PUEBLO, Colo. --- The South Dakota Mines men's golf team is coming off of a great performance last week at the Beartooth Invitational.
 
The Hardrockers finished 3^rd overall in Billings, led by Bryce Howard, who earned RMAC Men's Golfer of the Week for his performance. Howard finished in third place, shooting a 145 two-round score, with a 1-over 73 in round one, followed by an even-par 72 in round two.
 
As a team, South Dakota Mines finished 3^rd overall at the Beartooth Invitational,
 
Roger Nakagawa tied for 7^th, shooting 3-over 75's in both rounds. (75-75-150). Lane Jensen and Jake Francis also had top-30 finishes. They will be joined by Joseph Vincent who has also had a strong fall season, to round out the team.
 
They will finish up the fall season at the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitational hosted by CSU-Pueblo.
 
This tournament will take place at the Pueblo Country Club, and will include 15 other teams. They are as follows: Texas A&M International, Colorado Mesa, UT Tyler, CSU-Pueblo, St. Mary's, Cal State East Bay, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Fort Lewis, Midwestern State, Saint Martin's, Western New Mexico, Simon Fraser, Colorado School of Mines, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma Christian, Colorado Christian, Holy Names, and Texas A&M-Commerce.
 
The Hardrockers Lane Jensen will be part of the first grouping, teeing off at 9:00 a.m. Roger Nakagawa, Jake Francis, Joseph Vincent, and Bryce Howard are teeing off at 9:09, 9:18, 9:27, and 9:36.

The tournament can be followed at golfstat.com, gorockers.com, or our social media pages.
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.