The Wyoming Cowboys are coming off one of their best performances of the year in their most recent tournament at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.  Wyoming finished strong on in the final round of the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.  The Cowboys shot a 283 (-5) final round for a 54-hole total of 835 (-29) to tie the host team Colorado for fifth place in the field of 17 collegiate golf teams.
 
Second Top 5 Finish of the Season for Wyoming 
By finishing fifth out of 17 teams at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, Wyoming notched its second Top 5 finish in four tournaments thus far this fall.
  
The Cowboys also placed 5th out of 21 teams at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invite to open the season 
 
Jimmy Dales Continues His Outstanding Play
Cowboy Jimmy Dales fired a 67 (-5) in the final round of the Mark Simpson Invitational to move up 27 spots to tie for seventh place, marking his fourth consecutive Top 25 finish in as many tournaments this season.
     
Dales not only made the biggest move of the day of any individual, going from tied for 34th entering the final round to tie for seventh at the end of the tournament, but his round of 67 (-5) was the second-best round of the day. 
 
Battling to the Finish at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
Entering the final round in fifth place, Wyoming battled throughout the final round with the host CU Buffs and the No. 48 ranked University of San Diego Toreros for fourth and fifth place.  The Cowboys ended up tying CU for fifth at 835 (-29), while San Diego placed fourth at 833 (-31). 
 
Tyler Severin Records His Second Top 25 Showing of 2021-22 Season
Joining Dales with a Top 25 finish of his own was Cowboy Tyler Severin, who tied for 20th at 208 (-8).  Severin placed 14th at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational for his other Top 25 finish this season. 
 
Coaches  Corner
"I'm really proud of the guys' performance this week," said Joe Jensen, UW Director of Golf  and head men's golf coach.  "Our guys really competed hard against some really good teams.  San Diego advanced to the NCAA Championships a year ago, and Colorado was playing on its home course.  It was a great experience for us to be in that situation and to come through with a strong performance.
     
"This was a very positive tournament for us.  We are definitely trending in the right direction."
 
2021 Paintbrush Invitational Information
This coming Monday and Tuesday,  Wyoming will compete in the 2021 Paintbrush Invitational hosted by the University of Denver at the Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colo.
 
Tournament Field
   •There will be 11 schools participating in this year's Paintbrush Invitational.
   •The teams who will be competing will be: Wyoming, host Denver, Ball State, BYU, Colorado State, Georgia State, Long Beach State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Santa Clara and Wichita State.  There will also be individuals competing from Air Force, Colorado and Oklahoma State. 
   •Team rankings from the most recent Golfweek/Sagarin golf rankings as of Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 include: BYU (No. 33), Colorado State (No. 52), Denver (No. 85), Long Beach State (No. 100), Wyoming (No. 108), Wichita State (No. 145), Santa Clara (No. 147), Northern Colorado (No. 151), Ball State (No. 152), Georgia State (No. 160), North Dakota State (No. 192).  There were 292 NCAA Division I golf programs ranked in the most recent rankings.
 
Tournament Format
   •All teams will play two 18-hole rounds on Monday, Oct.  4 and a single 18-hole round on Tuesday, Oct. 5
 
Tournament Stats
   • Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com at: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=24244
 
Course Information
   •Colorado Golf Club, Parker, Colo.
   • 7,513 yards, Par 72
 
Tee Times
   •Monday, Oct. 4: Shotgun start beginning at 8:45 a.m., M.T.
   •Tuesday, Oct. 5: Shotgun start beginning at 8:45 a.m., M.T.
 
Jimmy Dales Records His Fourth Consecutive Top 25 Finish:  Cowboy Jimmy Dales has had an amazing start to the 2021-22 season.  Dales has recorded Top 25 finishes in each of Wyoming's first four tournaments of the season. 
  
Here are Dales finishes thus far this season: 18th at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, 22nd at the Ram Masters Invitational, 15th at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate and 7th at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.
  
The native of Northville, Mich., is also leading Wyoming in stroke average at 72.42.