University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

A Dominating Win

3/22/2011 8:43:14 PM

Colby Shrum

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (March 22) -- Colby Shrum and Andrew Green finished 1-2 in the individual race to lead a dominating Central Oklahoma performance that carried the No. 5-ranked Bronchos to an overwhelming victory in 61st Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championship that closed here Tuesday.

UCO shot a closing 290 at the par-71 Mission Viejo Country Club, finishing the two-day, 54-hole tournament with an 884 total that was an astounding 31 strokes ahead of runner-up and No. 11-rated Sonoma State. That set tournament records for both 54-hole score and margin of victory.

The Bronchos shot 291-290 in the final two rounds, with no other team shooting lower than 305 in any of the three rounds. It was UCO's sixth tournament win in eight tries this year.

St. Edward's was third in the 14-team tournament at 924, followed by Washburn (943) and Colorado-Colorado Springs (944).

"We just played outstanding the last two rounds," UCO coach Dax Johnston said after collecting the 43rd tournament title of his 10-year career with the Bronchos. "This is a really tough golf course that gave a lot of people trouble, but our guys did a great job managing their games and picking their spots of when to attack and when to lay back.

"It's a really good win for us and I like the way everybody contributed."

All five players finished in the top 10, with Shrum rallied past teammate Green for medalist honors. The Perry senior and two-time All-American fired a closing one-under-par 70 to come from three strokes back and edge Green by one shot, finishing at 218 in winning his eighth career tournament title.

Green had a final-round 74 in finishing second at 219, while Dillon Rust and Baer Aneshansley tied for fifth at 227 and Josh Creel tied for eighth at 228. Aneshansley closed with an even-par 71, with Rust shooting 75 and Creel 79.

UCO also had two players compete as individuals, with Matt Charlson shooting a 78 to finish at 234 and Chris Muriana a 78 to end with a 237 total.

The Bronchos go to Dallas for the Dallas Baptist Classic next Monday and Tuesday.

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