Boise State might reign supreme on the football field when it comes to the Bronco-Vandal rivalry, but when it comes to the golf course, the Vandals left little doubt about who has the upper hand. 
The men’s golf team beat the Broncos by 30 strokes en route to its second-place finish at the Dash Thomas Invitational. The Vandals finished at 11-over-par for the tournament. To add salt to the wound, the beat down took place at Boise State’s home golf course.
The Vandals finished second to Sacramento State who checked in at 1-under-par for the tournament win.
Leading the Vandals was sophomore Rylee Iacolucci, who was playing in only his second Division I golf tournament. But that didn’t seem to faze him as he finished in fourth place coming in at a 5-under-par 208.
Iacolucci led off the tournament with the lowest score of round one, firing a 65 to start . He followed that up with a 71 for round two and 72 for round three.
“It was really good to see Rylee play well, being in his second tournament in Division I, it was really good to see him shoot that low of score,” junior Sean McMullen said. “Hopefully, that boosts his confidence a little bit going forward.”
As for the rest of the team, junior Aaron Cockerill finished tied for 19th with a 5 over par, freshman Jared du Toit finished tied for 22nd with 7 over par, junior Garret Howard finished tied for 35th with an 11 over par, junior Sean McMullen finished tied for 50th with a 16 over par and sophomore Scott Riley tied for 61st with a 20 over par.
Despite finishing second, the Vandals still show room for improvement as two of their top golfers came in with disappointing scores in Boise.
After finishing fifth in his first ever collegiate tournament, freshman Jared du Toit shot an 81 on his final round putting him tied for 22nd place. Junior Sean McMullen wasn’t pleased with his
round either, after finishing in 13th at the last tournament in Pullman.
“I was a little disappointed in myself, second place is never a bad thing, but I hate going home not with first.” McMullen said. “Two of the top players
not playing well and we were still competitive, that’s good to see.”
The Vandals have a week off and open up play again on Oct. 7, when they
head down to Carey, N.C. to compete in the Wolfpack Invitational.
“We definitely know what we need to work on,” McMullen said. “The team is showing a lot of positives though.”
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