MONTEREY, Calif. – The Washington State men's golf team tied for 10th with in-state rival Gonzaga (+48, 900) at the Saint Mary's Invitational, Wednesday, at Poppy Hills Golf Course.

In the final tournament of the fall season, WSU moved two spots up the leaderboard and shot 12-over in the third round. The Cougars finished 47 strokes back of tournament-champion No. 23 San Diego State which had a total score of 853 (+1). Host-school Saint Mary's placed second (+13, 865) and San Francisco took third (+29, 881).

In his third top-25 finish of the season, sophomore AJ Armstrong tied for 24th, finishing 13 strokes back of tournament-winner Eduardo Carrete of Saint Mary's (-3, 210). Armstrong shot 3-over in the final round to bring his three-round score to 223 (+10).

Junior Zach Anderson and sophomore Grant Cole both tied for 34th after shooting 11-over par (224). Anderson shot 4-over on the day, and Cole carded three consecutive birdies on the front nine in the final round.

Senior Nick Mandell shot a third round 75 (+4) to tie for 61st place (+19, 232). In his first tournament appearance of the season, freshman Daniel Kolar tied for 65th with a final score of 235 (+22). 

Competing as an individual, freshman Nicklaus Chiam tied for 67th place (+23, 236).

The Cougars will return to the green for the spring season Jan. 23-24, at Tucson, Ariz., for the Arizona Intercollegiate. 

Washington State Results
Team
T-24. AJ Armstrong: 79 (+8), 70 (-1), 74 (+3) = 223 (+10)
T-34. Zach Anderson: 74 (+3), 75 (+4), 75 (+4) = 224 (+11)
T-34. Grant Cole: 73 (+2), 79 (+8), 72 (+1) = 224 (+11)
T-61. Nick Mandell: 81 (+10), 76 (+5), 75 (+4) = 232 (+19)
T-65. Daniel Kolar: 82 (+11), 76 (+5), 77 (+6) = 235 (+22)
Individual
T-67. Nicklaus Chiam: 75 (+4), 78 (+7), 83 (+12) = 236 (+23)