ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Despite recording its best score of the tournament, the Aggie men's golf team finished 18^th among a deep field, which included nine programs which participated in the 2024-25 NCAA Regionals. For the weekend, the Aggies posted a combined score of 875 (+11) to finish one stroke back of Rice. The team title ultimately went to Long Beach State, which shot an 841 (-23) to end the weekend five strokes clear of the rest of the field.
 
Individually, the Aggies were paced by Mateo Payan for the second consecutive week after the sophomore recorded a 71 (-1) to leap 21 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for 27^th – shooting one-under for the tournament. His Saturday round included five birdies and nine pars.
 
Javier Delgadillo finished just two strokes behind Payan to wrap up the event in a tie for 48^th among the 100-man field. Vari Mariscal placed in a tie for 79^th (+7), Ethan Klose finished in a tie for 88^th (+10) and Anthony Lara concluded the week in 97^th (+13).
 
On the week, NM State submitted 47 birdies as a team, led Mateo Payan, Javier Delgadillo and Ethan Klose who each tallied 11 birdies across 54 holes.
 
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