Laramie, Wyo. (Nov. 3, 2019) --  The Wyoming Cowboys continued their climb up  the team standings in Sunday's final round of the 2019 Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational in Maui, Hawai'i.  Wyoming shot its second consecutive round of 279 (-5) on Sunday and finished with a 54-hole total of 846 (-6) for the tournament to move from 12th place entering the final round to 11th place in the final team standings of 20 top collegiate teams in the nation.  Cowboy sophomore Kirby Coe-Kirkham fired a two-under par round of 69 on the final day to tie for 10th place in the field of nationally-ranked individuals.
 
The Oklahoma Sooners took the team championship with a final round of 263 (-21) to move past second-round leader Washington.  OU concluded the tournament with a three-round total of 805 (-47) to outdistance Washington by five strokes.  The Huskies posted a 54-hole score of 810 (-42).  The individual title was won by Trent Phillips of Georgia, who won a playoff with Quade Cummins of Oklahoma on the seventh playoff hole.  They both ended the 54-hole tournament tied at 193 (-20).
 
Coe-Kirkham entered the final round in a tie for 10th place and maintained his position with his 69 (-2).  Two other Cowboys also shot sub-par rounds in Sunday's final round to help Wyoming move up to 11th place in the team standings.  Senior Dan Starzinski and junior Carl Underwood both fired rounds of 68 (-3) on Sunday.  Underwood tied for 61st at 214 (+1).  Starzinski tied for 72nd at 217 (+4).  Junior Bryce Waters tied for 78th at 218 (+5), and sophomore Tyler Severin tied for 89th at 221 (+8).  Redshirt freshman Liam Clancy tied for 105th with a final score of 225 (+12), and sophomore Jared Edeen tied for 111th at 231 (+18).  Clancy and Edeen played as individuals.
 
"The kids really dug hard today," said Joe Jensen, UW Director of Golf.  "For Kirby (Coe-Kirkham) to finish in the Top 10 of this field is a great accomplishment.  I'm also really proud of the way Dan (Starzinski) and Carl (Underwood) finished up in the final round, both shooting rounds of 68 to help us move up one more spot into 11th. 
 
"We had a goal to finish under par as a team at this event, and we were able to do that.  We wanted to see how we stacked up against this nationally-ranked field, and I think we proved to ourselves that we are capable of competing with some of the top teams in the country.  We played in the same foursome as Clemson and Georgia today, two nationally-ranked teams, and that was a great experience for our guys.
 
"This was a good way for us to finish up  a positive fall season.  Now we'll take some time off before jumping back into competition in February."
 
Of the 10 teams that finished ahead of the Cowboys at the Ka'anapali Classic eight were ranked among the Top 50 teams in the nation entering the tournament.  Team Champion Oklahoma was ranked No. 5.  Washington was ranked No. 18.  UCLA was ranked No. 23.  Georgia was the No. 19 team entering the tournament.  South Carolina was ranked 31st.  Liberty was ranked 37th.  Kansas was No. 44, and Clemson was ranked  No. 15.
 
The 2019 Ka'anapali Classic was played at the Ka'anapali Golf Course at the Ka'anapali Golf Club in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i.  The course measured 6,700 yards and played to a Par 71.