FInal Results: Team | Individual

TURLOCK, Calif. -- The Cal State East Bay men's golf team turned in a clutch performance in the final round of the 42nd annual Hanny Stanislaus Invitational on Tuesday to finish in fourth place at the 19-team event. The Pioneers had the second round of the day with a 303 (+15) at the par-72 Turlock Golf & Country Club to finish at 901 (+37) for the week.

Cal State Monterey Bay ran away with the team championship at +16, but East Bay was actually one stroke better than the Otters in Tuesday's round. The Pioneers were bested only by Cal State San Marcos, which finished in second at +31. Chico State, which entered the week ranked No. 5 in the nation, rounded out the top three at +36, just one stroke better than CSUEB.

Importantly, the Pioneers finished ahead of several West Region rivals -- including Cal State San Bernardino (+42), UC San Diego (+50), Sonoma State (+52), Dominican (+53), Cal State Dominguez Hills (+58), the tournament host Cal State Stanislaus (+59), Saint Martin's (+69), Hawaii Hilo (+71), and Western Washington (+74) -- as East Bay attempts to earn a berth in the NCAA West Regionals in May.

Senior A.J. Hebert led East Bay in the final round. While the scores were generally higher across the board, Hebert shot his lowest round of the week with an even-par 72. The left-hander ended up in a tie for fourth place at 221 (+5), eight shots behind the individual medalist, CSUMB's Anton Rosen. Hebert's final round consisted of six birdies, and for the tournament, he was tied for second in the field with 13 total birdies.

After back-to-back rounds of 73 yesterday, sophomore Adam Stone stumbled a bit on Tuesday with a 77 (+4). But he nonetheless notched a top-10 finish, earning a share of eighth place in the overall field of 94 golfers with a total of 223 (+7). 

Fellow England native Sam Lavelle shot his second straight 74 (+2) to vault up 10 spots in the individual standings. He had the Pioneers' second-best round of the day to finish tied for 12th at 224 (+8) overall, and he ended up second in the field with 38 total pars. 

Freshman Ignacio Ognian turned in CSUEB's fourth team score with a final-round 80 (+8), putting him at 233 (+17) for the week with a share of 45th place. Junior Joel Keylor carded 85 (+13) to round out the team's outstanding overall performance in Turlock. He finished in a tie for 72nd place at 241 (+25). 

Next week, the Pioneers head to Brookside Golf & Country Club in Stockton for the 2015 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship, which begins, Monday, Apr. 20.