BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – The NM State men's golf team closed out play at the The Clerico on Tuesday with a fifth-place finish in a 13-team field at Cedar Ridge Country Club. In their final event of the fall season, the Aggies posted rounds of 287, 297 and 282 to finish at 866 (+26), using the tournament's third-lowest score of the final round to secure a top-five showing.
 
Two Aggies cracked the top 10 individually as Kostka Horno and Mateo Payán each tied for seventh at 213 (+3). Horno surged up the leaderboard with a final-round 66 (-4), the lowest round by an Aggie during the tournament, while Payán closed with a 68 (-2) to earn his third top-10 finish of the season.
 
Jackson Funkhouser also delivered a strong performance, tying for 13th after carding a 54-hole total of 216 (+6). Funkhouser opened the tournament with a 69 (-1), one of just three under-par rounds in the opening round.
 
Rounding out the lineup, Brasen Briones finished tied for 45th at 225 (+15), while Max Chan placed 71st at 232 (+22).
 
As a team, NM State climbed the standings on the final day behind its 282 (+2), finishing just one stroke behind a tie for third and two strokes behind No. 3 New Mexico.
 
Oral Roberts captured the team title at 854 (+14), while ORU's Ben Gratzl earned medalist honors with a 204 (-6).
 
NM State Individual Results
T7. Kostka Horno – 73-74-66--213 (+3)
T7. Mateo Payan – 72-73-68--213 (+3)
T13. Jackson Funkhouser – 69-74-73--216 (+6)
T45. Brasen Briones – 74-76-75--225 (+15)
71. Max Chan – 73-81-78--232 (+22)
 
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