Jones Paces Toros Quintet as Season Concludes at CCAA Golf Championships
April 24, 2007

Day One Recap

Paso Robles, CA -- Senior Zach Jones (Los Alamitos, CA/University of Hawai'i-Hilo) posted a team-low 77 over the third and final round of the 2007 CCAA Golf Championships, finishing with a total score of 224 and in 25th place to lead the CSUDH quintet on the second and final day of the CCAA Championships. As a team, CSUDH finished in 8th place of 8 teams competing.

Junior Raphael Malabanan (Stanton, CA/Cypress College) was the only other Toro to fire in the 70s in the final round, ending the day with a 79 and overall score of 230, good for 34th place. For the tournament, Jones was the lone Toro to shoot below par in any round, hitting a 2-under 70 in round two.

Individually, Cal State Stanislaus' Eric Justesen increased the lead he had after day one to take the individual crown by five strokes over Cal State San Bernardino’s Gene Webster. The Warriors, who also were bolstered by a 4th-place finish by Matt Hollinsead, bested the Coyotes by four strokes, 860 to 864, to claim the team title as well.

Other CSUDH results:

• Miguel Saucedo (38th, 80-83-90-253)
• Jeff Ronk (39th, 85-81-91-257)
• Matt Giamberdino (40th, 90-87-84-261)

The Toros will return nearly their entire roster next year in hopes of cracking the upper half of the highly competitive CCAA Conference.