TURLOCK, Calif. – Dylan Healey was the only player to post a sub-par round and the Cal State San Marcos men's golf team finished with the lowest score of the day in the final round of the 42^nd Annual Hanny Stanislaus Invitational hosted by Cal State Stanislaus on Tuesday afternoon at Turlock Golf & Country Club.

The Cougars registered 8-over par 296, the only team to break 300 in the final go-around. After starting the day in fifth place, CSUSM leapfrogged Chico State, Cal State East Bay and Sonoma State to finish second behind Cal State Monterey Bay.

CSUSM completed the 18-team tournament in 31-over 895 (297-302-296), 15 behind CSUMB (288-288-304 – 880, +16), which held a 20-shot lead heading into Tuesday. Chico took third (300-296-304 - 900, +36) and CSUEB took fourth (297-301-303 – 901, +37), while SSU dropped to seventh (298-300-318 – 916, +52).

Anton Rosen of CSUMB earned medalist honors at 3-under par 213 (69-69-75). He held a six-shot lead overnight and wound up winning by six strokes over Lee Gearhart of Chico State (72-72-75 – 219, +3).

Healey had two birdies and a bogey for a 1-under 71. He improved in each round during the tournament and placed third overall at 4-over 220 (75-74-71). It marked his third top-10 finish of the spring season.

The Invite featured 17 NCAA Division II teams, in addition to the NAIA No. 5-ranked Cougars. Chico State and CSUMB are ranked No. 5 and No. 7 in NCAA Division II, respectively, and six of the other teams in the field are currently ranked in the top-10 of the NCAA DII West Region – (5) Sonoma State, (6) Hawaii Hilo, (7) CSUS, (8) Western Washington, (9) Dominican and (10) CSUEB.

All nine squads from the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) competed; CSUSM beat eight of them. The Cougars will play a CCAA schedule starting in fall 2015 as a part of NCAA Division II Candidacy Year 2, the second year of the athletic department's three-year transition into full NCAA Division II membership.

Dale Smith also showed steady improvement, coming in with a 1-over 73 after a first-round 78 and a 75 in round two. He tied for 18^th at 10-over 226.

Ryan Odom opened the day in sixth place after a pair of 73's on day one, but dropped into a tie for eighth after a 5-over 77. He finished at 7-over 223 (+7). It also marked his third top-10 finish of the spring season.

Scott Shefflette contributed a final-round 75 and tied for 51^st (79-80-75 – 234, +18).

Aaron Bronis, who started the week with a 1-under 71, had his 85 thrown out of the team score. He tied for 60^th (71-80-85 – 236, +20).

With its regular-season schedule now complete, CSUSM will look forward to recapturing the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Conference title, Apr. 26-27 in Victoria, Texas. The Cougars won the 2013 edition in Victoria, the first and only conference title in program history.

Following the conference championships, CSUSM will compete in the NAIA National Championships, May 19-22 in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Team Leaderboard
1. Cal State Monterey Bay 288-288-304 – 880, +16; 2. Cal State San Marcos 297-302-296 – 895, +31; 3. Chico State 300-296-304 – 900, +36; 4. Cal State East Bay 297-301-303 – 901, +37; 5. Cal State San Bernardino 297-303-306 – 906; 6. UC San Diego 299-308-307 – 914, +50; 7. Sonoma State 298-300-318 – 916, +52; 8. Dominican 301-307-309 – 917, +53; 9. Cal State Dominguez Hills 296-312-314 – 922, +58; 10. Cal State Stanislaus 301-302-320 – 923, +59; 11. St. Martin's 295-316-322 – 933, +69; 12. Academy of Art 296-316-322 – 934, +70; 13. Hawaii Hilo 297-318-320 – 935, +71; 14. Western Washington 310-305-323-938, +74; 15. Montana State Billings 305-306-328 – 939, +75; 16. Northwest Nazarene 316-312-322 – 950, +86; 17. Notre Dame de Namur 311-314-332 – 957, +93; 18. Holy Names 314-321-324 – 959, +95.

Individual Leaderboard
1. Anton Rosen (CSUMB) 69-69-75 – 213, -3; 2. Lee Gearhart (CSUC) 72-72-75 – 219. +3; 3. Dylan Healey (CSUSM) 75-74-71 – 220, +4; T4. A.J. Hebert (CSUEB) 73-76-72 – 221, +5; T4. Brandon Lee (SSU) 74-72-75 – 221, +5; T6. Alistair Docherty (CSUC) 77-72-73 – 222, +6; T6. Carr Vernon (CSUMB) 75-69-78 – 222, +6; T8. Adam Stone (CSUEB) 73-73-77 – 223, +7; T8. Ryan Odom (CSUSM) 73-73-77 – 223, +7; T8. Ray Richards (CSUMB) 74-74-75 – 223, +7; Other individual scores: T18. Dale Smith (CSUSM) 78-75-73 – 226; T51. Scott Shefflette (CSUSM) 79-80-75 – 234, +18; T60. Aaron Bronis (CSUSM) 71-80-85 – 236, +20.