Friday, April 26
Creswell, Ore. (Emerald Valley GC)
Boise State
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Mountain West Championships
Photo by: Boise State University
Cole Rueck Wins Mountain West Individual Title
4/28/2024 5:55:00 PM | Men's Golf
CRESWELL, Ore. – It took several hours of waiting, but Cole Rueck is the champion of the Mountain West.
Rueck exited the course with the first group in a tie for second at 7-under par – thanks to 27-straight bogey-free holes to end the tournament. With the afternoon's groups coming into the finish, it was between Rueck and San Diego State's Shea Lague on the 18th green to decide a team title and the individual title.
Playing in the final group of the day, Lague's birdie putt just missed the hole to secure Rueck's victory – his first career medalist honor.
Rueck is the fifth conference champion in program history and the first since Brian Humphreys won the Mountain West in 2017. With his victory he qualifies for a NCAA Regional, May 13-15, at a to be determined site.
BOISE STATE RESULTS
9. Boise State: +8 (295-287-290 – 872)
1. Cole Rueck: -7 (73-68-68 – 209)
T22. Alex Talbot: +1 (73-73-71 – 217)
T39. Luke Cushman: +6 (73-71-78 – 222)
T49. Drew Reinke: +15 (76-75-80 – 231)
S. Will O'Connor: +10 (77-77-X)
S. Ryan Meyer: +1 (X-X-73)
NOTABLES
Rueck will await the NCAA selection show, May 1, at noon MT to discover which regional site he will be heading to. Regional sites are: Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, La.; Chapel Hill, N.C.; Stanford, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; West Lafayette, Ind.
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Rueck exited the course with the first group in a tie for second at 7-under par – thanks to 27-straight bogey-free holes to end the tournament. With the afternoon's groups coming into the finish, it was between Rueck and San Diego State's Shea Lague on the 18th green to decide a team title and the individual title.
Playing in the final group of the day, Lague's birdie putt just missed the hole to secure Rueck's victory – his first career medalist honor.
Rueck is the fifth conference champion in program history and the first since Brian Humphreys won the Mountain West in 2017. With his victory he qualifies for a NCAA Regional, May 13-15, at a to be determined site.
BOISE STATE RESULTS
9. Boise State: +8 (295-287-290 – 872)
1. Cole Rueck: -7 (73-68-68 – 209)
T22. Alex Talbot: +1 (73-73-71 – 217)
T39. Luke Cushman: +6 (73-71-78 – 222)
T49. Drew Reinke: +15 (76-75-80 – 231)
S. Will O'Connor: +10 (77-77-X)
S. Ryan Meyer: +1 (X-X-73)
NOTABLES
- Cole Rueck joins Danny Moore (1984, Big Sky), Danny Deiro (1995, Big Sky), Troy Merritt (2008, WAC) and Brian Humphreys (2017, Mountain West) as the only conference champions in program history.
- This was Rueck's first medalist honor of his career.
- This is the ninth time Boise State will send an individual to a NCAA Regional.
- His 7-under 209 is tied for the fifth-lowest score at a conference championship in school history.
- Rueck set a new career-low for 54-hole score in relation to par.
- Rueck finished tied for the lowest par-4 scoring average at 3.90 of the field, and his 12 birdies were tied for fourth most.
- Rueck did not make a bogey over his final 27 holes.
Rueck will await the NCAA selection show, May 1, at noon MT to discover which regional site he will be heading to. Regional sites are: Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, La.; Chapel Hill, N.C.; Stanford, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; West Lafayette, Ind.
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