Cyclones Move Up in Final Round

Monday, March 26

Turlock, Calif.

8:00 AM

Iowa State

Stevinson Ranch Invitational

03.27.2007 | Men's Golf

By: Iowa State University

TURLOCK, Calif. ? Joe Cermak and Chris Baker registered their fifth top-20 finish of the season as the Iowa State men's golf team wrapped up play at the ninth annual Stevinson Ranch Invitational hosted by Colorado Tuesday. The Cyclones moved up to ninth up in the standings, firing a team total of 311 in the final round to finish with a three-round score of 916. Temperatures of 45 degrees and winds gusting up to 30 mph played a key role as significantly higher scores were posted across the board in the 15-team field. Akron was the only team able to improve from its second-round score. Wichita State captured back-to-back titles going back to last week's Ron Moore Invitational and Illinois State's Matt Miller garnered medalist honors, shooting 2-under par in the tournament.

Joe Cermak was ISU's top finisher, placing 15th with four other competitors. The junior racked up his 11th career top-20 finish as he finished with a three-round score of 225, his second-best performance this spring.

Chris Baker also netted a top-20 finish, ending up in a three-way tie for 20th. Baker was tied Cermak for 17th at the end of Sunday's two rounds and carded a 78 in the final round. The junior recorded a 10-over par 226 in the event after he shot two rounds of 74 on Monday.

Cedric Bertin kept pace with Baker also scoring a 78 in the final round to finish in a tie for 26th. Bertin has placed in the top 30 four times this spring in five events, his best performance at the GADO North Texas Classic. Senior Rodney Hamblin ended with his best score, a final-round 78 to finish in a tie for 50th.

Freshmen Ross Menke and Cameron White had their best rounds of the tournament, earning a 79 and 82, respectively. Menke tied for 57th competing unattached in his fifth-career event while White finished tied for 78th.

The Cyclones will make their next appearance at the Shocker Invitational in Wichita, Kan., April 2-3.

ISU Scores
T15 ? Joe Cermak ? 75-73-77?225
T20 ? Chris Baker ? 74-74-78?226
T26 ? Cedric Bertin ? 74-76-78?228
T50 ? Rodney Hamblin ? 79-80-78?237
T57 ? Ross Menke ? 80-80-79?239*
T78 ? Cameron White ? 85-87-82?254

Team Scoring
1 ? Wichita State ? 281-291-309--881
2 ? Colorado ? 291-294-313--898
3 ? Illinois State ? 296-302-312?910
      Kansas ? 294-304-312?910
     Akron ? 296-308-306--910
     UC-Davis - 289-309-312--910
7- Missouri ? 296-300-315--911
8 - UC-Santa Barbara ? 294-304-317--915
9 ? Iowa State ? 302-303-311--916
10 ? Oklahoma City ? 297-310-312--919
11 ? UMKC ? 299-300-326--925 ?
12 ? Drake ? 299-307-322--928
13 ? Air Force ? 304-312-323--939
14 ? CSU-Stanislaus ? 302-321-321--944
15 ? Hawai'i-Hilo ? 316-318-331--965