Cyclones End Season at Big 12 Tournament

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The Iowa State men's golf team carded a final round of 301 and fell to 12th place on the final day of the Big 12 Championships in Hutchinson, Kan. Sophomore Nathan Leary placed in a tie for 29th to lead ISU. Leary fired a 76 over the last 18 holes to bring his four-round total to 301.

Oklahoma State pulled away from underdog Colorado to take the Big 12 title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. After leading the Buffaloes by only three strokes after day two, the Cowboys increased their lead throughout the day and finished 14 strokes ahead. Oklahoma State also claimed medalist honors with Morgan Hoffmann beating out Baylor's Bill Allcorn by three strokes.

ISU's Ben Herrera and Nate McCoy carded their best rounds of the tournament, shooting 72 and 76, respectively. Michael Wuertz and Tom Lathrop also competed for ISU.

Iowa State will return all golfers to its team next season.

Team Scores
1. Oklahoma State 293-288-287-281=1149
2. Colorado 298-283-290-292=1163
3. Texas A&M 301-284-296-286=1167
4. Kansas State 304-301-289-276=1170
5. Baylor 297-293-293-291=1174
6. Texas Tech 295-304-300-289=1188
7. Kansas 298-306-290-297=1191
8. Texas 303-305-306-280=1194
9. Missouri 310-307-290-297=1204
10. Oklahoma 310-301-306-288=1205
11. Nebraska 319-293-300-294=1206
12. Iowa State 306-308-295-301=1210

ISU Scores
T29. Nathan Leary 76-73-76-76=301
T34. Ben Herrera 79-80-73-72=304
T43. Michael Wuertz 77-77-73-80=307
T51. Tom Lathrop 75-78-73-83=309
54. Nate McCoy 78-81-79-73=311

Top Individuals
1. Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State 71-71-68-66=276
2. Bill Allcorn, Baylor 68-71-70-70=279
3. Robert Streb, Kansas State 69-75-67-69=280

Players Mentioned

Ben Herrera

Ben Herrera

Tom Lathrop

Tom Lathrop

Nathan Leary

Nathan Leary

Nate McCoy

Michael Wuertz

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