Final Results

CHICO, Calif. -- Sophomore Adam Stone claimed the individual championship at the 2014 InterWest Wildcat Classic, hosted by Chico State at the par-72 Butte Creek Country Club. Stone fired a 66 (-6) in Tuesday's final round to finish the week at 206 (-10) and earn his first career tournament victory.

As a team, the Pioneers placed fifth out of 15 schools in their first tournament of the 2014-15 season. They shot a collective score of 293 (+5) in the final round -- the third-lowest total of any team -- to jump two places in the standings and finish at 901 (+37).

Chico State won its home tournament with a three-round score of 865 (+1), led by runner-up individual Alistair Docherty, who was three strokes behind Stone at 209 (-7). Dixie State took second place at 875 (+11), followed by Sonoma State (+18) in third and Montana State Billings (+31) in fourth. The Pioneers finished ahead of 10 squads, including local rivals Academy of Art (+41) and Dominican (+42) and CCAA opponents Cal State San Bernardino (+43) and Cal State Dominguez Hills (+61). 

Stone's third-round 66 was the lowest score by any player in the tournament. He entered the final round trailing Docherty by one stroke and vaulted himself to victory by going four strokes lower on Tuesday than any player on the course. The pair were the only two golfers to shoot under par all three rounds.

Stone led the field by a wide margin with 18 total birdies. The left-hander was four under par on par-four holes and six under par on par-fives. At one point, he birdied seven out of eight holes. Down the stretch, Stone led by just one stroke with two holes to play, but he closed with two straight birdies to get the win.

"It was a great effort by the team to move up the leaderboard after a poor first round, and Adam carried us this week with his incredible play," said head coach Alan Sue. 

Fellow England native Sam Lavelle finished tied for 23rd individually after a solid 74 (+2) in the final round. It was the lowest 18-hole score of the week for the senior, whose total was 227 (+11).

A.J. Hebert was just a few strokes back at 230 (+14). He also fired his lowest round of the tournament, following up 76 and 79 yesterday with a 75 (+3) on Tuesday to place 38th in the overall field of 84 golfers.

Newcomer Jacob Biss turned in a 79 (+7) in the final round and tied for 59th with a total score of 239 (+23). Senior Elliot Busichio bested Biss by one stroke on Tuesday with a 78 (+6). It was the first round of the week under 80 for Busichio, finished the tournament tied for 74th at 248 (+32). 

Joel Keylor had a solid performance competing unattached. The junior carded 78 (+6) in the final round and tied for 50th overall at 235 (+19). 

Cal State East Bay continues its fall schedule next week at the Sonoma State Invitational. The three-round event starts Monday, Oct. 13 at Foxtail Golf Club in Rohnert Park, Calif.

"We will now prepare for Sonoma State," added Sue, "and I expect we will contend at Foxtail for the team and individual championships."

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