Tournament: Coyote Classic
Location: Beaumont, Calif.
Course: Oak Valley GC (par 72)
CSUSM's Place: 9th out of 13 teams (900, +36)
Team Winner: Cal State San Bernardino (843, –21)
Top Cougar: T10. Kai Miyata (217, +1)
Individual Medalist: CSUSB's Kamron Hopson (200, –16)

COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's golf team placed ninth at the Coyote Classic, finishing at 36-over 900 (302-301-297) through three rounds played at Oak Valley Golf Club. The Cougars closed with their best round of the tournament, a 297, to move up the leaderboard in a competitive 13-team field.

FIRST TEE

• Kai Miyata led CSUSM by finishing T10 at 1-over 217 (74–72–71). He totaled nine birdies and added an eagle while ranking among the top performers in par-3 scoring.
• Gavin McCormick tied for 32nd at 7-over 223 (73–74–76), highlighted by 37 pars, tied for the most in the field.
• Aiden Canada tied for 39th at 10-over 226 (76–77–73), recording 33 pars and playing the par 5s at 5-under.
• Jack Main finished 63rd at 18-over 234 (79–78–77), contributing 32 pars across the three rounds.
• Aaron Arch posted 22-over 238 (79–79–80), collecting 31 pars.
• Liam Weaver was CSUSM's top golfer playing as an individual, tying for 29th place with a 6-over 222 (75-74-73).

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal State San Bernardino 280-283-280 – 843 (–21); 2. Chico State 284-289-290 – 863 (–1); 3. Cal State Monterey Bay 282-287-296 – 865 (+1); 4. Colorado Mesa 283-290-296 – 869 (+5); 5. Stanislaus State 290-293-298 – 881 (+17); 6. NW Nazarene 296-298-296 – 890 (+26); 7. Fort Lewis 298-301-296 – 895 (+31); 8. Menlo 302-294-302 – 898 (+34); 9. Cal State San Marcos 302-301-297 – 900 (+36); 10. Jessup 309-294-307 – 910 (+46); 11. Cal State Dominguez Hills [A] 294-309-314 – 917 (+53); 12. Cal State Dominguez Hills [B] 313-295-311 – 919 (+55); 13. La Sierra 303-325-301 – 929 (+65)

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Kamron Hopson (CSUSB) 69-65-66 – 200 (–16); 2. Henry Starr (CMU - IND) 68-69-70 – 207 (–9); 3. Naoki Easterday (Chico State) 68-72-70 – 210 (–6); T4. Colin Huang (CSUMB) 72-72-71 – 215 (–1); T4. Dylan Christensen (NNU) 73-75-67 – 215 (–1); T6. Marco Lin (CSUSB) 71-73-67 – 211 (–5); T6. Tyler Price (CSUSB) 68-73-72 – 213 (–3); 8. Owen Bascom (STAN) 69-75-72 – 216 (E); T9. Ty Weaver (Chico State) 69-70-72 – 211 (–5); T9. Dysen Park (UHH) 71-66-74 – 211 (–5); T10. Kai Miyata (CSUSM) 74-72-71 – 217 (+1) OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T29. Liam Weaver (IND) 75-74-73 – 222 (+6); T32. Gavin McCormick 73-74-76 – 223 (+7); T39. Aiden Canada 76-77-73 – 226 (+10); T50. Julian Gay (IND) 72-79-79 – 230 (+14); T56. Nick Mouser (IND) 79-78-75 – 232 (+16); 63. Jack Main 79-78-77 – 234 (+18); T63. Johnny Sprague (IND) 75-77-82 – 234 (+18); 74. Aaron Arch 79-79-80 – 238 (+22)

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Cal State San Bernardino claimed the team championship at 21-under 843, while Kamron Hopson earned medalist honors at 16-under 200.
• Hopson led the field with 18 birdies, while CSUSM totaled 32 as a team, paced by Kai Miyata (9) and Gavin McCormick (8).
• McCormick tied for the tournament lead with 37 pars.
• Aiden Canada, Liam Weaver, and Nick Mouser each finished 5-under on the par 5s, placing inside the top 20 in the field.
• Stanislaus State's Riley Kirk recorded a tournament-high 41 pars.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will compete in their final tournament before the CCAA Championships at the Hanny Stanislaus Invitational on April 13-14 at Turlock Golf & Country Club in Turlock.