Cyclones End Fall Season In Top-50

AMES, Iowa—The Iowa State men's golf team concluded fall competition on Oct. 31, finishing 50th in the final Golfweek fall rankings.

The Cyclones had an outstanding fall, winning one tournament title (Badger Invitational) and finishing runner-up twice (Pinetree Intercollegiate and Bridgestone Collegiate).

The tournament title at the Badger Invitational was Iowa State's 37^th championship in school history, dating back to 1969. The Cyclones won by 10 strokes (852), led by Denzel Ieremia and Nick Voke, who both placed in the top 10.

The Cyclones' best performance, however, came at the Bridgestone Collegiate where the team fired its fourth-best 54-hole total in school history (838). It included a second-round 272, which is the second-lowest 18-hole mark in school history, two strokes behind the 2014 performance at the NCAA Regional tournament.

Ieremia had a phenomenal fall season for the Cyclones, leading the team in stroke average (70.00) while placing in the top-10 in three of the four tournaments, including his first career tournament title at the Pinetree Invitational. He is currently ranked 64th nationally in the Golfweek individual rankings.

Senior Ruben Sondjaja also had a strong fall campaign with a 70.27 stroke average and two top-10 finishes. He finished runner-up at the Bridgestone Collegiate with a 205, tying his lowest career 54-hole total. Sondjaja finished with five a team-high five sub-70 rounds and is currently ranked 92^nd nationally by Golfweek.

Voke missed two tournaments in the fall, but the senior still proved to be the one the Cyclone leaders. He fired a blistering 65 in the final round of the Bridgestone Collegiate, tying for the best Cyclone round of the season and second-best in school history. He has 15 career top-10 finishes, tying for third in school history, and a career 72.04 stroke average, which is on pace to break the school record.

Freshmen Tripp Kinney and Sam Vincent made immediate impacts with stroke averages of 72.82 and 75.64, respectively. Both played in every tournament and Kinney placed in the top-20 in three out of the four outings.

Iowa State will return to action on the links on January 23^rd at the Arizona Intercollegiate.

Players Mentioned

Denzel Ieremia

Tripp Kinney

Ruben Sondjaja

Sam Vincent

Nick Voke

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