Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational

Men's Golf

Rebels Finish 10th At Season Opener

Gresco and Fioroni both record top 25 finishes at Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational hosted by Air Force.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) The UNLV men's golf team shot a final-round 4-over-par 292 Sunday at the season-opening Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, which was hosted by Air Force at the Eisenhower Golf Course (par 72, 7,541 yards). 

UC Davis captured the team title with a tournament-record 33-under 831, winning the event by 24 shots after a final-round 8-under 280. UNR finished second at 9-under, Denver was third at 8-under, Weber State was fourth at 5-under and Wyoming rounded out the top five at 3-under. The Rebels finished 10th at the 21-team event at 13-over.

UC Davis' Thomas Hutchison won medalist honors among those competing in the team championship with a record- 54-hole score of 15-under 201. His 10-under 62 during the second round was also a tournament record. Weber State's Reese Fisher and Cal State Northridge's Blake Brothers both tied for second at 10-under.

UNLV was led by fifth-year senior (graduate student) J.J. Gresco, who tied for 22nd at 1-over 217. Sophomore Caden Fioroni also finished among the top 25 as he tied for 25th at 2-over. There were 105 players who competed in the team competition, which was held on the Blue Course.

The individual-only tournament was played on the Silver Course and was won by Colorado's Jack Huges at 7-under 209. San Jose State's Vijay Srinivasan finished second at 6-under. UNLV senior Jack Kozlowski placed sixth at even par.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will be back in action Friday-Saturday, September 24-25 at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate hosted by New Mexico in Albuquerque.


 
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Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Senior
4L
Jack Kozlowski

Jack Kozlowski

5' 10"
Senior
2L
Caden Fioroni

Caden Fioroni

5' 10"
Sophomore
TR

Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Senior
4L
Jack Kozlowski

Jack Kozlowski

5' 10"
Senior
2L
Caden Fioroni

Caden Fioroni

5' 10"
Sophomore
TR