Tempe, Ariz. -- The 17th-ranked University of New Mexico men's golf team finished 14th out of 19 teams at the Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational. UNM compiled a three-round team total of 8-under-par 856, which was 32 shots behind host and winner Arizona State.

The Sun Devils set a tournament record with a 40 under 824. Individual medalist David Schultz of TCU was just one stroke off the tournament record of 16-under-par 200 set by TCU's Bret Guetz last year.

UNM's top individual was senior Michael Letzig, who tied for 17th at 7-under 209. Letzig shot 71 in the final round after a blazing 8-under par 64 in the second round.

Jay Choi and Derek Abel were both at 218, tying for 65th place at 2-over-par. Ian Medlock tied for 78th at 220 (+4) while sophomore Madalitso Muthiya was at 223, good for 92nd place.

The Lobos are off until May 1, when they compete in the Mountain West Conference Championships at Sunriver, Oregon.

FINAL RESULTS Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational Karsten Course Tempe, Ariz. Par-72, 7,027 Yards

1 Arizona State 281-270-273-824 (-40) 2 Southern Cal 280-279-273-832 (-32) 3 Pepperdine 279-278-278-835 (-29) 4 TCU 278-281-277-836 (-28) 5 Oklahoma 277-287-276-840 (-24) 6 Texas 287-279-277-843 (-21) 7 Stanford 288-277-279-844 (-20) Arizona 283-277-284-844 (-20) 9 UNLV 288-284-274-846 (-18) 10 Houston 288-283-278-849 (-15) Brigham Young 279-284-286-849 (-15) 12 San Diego St. 278-289-285-852 (-12) 13 Arizona St. 2 294-282-279-855 (-9) 14 New Mexico 289-281-286-856 (-8) 15 Washington St. 288-286-284-858 (-6) 16 Oregon 286-299-274-859 (-5) 17 Colorado 287-293-282-862 (-2) Oregon State 286-289-287-862 (-2) 19 UCLA 285-292-295-872 (+8) !

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