COTO de CAZA, Calif. - Playing in a field comprised primarily of NCAA Division I squads, the University of California San Diego men's golf team tied for 10th of 17 Tuesday at the Orange County Collegiate Classic, co-hosted by Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine at Coto de Caza Golf Club.

UC San Diego finished with a 54 hole total of 916 (+52) on the par 72, 6,986-yard South Course at Coto de Caza. The Tritons carded rounds of 297, 306, and 313. They were in second place following Monday's opening round and dipped into fifth after the second round was complete.

UC San Diego was the lone NCAA Division II team competing as 15 others were from the Division I ranks and one was out of the NAIA.

Senior Jacob Johnson was the top finisher for the Tritons, tying for 21st in the 92-player field. He concluded with an 8-over 224 after shooting rounds of 70, 74, and 80. His first round 70, which had him tied for second, was the lowest score by any Triton during the tourney. Johnson carded 27 pars and 11 birdies and his 2.83 stroke average on par 3 holes was tied for the lowest of any player.

Senior Hayden Hui (+11) tied for 29th, sophomore Sergi Mata De La Barata Barcons (+18) tied for 60th, sophomore Elliot Bunyaviroch (+23) tied for 66th, and senior Adam Navigato (+26) tied for 76th.

The University of San Francisco and Cal State Fullerton tied for the team championship, each finishing 12 over with an 876. CSUF posted Tuesday's only under par round, totaling a 283 (-5). USF players holed six eagles during the tournament.

The Titans owned the top two spots in the individual standings as Derek Castillo (-8) placed first and Jack Dyer (-1) took second.  

UC San Diego topped five Division I teams including Sacramento State (12th), Cal Poly (13th), North Alabama (14th), CSUN (15th), and UC Riverside (17th). The Tritons will join Cal Poly, CSUN, and UC Riverside in the Big West Conference next season. Other Big West teams playing at Coto de Caza were Cal State Fullerton (T-1st), UC Santa Barbara (T-4th), and UC Irvine (T-4th).

UC San Diego was coming off a win at last week's Fujikura Invitational at Shadowridge in Vista. It was the team's first tourney victory since 2016.

Up next, the Tritons travel to Nevada for the Las Vegas Desert Classic, which runs March 1-3 at Royal Links Golf Club.

Teams
T1. San Francisco, +12 (291-294-291--876)
T1. Cal State Fullerton, +12 (299-294-283--876)
3. Grand Canyon, +31 (302-297-296--895)
---
10. UC San Diego, +54 (297-306-315--918)

Individuals
1. Derek Castillo, Cal State Fullerton, -8 (68-68-72--208)
2. Jack Dyer, Cal State Fullerton, -1 (72-71-72--215)
3. Tim Widing, San Francisco, E (71-74-74--216)
------
T21. Jacob Johnson, UC San Diego, +8 (70-74-80--224)
T29. Hayden Hui, UC San Diego, +11 (76-75-76--227)
T60. Sergi Mata De La Barata Barcons, UC San Diego, +18 (76-77-81--234)
T66. Elliot Bunyaviroch, UC San Diego, +23 (75-86-78--239)
T76. Adam Navigato, UC San Diego, +26 (81-80-81--242) 

About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles, and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in the summer of 2020, begin a four-year transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's pre-eminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent. A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships. In competition, almost 1,400 UC San Diego scholar-athletes have earned All-America honors.

Follow the Tritons
For complete coverage and information regarding UC San Diego Athletics, follow the Tritons online at UCSDTritons.com and through social media on Twitter (@UCSDTritons), Instagram (@UCSDTritons) and Facebook (UCSDTritons). To stay tuned in to UC San Diego Men's Golf, follow the team's Instagram (@UCSDmensgolf) and Twitter (@UCSDmgolf).