauch: 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L

Jack Trent: 6' 3"; Junior; 2L

George Leigh: 5' 9"; Freshman; HS

Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco
: 6' 2"; Junior; 2L

Justin Kim
: 5' 10"; Senior; 3L

Jack Kozlowski
: 5' 10"; Freshman; RS

David Rauch
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L

Jack Trent
: 6' 3"; Junior; 2L

George Leigh
: 5' 9"; Freshman; HS