The Iowa State men’s golf team finished in ninth place out of ten teams at the Big 12 Championship in Hutchinson, Kansas, after a 72-hole tournament on Wednesday.

The Cyclones scored a 1,221 (328-285-293-315), beating only 10th place West Virginia, which shot a 1,251 (329-294-313-315).

The tournament was challenging from the start, when gushing winds recorded from 35-45 mph impacted the players’ performance in the first day of competition Monday. Winds died down on Tuesday, but on Wednesday, the cold temperatures and returning high winds caused scores to rise once again.

No. 18 Texas beat out No. 2 Oklahoma by a score of 1,168, one stroke ahead of Oklahoma, to be crowned Big 12 Champions.

Iowa State’s senior Nick Voke was one stroke away from finishing his fourth-straight top-10 individual performance at Big 12 Championships. He tied for 15th out of the 50 golfers, scoring a 296 (76-71-75-74).

Ruben Sondjaja tied for the 23th spot, firing a 77 in the fourth and final round. He scored a 300 (79-73-71-77).

Freshman Sam Vincent ended in the 38th spot. His final round score of 85 caused him to drop two spots in the tournament. He turned in a score of 311 (85-69-75-82) in his first Big 12 Championship. 

Denzel Ieremia finished in a tie for 43th after scoring a 315 (88-72-72-83). He dropped four spots from the previous day’s performance.

Freshman Tripp Kinney finished 49th, scoring 323 (90-75-76-82), beating out 50th-place Max Sear from West Virginia, who shot a 326 (92-73-80-81).

Despite the low finish in the Big 12 Championship, the Cyclones are in a solid shape to make their fourth NCAA Regional appearance in the last six seasons. Coach Andrew Tank took over the program in 2010, and has sent the team or an individual to NCAA Regionals every season since 2012. 

The NCAA will announce its selection for the regional spots next Thursday on the Golf Channel.