The Iowa State University men’s golf team played consistent golf en route to its third place finish at the Diet Pepsi-Wichita State Shocker Classic in Wichita, Kan.

The 18-team, 54-hole tournament, which was held April 15 and 16 at the par-71 Tallgrass Country Club, saw senior Chris Peterson pace the Cyclones with his tie for first place.

Peterson lost his bid for the individual medalist title when Nebraska freshman golfer Josh Madden saw his pitch shot bounce in and out, landing just inches from the pin.

“Chris was the defending champion of the tournament,” Iowa State head golf coach Dale Anderson said. “In order to get into the playoffs he needed to hit a 15-foot birdie putt.”

Peterson lead the Cyclones with a 221-stroke total, which included a first-round card of three under 68 strokes.

The Cyclones also saw Jason Knutzon finish in the top 10. Knutzon, who won at the St. Louis tournament just a week ago, saw a decrease of six strokes per round.

Knutzon shot an opening round of 82, a 76 in the second round and he then wrapped up the tournament with a 70.

Anderson was impressed with his golfer’s final round.

“His final round was the best by two strokes,” Anderson said. “The final round was very windy and the course was playing like a championship course.”

Knutzon claimed eighth place with his 228-stroke total.

Iowa State’s Travis Korver continued to struggle during his spring tour.

“Travis continues to struggle,” Anderson said. “But he is beginning to find himself again.”

Korver finished in 41st place with his 236-stroke total.

Corey Chambers re-entered the Cyclone varsity roster and also struggled at Wichita.

“With all of the talent that Corey has, he didn’t perform well at the tournament,” Anderson said. “He did manage to shoot a 75 in the second round, though.”

Chambers finished in 57th place with his 240-stroke total.

The final ISU golfer was junior Donnie Teeter. The junior added a final tally of 243 strokes to round out the Cyclone scorecard and finished in 67th place.

“Donnie just didn’t have a good tournament,” Anderson said.

As a whole, Anderson was somewhat disappointed with the results of the tournament.

“Although we were very consistent with our team scores of 304, 305 and 306, we just didn’t do as well as I had hoped,” the coach said. “We may have had too high of expectations.”

Among the other performers in the tournament was Big Eight rival Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers claimed the team and individual title behind two freshmen and a junior.

Madden won the tournament’s individual medalist prize, while fellow newcomer Steve Friesen finished in a tie for first.

The final member of the first place group was junior Jacques Paiement.

“We have split with Nebraska this year in the four times we have met them in tournament action,” Anderson said. “The Big Eight tournament will be very important as far as a bid for the national tournament.”

Iowa State will next be in action at the Big Eight tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.

The Cyclones are looking for an upper division finish at the tournament, which will be held April 22 and 23.

But Anderson sees the tournament as an important one for being able to go to the nationals.

“Right now we are still in the hunt to go to nationals,” Anderson said. “We are still on the bubble and the Big Eight will be very important in order to make it.”

Anderson said he was not sure who he was going to take to the conference tournament.

“I am not sure if we are going to have qualifying or not,” Anderson said. “That is something I am going to discuss with my assistant coach Mark Hankins.”