GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Led by a 16^th-place finish by junior Devin Andrews, the Western Washington University men's golf team moved up one spot on the leaderboard to tie for 6^th place at the 13-team Mustang Intercollegiate with play wrapping up Tuesday at Palm Valley Golf Club.
 
The Vikings carded a team round of even-par 288 on Tuesday, to jump one spot on the leaderboard tying for 6^th place out of 13 teams. WWU's even-par final round was tied for the 4^th-best in the field. Overall the Vikings finished at 10-over-par 874 with rounds of 287 (-1), 299 (+11) and 288 (E).
 
"All-in-all today was a good day on the course – a little up and down at times, but a lot of positives to take away," said WWU Director of Golf Luke Bennett. "We have some fine-tuning to take care of, but looking forward to the GNAC Championships and the opportunity to compete for a conference title."
 
Nationally-ranked Colorado State-Pueblo fired a 9-under-par 279 in the final round to take the team title with a 12-stroke victory over UT-Permian Basin.
 
Andrews turned in a final round score of 1-over-par 73 to finish the 54-hole tournament at even-par 216. The junior team captain rode the momentum of his opening-round 4-under-par 68 to record one of his best finishes as a Viking.
 
"It was a very solid tournament for Devin," said Bennett. "It was well deserved. He stayed patient all week and got great results."
 
Sophomore Jordan Lee led the Vikings in the final round with a bogey-free 3-under-par 69 to move up 22 spots on the leaderboard finishing tied for 23^rd at 3-over-par 219 (75-75-69).
 
"Jordan was solid today and very fun to watch a bogey-free 69," added Bennett. "He had a few clutch up-and-downs and took advantage of a few holes where he knew he could score. Great to see him put up that number heading into the GNAC Championships."
 
Junior Brody Bonfilio tallied consistent rounds of 71-74-73 to finish in 22^nd place at 2-over-par 218. Throughout the two-day tournament Bonfilio led the team with 12 birdies, tying for 9^th among all players in the field.
 
"Brody showed his fight once again after getting off to a tough start," said Bennett. "He played his final nine holes at 3-under par with four birdies. A really great finish for him and really proud of how he battled today."
 
Three-time reigning GNAC Golfer of the Week Aidan Thain and freshman Kyle Cooley tied for 43^rd place at 8-over-par 224 after both players turned in a final round score of 1-over-par 73.
 
A trio of Grand Canyon University players topped the leaderboard, with Matthew Braley leading the tournament wire-to-wire finishing at 14-under-par 202 (65-70-67). Colorado State-Pueblo's Andrew Ni was the top NCAA II player with a 4^th place finish at 6-under-par 210.
  Here is a look at WWU's final individual results and the team leaderboard from the 2021 Mustang Intercollegiate hosted by Western New Mexico University:
 

2021 Mustang Intercollegiate Host: Western New Mexico University Palm Valley Golf Club  8 Goodyear, AZ  8  Par 72 8  7,015Yards
Pos.	Team/Player	To Par	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-6th	Western Washington	+10	287	299	288	874
T-16th	Devin Andrews	E	68	75	73	216
22nd	Brody Bonfilio	+2	71	74	73	218
T-23rd	Jordan Lee	+3	75	75	69	219
T-43rd	Aidan Thain	+8	73	78	73	224
T-43rd	Kyle Cooley	+8	76	75	73	224
Pos.	Team	To Par	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Colorado State-Pueblo	-11	282	292	279	853
2.	UT Permian Basin	+1	282	286	297	865
3.	Fort Lewis	+6	290	284	296	870
	Western New Mexico	+6	293	290	287	870
5.	Colorado-Colo. Springs	+9	290	299	284	873
6.	Western Washington	+10	287	299	288	874
	Colorado Mesa	+10	283	290	301	874
8.	Saint Martin's	+11	287	300	288	875
9.	Montana State Billings	+15	287	288	304	879
10.	Colorado Christian	+22	293	296	297	886
11.	Colorado School of Mines	+33	287	308	302	897
12.	Westminster (UT)	+41	302	305	298	905
13.	Northwest Nazarene	+42	295	306	305	906

  The Vikings completed their four-tournament regular-season schedule and now turn their attention to the postseason with the 2021 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships up next. The two-day, 54-hole tournament will be played at The Home Course in DuPont, Washington April 19-20. Since the first GNAC Championships in 2008, Western has won nine of 12 possible team titles, including three of the last four. This marks just the second time the tournament has not been held at the Coeur d'Alene Golf Resort in Idaho (2009-19). WWU has also had three of the last four individual medalists at the GNAC Championships, with Brett Johnson (2016), Ethan Casto (2018) and Brody Bonfilio (2019) taking home top honors. More info on the conference championships will be posted on GNACSports.com in the next two weeks.
  Here is a complete look at the 2020-21 WWU Men's Golf schedule, which is subject to change at any time. Results following each round and any Live Leaderboard links will be posted on the homepage of WWU Golf at WWUVikings.com/MGolf.
 

Dates	Tournament	Location / Course	Result
March 8-9	Nighthawks Invitational	Livermore, CA (Poppy Ridge Golf Course)	1st of 14 teams
March 22	West Regional Preview	DuPont, WA (The Home Course)	T-3rd of 11 teams
March 29-30	Redhawk Invitational	University Place, WA (Chambers Bay)	14th of 15 (top DII)
April 5-6	Mustang Intercollegiate	Goodyear, AZ (Palm Valley Golf Club)	T-6th of 13 teams
April 19-20	GNAC Championships	DuPont, WA (The Home Course)
May 6-8	NCAA II West/South Central Regional	DuPont, WA (The Home Course)
May 17-21	NCAA National Championships	Palm Beach Gardens, FL (PGA National Resort)

Fans can follow the WWU Men's Golf program online at WWUVikings.com/MGolf, and via social media on Twitter (@WWUGolf), Instagram (@wwugolf) and Facebook (@WWUMGolf).
  The WWU men's golf team has an incredible streak of advancing to the NCAA Championships in each of the 21 seasons the program has competed at the NCAA Division II level dating back to the 1998-99 season, including a 3^rd-place finish at the 2013 national championship. The program has produced 16 NCAA All-Americans and has won 9 of 12 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships since the tournament debuted in 2008, including the 2019 title. The Vikings have also featured the GNAC Championships individual medalist in 8 of 12 tournaments, including 2018 champion Ethan Casto and 2019 champion Brody Bonfilio.