Laramie, Wyo. (Sept. 8, 2019) --  It was a great way to begin the 2019 fall season for the Wyoming Cowboy golf team as they finished fifth out of 18 teams at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, and had three individuals place in the Top 20 individuals led by sophomore Kirby Coe-Kirkham, who tied for sixth.  Joining Coe-Kirkham in the Top 20 for the Cowboys was senior Dan Starzinski, who tied for 12th and junior Carl Underwood, who tied for 20th.
 
The team title was won by Colorado.  The Buffaloes fired a 54-hole total of 854 (-10).  Northern Colorado placed second at 859 (-5) followed by UC Davis in third at 861 (-3).  Host Air Force finished fourth at 862 (-2) -- one stroke ahead fo the Wyoming Cowboys at 863 (-1).
 
Individually, Jake Vincent of Southern Utah won a two-hole playoff over Jack Castiglia and Coby Welch, both from Northern Colorado, to capture the individual title.  Vincent, Castiglia and Welch all finished the 54 holes at 209 (-7). 
 
Coe-Kirkham finished just three strokes out of the lead at 212 (-4).  Starzinski fired the low round of the final day -- a 66 (-6) to move all the way from 49th place after round two to a tie for 12th to end the tournament at 214 (-2).  Underwood shot an impressive even-par 216 three round total to tie for 20th.  Underwood's opening round 65 on Friday was the low round of the entire tournament by any individual.  Rounding out the scoring for the Cowboys were: sophomore Tyler Severin, who tied for 46th at 221 (+5), and sophomore Jared Edeen, who tied for 83rd at 231 (+15).  Two Cowboys played as individuals.  Redshirt freshman Liam Clancy and junior Bryce Waters both finished at 225 (+9) to tie for 59th.
 
"We were real close to finishing a few spots higher as a team, but overall I am really pleased with the way the guys came out and competed in our first tournament of the season," said Joe Jensen, University of Wyoming Director of Golf and Head Men's Golf Coach. 
 
"Kirby (Coe-Kirkham) had a really nice tournament, and he had a chance to finish even higher.  He had really good looks on 16, 17 and 18 on Sunday but couldn't quite get a couple of putts to fall.
 
"Obviously, Dan (Starzinski) lit it up today.  He shot the low round of the day.  Also a good tournament by Carl (Underwood), who began the tournament with a great round and finished with a Top 20 finish. 
 
"I feel really good about the foundation that we've put in place after the first event of the season.  We had a lot of good things happen this weekend.  We have a lot of positives to take out of this tournament."
 
The tournament was played on the Eisenhower Golf Club Blue Course at the Air Force Academy.  The course measured 7,511 yards and played to a par of 72.  The next event on the Wyoming Cowboys' schedule will be the Ram Masters Invitational hosted by Colorado State on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 16-17.