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ERIE, COLO. – Jesper Svensson tied for ninth individually and Campbell finished fourth in the team standings after Tuesday's final round of the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.
Host Colorado (282-276-286—844) won team honors at 20-under par, one stroke better than runner-up Wyoming (280-285-280—845). Utah (277-286-290—853) was third. The only team in the field from east of the Mississippi River, Campbell finished the 54-hole event at 8-under par 856 (283-282-291).
Coby Welch of Northern Colorado (70-69-66—205) claimed individual honors by one stroke over Wyoming's Ryan Wallen (73-65-68—206).
Making his 2016-17 debut, Svensson led the 108-golfer field with 17 birdies and finished at 5-under 211 (70-70-71). He tied for second in par-3 scoring (-2) and tied for eighth on the par five holes (-5) while recording his third career top-10 individual finish.
Freshman Max Theodorakis earned his second-consecutive top-20 showing by tying for 16th at 3-under 213 (67-73-73). He made 38 pars, eighth-best in the field. Sophomore Ray Kraivixien tied for 24th place at one-under 215 (72-71-72). He had 41 pars over 54 holes, tied for third in the event.
Thomas La Morte tied for 44th place at 3-over-par (74-70-75—219), while Craig Hornberger birdied three of his final five holes to finish in a tie for 82nd place at 76-71-78—225.
As a team, the Camels finished third in the field in par-3 scoring (+8) and were fourth on the par-4 holes (+5) and in birdies (49).
Campbell returns to action next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 3-4) in the Wolfpack Intercollegiate at Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh.
Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
Colorado National Golf Club / Erie, Colo.
Sept. 26-27, 2016 / Par 72, 7745 Yards
Final Team Results: 1. Colorado 282-276-286—844, 2. Wyoming 280-285-280—845, 3. Utah 277-286-290—853, 4. Campbell 283-282-291—856, 5. Northern Colorado 295-285-280—860, 6. Air Force 291-285-285—861, 7. Houston Baptist 283-282-300—865, 8. Washington State 289-285-292—866, T9. Texas-Arlington 282-293-294—869, T9. Utah State 296-285-288—869, T9. Seattle 292-290-287—869, 12. Gonzaga 293-287-290—870, 13. Wichita State 286-297-288—871, T14. Utah Valley 292-291-289—872, T14. Weber State 288-289-295—872, 16. Boise State 292-282-299—873, 17. Colorado (B) 287-287-302—876, 18. Southern Utah 297-289-297—883, 19. Santa Clara 291-300-297—889.
Final Individual Leaders: 1. Coby Welch (Northern Colorado) 70-69-66—205, 2. Ryan Wallen (Wyoming) 73-65-68—206, 3. Yannick Emmert (Wichita State) 68-70-69—207, T4. Morten Toft Hansen (Colorado) 71-65-73—209, T4. Sun Woo Choi (Air Force) 69-68-72—209, T4. Mitchell Schow (Utah) 72-69-68—209.
Campbell Individuals: T9. Jesper Svensson 70-70-71—211, T16. Max Theodorakis 67-73-73—213, T24. Ray Kraivixien 72-71-72—215, T44. Thomas La Morte 74-70-75—219, T82. Craig Hornberger 76-71-78—225.
