University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

Bronchos Second In Own Tourney

3/22/2016 4:10:00 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (March 22) – Cody Troutman earned runner-up honors in the individual standings to lead Central Oklahoma to a second-place finish in the team race at the Broncho Invitational by RCB Bank Tuesday.

Troutman had a final-round 77 to pace the Bronchos, who fired a closing 318 to finish two trips around the rugged Gaillardia Country Club with a 632 total. Oklahoma Christian rallied with a final-round 310 to edge UCO by one shot.

Southwestern Oklahoma was third in the 16-team event with a 639 total, followed by Lindenwood (647) and Southeastern Oklahoma (649).

Winds of 25-30 miles per hour with gusts over 40 once again resulted in high scores as the second-round average was 84.3, with only 16 of the 93 players in the field breaking 80.

Troutman's 77 tied for the third-best score of the day, with the Bronchos also getting a 78 from Russ Purser and a 79 from Logan Gray. Eric Kline added an 84 and Eli Armstrong an 87.

UCO also had four individuals competing, with Cody Shore shooting 81, Alberto Nava 85, Wesley Jackson 85 and Gavin Mastell 89.

Troutman made a tournament-best 24 pars and ended with a 155 total in the highest finish of his UCO career. The sophomore made the turn at over-over 37 and was two-over on the back nine before bogeying the last two holes for a closing 40.

Purser also had a front-nine 37 and got to even par with a birdie on the par-4 10^th, but gave six shots back in the next five holes en route to a back-nine 41.

Gray closed out his 79 with a birdie on the par-5 18^th.

The Bronchos don't play again until going to Miami Shores, Fla. April 4-5 for the Buccaneer Invitational.

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