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Cougs Finish Tied for Ninth at Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational

Sept. 21, 2010

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AUBURN, Wash. - The Washington State men's golf team finished tied for ninth at the Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational, held at the par-72, 7,304-yard Washington National Golf Club.

Junior Trent Sanders led the Cougars throughout the tournament. He finished the final day firing a third-round score of 71 (-1) and finishing the tournament tied for sixth. The event marked Sanders second top-10 finish of the season. The Cougars posted a team total of 884 (+20), finishing tied for ninth alongside University of the Pacific and UC Davis. WSU finished ahead of Fresno State, Brigham Young and Gonzaga.

"We struggled a little with the rain, hopefully this week's experience will help us down the road," said WSU Head Coach Walt Williams. Freshman Kent Hagen finished tied for 33rd, posting a third-round score of 73 (+1). Hagen was four strokes back of the top 25.

Rounding out the Cougar contingent were senior Nick Ellis who shot a 74 (+2) in the third round and tied for 44th, with a final score of 225 (+9).

Redshirt freshman Cody Robinson finished with a final score of 226 (+10) moving up 12 places.

Sophomore Hank Frame wrapped up the Cougar scorers with a third-round score of 73 (+1) and finishing with 232 (+16).

The Cougars will have more than a week to prepare for their trip to Stateline, Nev., for the Wolf Pack Classic, Oct. 4-5.

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Players Mentioned

Nick Ellis

Nick Ellis

6' 0"
Junior
Hank Frame

Hank Frame

6' 1"
Freshman
Cody Robinson

Cody Robinson

5' 10"
Freshman
Trent Sanders

Trent Sanders

6' 1"
Sophomore
Kent Hagen

Kent Hagen

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nick Ellis

Nick Ellis

6' 0"
Junior
Hank Frame

Hank Frame

6' 1"
Freshman
Cody Robinson

Cody Robinson

5' 10"
Freshman
Trent Sanders

Trent Sanders

6' 1"
Sophomore
Kent Hagen

Kent Hagen

6' 1"
Freshman