College men’s golf: Anteaters finish 6th at Pacific Coast tourney

LOMPOC - The UC Irvine men’s golf team tied for sixth place out of

19 teams in the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate tournament at the La

Purisima Golf Club in Lompoc.

San Diego State won the 54-hole tournament with a total of 866, 12

shots ahead of runner-up Fresno State’s 878. UCI and Nevada tied for

sixth at 899.

Pacific’s Jason Higton was the individual champion with a 4-under

total of 212. San Diego State’s John Lieber and Mark Warman tied for

second at 2-under 214.

Junior Mike Lavery was UCI’s top finisher in 21st place at 223 (69-80-74). Kevin Stevens finished 27th at 224 (72-75-77), Nate Yates

39th at 226 (74-74-78), Jeff Coburn 59th at 230 (76-77-77), and Ryan

Armstrong was 67th at 231 (75-77-79).

UCI returns to action hosting the Anteater Invitational at the SCPGA

Champions Course in Calimesa March 25-26.