The Montana Tech Invitational tournament wrapped up Tuesday at the Butte Country Club with the Rocky men and women winning both team titles.

"It was great to ger our team back on the course and have the opportunity to see us compete on our home course" Oredigger golf coach Sean Ryan.

The Rocky Mountain College women finished the two-day event with a team score of 627 (+59 to par). The Orediggers finished in second place 22 strokes behind (+81 to par). Carroll was third at 670, Dickenson State fourth at 698, and the Orediggers second team in fifth with a 722.

Individually for the Orediggers, Franchi Caertin finished in fifth place overall with a two-round total of 160. (81 R1, 79 R2). Emma Woods was right behind in a four-way tie for sixth, as she shot a 162. Kodie Hoagland fought into the top 10 as she finished with a 163, which was good for tenth.

Valentina Zuleta from Rocky Mountain College won the individual trophy with a 149, beating her teammate Kadence Fischer who carded a 154. Third place went to Carroll College golfer Celi Chapman with a 155.

"I'm very proud of how our ladies played. They shook off the nerves and competed against the best in our conference and nearly everyone got better in our top-5 on day two"

"Our ladies shot one off the school record for low round today, and also our school record for low two-round tournament score, so I know it's right there for us to have a record-breaking year!"

The Men's team title went to Rocky as well with a three-round total of 859, Dickenson State was second with 888, followed by two Montana Tech teams, Montana Tech -1 fired a 900, followed by Tech-2 with a 929. Carroll College followed in fifth place with a 943, Providence in sixth with a 966, followed by Northern with a 1102.

Tyler Avery paced the Orediggers with a three-round total of 213 (+3 to par) which tied him for second. Gabe Witham finished in 14^th for the Diggs with a 227 total (+17 to par) and Trey Mattson tied for 16^th with a 229 (+19 to par).
"Freshman, Tyler Avery played phenomenal for his first college tournament. He was in the hunt right down to the wire and knows he can compete at this level and win tournament."

William Dexheimer from Rocky Mountain College was able to hold onto a one stroke advantage and win the event on the men's side, hitting a 212 total (+2 to par). Bryce Reed from Dickinson State tied Tyler Avery from Tech for second place with a 213.

"I think having two Tech teams in our event and a number of individuals will prove beneficial for us when it come to finding our best lineup as the season progresses. It's a lot like the Powerball, it's easier to pick the winning combination after the numbers are drawn." Coach Sean Ryan.

The Orediggers are back on the links September 18^th and 19^th for the University of Providence Invitational.