WAUSEON, Ohio — WVU Tech closed its fall schedule with a runner-up finish at the Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate, finishing just one stroke off the lead after two rounds at Ironwood Golf Club.
The Golden Bears finished second in the eight-team field with a two-round total of 587 (+11). Tech opened with a 290 (+2) to take an eight-stroke lead after the first round before closing with a 297 (+9).
Tiffin (B) erased the deficit with an even-par 288 in the final round to finish at 586 (+10), one shot ahead of the Golden Bears.
WVU Tech placed four golfers inside the top seven of the 48-player field, led by Javier Redondo Sanchez, who tied for second at 145 (+1).
Redondo Sanchez opened the tournament with a 4-under 68, the lowest round by any player during the tournament. He followed with a 77 to earn a share of runner-up honors.
Sean Cooper joined Redondo Sanchez near the top of the leaderboard, tying for fourth at 147 (+3). Cooper opened with a 75 before carding an even-par 72 in the final round.
Guillermo Quintana climbed seven spots during the final round to finish sixth at 148 (+4). After an opening 77, Quintana fired a 1-under 71, Tech's lowest score of the final round.
Pelayo Castillo tied for seventh at 149 (+5) after rounds of 71 and 78, giving the Golden Bears four finishers among the top seven.
Parker Vannoy rounded out the scoring lineup in 17th at 153 (+9) with rounds of 76 and 77. All five members of WVU Tech's scoring lineup finished inside the top 17.
Two Golden Bears also competed as individuals. Alejandro Gutierrez tied for 20th at 156 (+12) after matching rounds of 78, while Mathias Maldonado tied for 25th at 159 (+15). Maldonado followed an opening 85 with a 2-over 74 in the final round.
Golden Bear results
Fall roundup
WVU Tech competed in six tournaments during the fall, recording three top-five finishes. The Golden Bears placed fifth at both the Bruins Golf Classic and River States Conference Fall Preview before ending the semester with their best team finish, a runner-up showing at the Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate.
| Tournament |
Finish |
Total |
| Orange and Black Collegiate |
11th of 13 |
916 (+52) |
| Bruins Golf Classic |
5th of 9 |
634 (+58) |
| RSC Fall Preview |
5th of 9 |
615 (+39) |
| Music City Collegiate |
17th of 19 |
930 (+66) |
| Gibson Bay Intercollegiate |
9th of 10 |
906 (+42) |
| Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate |
2nd of 8 |
587 (+11) |
The Golden Bears saved their lowest team round of the fall for their final tournament, opening the Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate with a 290 (+2). Tech's previous low was a 298 at the RSC Fall Preview.
Among Golden Bears with at least five competitive rounds during the fall, Castillo posted the team's lowest scoring average at 74.85 across 13 rounds. Castillo finished every one of those 13 rounds below 80 and shared the team lead with Quintana for the most sub-80 rounds.
Redondo Sanchez's 4-under 68 at the Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate was the lowest individual round by a Golden Bear during the fall, surpassing Castillo's 3-under 69 at the Orange and Black Collegiate. Redondo Sanchez's tie for second in Wauseon was also Tech's best individual finish of the semester.
Castillo and Quintana each recorded three top-20 finishes during the fall, while Vannoy added two. Tech closed the semester with four golfers inside the top seven at the Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate, its strongest collection of individual finishes of the fall.
The Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate concludes WVU Tech's fall schedule.
