UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Two Tritons placed in the top-15 and a third finished in the top-20 as the UC San Diego men's golf team staged a comeback to finish fourth at the Redhawk Invitational Tuesday.

Seattle U hosted the 54-hole, 18-team tournament at Chambers Bay on Washington's Puget Sound.

It was the best finish for the Tritons in three appearances at the tourney.

They came into Tuesday's final 18 holes in 12th place.

UC San Diego logged rounds of 287, 295, and 276 for an 858, six-over par on the par-71, 6949-yard course. The final round 276 equaled the team's season-best round and only Oregon State, which won the event, posted a better round.

In the 108-player field, Francis Catalano and Nathan Tseng tied for 15th, both finishing with an even-par 213. Davis McDowell tied for 20th at one-over.

Justin Gill tied for 42nd and Davis Lee was tied for 89th.

The Beavers ran away with the team championship, finishing 25-under par, 19 strokes in front of second-place Idaho (-6) and 21 ahead of third-place Seattle U (-4). The top-three squads were the only teams to finish under-par for the event.

Oregon State's Jackson Lake was the individual medalist at 11-under. Idaho's Johannes Hounsgaard (-10) was second and Mateo Fuenmayor (-8), also from Oregon State, was third.

Fourteen players finished under-par for the tourney.

TRITON RESULTS
T-15. Francis Catalano, Even (70-74-69--213)
T-15. Nathan Tseng, Even (73-74-66--213)
T-20. Davis McDowell, +1 (72-74-68--214)
T-42. Justin Gill, +5 (72-73-73--218)
T-89. Davis Lee, +16 (78-74-77--229)

WHAT HEAD COACH FRED HANOVER HAD TO SAY
"It was a great comeback today. Nathan shot a 66, Davis had a 68, and Francis came in with a 69 to lead us from 12th to fourth place.

The team was a bit dejected about yesterday, but did a great job forgetting the finish to come out today and play extremely well.

After a poor start, Justin Gill shot 73 to round out our team score of 276 and only Oregon State had a better score.

I'm very proud of the determination and grit of this group.

The next step will be to do a better job in the first two rounds, which will happen soon as the guys continue to work hard and gain confidence."

TRITON TIDBITS
• This is the third-straight season that UC San Diego has played in this tournament.
• In 2023, the Tritons tied for 11th among 17 teams. Kyle Dougherty placed 20th.
• In 2022, UC San Diego was 21st of 23 teams. Davis McDowell and Elliot Bunyaviroch tied for 73rd.
• Idaho, which placed second, was the reigning champion from 2023.
• Chambers Bay hosted the 2015 U.S. Open with Jordan Spieth taking the victory.

UP NEXT
For its penultimate competition of the season, UC San Diego travels north to play in the El Macero Classic, hosted by UC Davis April 12-14.The Tritons wrap their season at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate April 20-21. The University of Illinois hosts the tournament at Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Ill.

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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.