Day two of the National Invitational Tournament concluded Tuesday, and the Iowa State men’s golf team came out victorious with a score of 832 (274-275-283).

With just one round of golf played Tuesday, the Cyclones finished five strokes ahead of Arizona State University and UNLV, which tied for second.

Iowa State’s score also tied its second-best 54-hole tally in school history.

Nick Voke, senior from New Zealand, ended the competition tied for second place along with UNLV’s Harry Hall. Voke finished with a score of 203 (66-68-69) to help lift the Cyclones to victory.

“I was really pleased, to be honest,” Voke said. “[I] helped out the team and was pleased to come away with a win.”

Redshirt junior Denzel Ieremia shot a 204 (68-67-69) to tie for fourth place in the competition. He is now tied for the sixth-lowest 54-hole score in school history after finishing four out of the seven tournaments this season in the top 10.

“We are a good team and we are capable of winning,” Ieremia said. “We did a couple things differently and came out with a win.”

Freshman Tripp Kinney ended the tournament tied for 13th place with a career-best 212 (73-68-71).

“Anytime you can go out and win something as a team, it’s awesome,” Kinney said.

Freshman Sam Vincent ended the tournament with a 217 score (69-74-74), which tied for 31st place.

Arizona State and UNLV put pressure on Iowa State’s lead and at one point surpassed the Cyclones for first place. But the Cyclones still ended up winning the tournament.

“I think we knew it was going to be close, but our focus was gonna play our own game and not focus on what everyone else was doing,” coach Andrew Tank said.

Many players credited Tank’s coaching for the last rounds of golf.

“I had coach’s words in my head, ‘Be patient, go out and play my own game,’” Kinney said.

This was Iowa State’s first tournament victory since the Badger Invitational on Sept. 13 2016, in Madison, Wisconsin.

“This was our week to come on top, and it gives us a lot to look forward to,” Tank said.

A lot of excitement surrounds the golf team right now, but Voke, along the rest of the team, will continue to work hard in the upcoming weeks.

“It is nice [to win an invitational] but no means a validation,” Voke said.

Iowa State will be back in action at the General Hackler Tournament on March 11 and 12.