Air Force Academy

Sept. 9, 2007

Statistics (PDF)

USAFA, Colo. -

With its best round coming on the final day of action, the Air Force golf team finished in 11th place at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, held at the 7,301-yard, par-72 Eisenhower Blue Course. The Falcons fired a three-round score of 885, while the Air Force Blue Team finished in 16th place at 904. Wichita State and Iowa State ended the weekend tied for first at 852 (-12), with Wichita State winning a playoff to take the championship. Meanwhile, Wichita State's Ryan Spears won medalist honors with a tournament-record 203 (-13).

Junior Andrew Gibson (San Ramon, Calif.) paced the Falcons with a three-round score of 73, finished tied for 19th place at 218 (+2). Meanwhile, classmate Shaun O'Bryant (Colorado Springs, Colo.) sat just one stroke behind, tying for 29th overall. The Air Force senior class put forth a solid showing on Sunday, with all three members firing below par. Bob Whitney (La Quinta, Calif.) recorded a 71 in round three to finish tied for 51st. Meanwhile, Matt Tanis (Asbury, N.J.) and Jared Freeman (Brazil, Ind.), competing for the Blue Team, fired a 69 and 70, respectively. Tanis led the Blue Team for the weekend, tied for 55th at 226.

Rounding out the group for the Falcons were Jack Kasting (Fr., Jenks, Okla.) and Tom Whitney (So., La Quinta, Calif.), while sophomore Peter Guzowski (Tiffin, Ohio) and freshmen Aaron White (Hereford, Texas) and Kyle Bailey (Austin, Texas) competed for the Blue Team. In addition, Lucas Catalano (So., Lousiville, Colo.) and Kyle Hagen (Fr., Kingsport, Tenn.) competed as individuals.

Final Results
11 Air Force 296-298-291 885
T19 Andrew Gibson 73-72-73 218
T29 Shaun O'Bryant 74-73-72 219
T51 Bob Whitney 72-82-71 225
T73 Jack Kasting 77-76-77 230
T79 Tom Whitney 80-77-75 232 16

Air Force Blue 308-297-299 904
T55 Matt Tanis 84-73-69 226
T73 Aaron White 74-76-80 230
T83 Jared Freeman 78-85-70 233
T89 Peter Guzowski 77-71-87 235
T93 Kyle Bailey 79-77-80 236

98 Lucas Catalano 83-81-80 244
100 Kyle Hagen 86-89-90 265

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