LEWISTON, Idaho – Oregon Tech battled back over the final three holes to leap rival Southern Oregon, finishing fourth overall at the Warrior Fall Invitational, the second Cascade Conference team event of the season, at Lewiston Country Club.
SOU (320-291-292 – 903) had a four-shot lead on the Hustlin' Owls (297-300-305 – 902) with just three holes left, but OIT got birdies from
Massimo Cereghino and
Eastyn Ewell, finishing 1-under-par over the last three holes. The Raiders struggled down the stretch, combining for six bogeys, allowing Tech to climb the leaderboard.
British Columbia (284-293-280 – 857) grinded out a 3-stroke win over host Lewis-Clark State (289-286-285 – 860), with College of Idaho (293-292-290 – 875) in third. Carson Clifton (69-71-69 – 209) of LCSC earned medalist honors at 7-under-par.
Cereghino (76-72-75 – 223) was the Owls top finisher in 16th place, joined in the Top-20 by
Kade Bracken (73-76-75 – 224), who was in a tie for 19th.
Eastyn Ewell (76-74-76 – 226),
Colin Field (73-78-79 – 230),
Silas Guzlas (75-79-80 – 234) and
Grayson Moore (80-81-75 – 238) rounded out the OIT competitors.
The Owls close out the fall season in two weeks at the Gold Mountain Invite in Washington.