Laramie, Wyo. (Oct. 5, 2019) --  The Wyoming Cowboys remain in contention for the team title at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate.  After Saturday's second round, Wyoming is in third place, but only three strokes back of leader Denver and only one stroke back of second-place North Dakota State.  Wyoming will enter Sunday's final round with a team total of 564 (-4).  The host Denver Pioneers sit at 561 (-7) to lead the tournament, and North Dakota State is at 563 (-5).  Wyoming Cowboy Kirby Coe-Kirkham also remains in contention for the individual title, only one stroke out of the lead.
 
Sophomore Coe-Kirkham will enter Sunday's final round with a score of 137 (-5), one stroke back of Jack Castiglia of Northern Colorado, who posted a 36-hole total of 136 (-6).  Coe-Kirkham is tied with Van Holmgren of North Dakota State for second place.  Coe-Kirkham shot a 72 (+1) on Saturday to go with his 65 (-6) round to open the tournament on Friday.
 
The Cowboys have two other individuals in the Top 15 entering the final round.  Sophomore Tyler Severin is tied for 10th at 141 (-1) and junior Carl Underwood is tied for 15th at 143 (+1).  Wyoming's other two team members are tied for 24th.  Those two are senior Dan Starzinski and junior Bryce Waters who both shot 36-hole scores of 146 (+4).  Two more Cowboys are playing as individuals in the Ron Moore Intercollegiate.  Redshirt freshman Liam Clancy is tied for 30th at 147 (+5), and sophomore Jared Edeen is tied for 36th at 150 (+8).
 
"We started fine and then had a tough middle part of our round today, but I was proud of the way the guys fought back," said Joe Jensen, University of Wyoming Director of Golf and Head Men's Golf Coach.  "Kirby (Coe-Kirkham) finished a little tough, but he is only one shot out of the lead.  He is in position to win the individual title, and our goal as a team is still to go out and win a golf tournament tomorrow and that is what we'll talk about as a team tonight.  We're in position to do that with a good round.
 
"We were two-under as a team at one point in the second round and were as high as five over, but I liked the way the guys hung in there and kept us in contention.  They did a good job of encouraging each other on the back nine.  It was good to see there passion."
 
The Ron Moore Intercollegiate is being played on the University of Denver Golf Club in Highlands Ranch, Colo.  The course measures 7,285 yards and plays to a Par of 71.  The third and final 18-hole round will be played on Sunday, Oct. 6.  The Wyoming Cowboys are scheduled to tee off at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday morning and they will play with Denver and North Dakota State.