COMPLETE FINAL LEADERBOARDS

HENDERSON, Nev. – Oliver Ausland showed minimal signs of rust as the Southern Oregon University golf team started its spring schedule, capturing co-medalist honors on Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain College Intercollegiate at Lake Las Vegas.

Competing for the first time since the Raiders ended their fall slate in mid-October, Ausland finished 3-under par across three rounds to tie for first place with British Columbia's Leighton Wright on a 46-person leaderboard. The junior from Grants Pass earned his first co-victory by carding a 70 in Round 2 and a 71 in Round 3 on the par-72 Reflection Bay Golf Course.

"I'm proud of the way I played," Ausland said, "and I learned a lot from being in contention."

On the team leaderboards, the Raider men tied for sixth out of nine at 42-over and the women were seventh out of eight at 185-over on the week.

Ty Beyer (+9) and Ricky Reisner (+10) also impressed for SOU's men, tying for 21st and 23rd, respectively. Beyer bookended his week with matching rounds of 74 and Reisner was 3-over entering the final round.

Keira Cheng led the Raider women with a 10th-place finish, finishing 28-over. The All-Cascade Conference junior was at her best in Round 2, when she carded a 73 with an eagle and two birdies.

Mia Bontrager ended at 36-over to tie for 19th for the Raiders.

SOU competes again March 23-24 at the Simpson Invite in Redding, Calif. The first CCC tournament of the spring (and third of the year) is set for April 13-14 at Portland's Glendoveer Golf Course.

MEN'S TEAM SCORES (final) – 1. UBC Okanagan +9, 2. Science & Arts +13, 3. Tennessee Southern +24, 4. British Columbia +25, 5. The Master's +34, T6. Southern Oregon +42, T6. Rocky Mountain +42, 8. Milligan +43, 9. Benedictine-Mesa +44

SOU MEN'S RESULTS (of 46 total golfers)
T1. Oliver Ausland, -3 (72-70-71—213)
T21. Ty Beyer, +9 (74-77-74—225)
T23. Ricky Reisner, +10 (74-73-79—226)
42. Sam Havens, +27 (78-81-84—243)
45. Ryder Jacox, +37 (87-83-83—253)

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES (final) – 1. UBC Okanagan +71, 2. British Columbia +85, 3. Rocky Mountain +117, 4. Tennessee Southern +126, 5. Bellevue +163, 6. The Master's +170, 7. Southern Oregon +185, 8. Dakota Wesleyan +280

SOU WOMEN'S RESULTS (of 39 total golfers)
T10. Keira Cheng, +28 (87-73-84—244)
T19. Mia Bontrager, +36 (87-84-81—252)
34. Alexa Ibarraran, +58 (87-93-94—274)
35. Mya Oakes, +63 (95-91-93—279)
38. Samuella Couch, +108 (109-107-108—324)