Utah State's Benjamin Schilleman and Chance Godderidge both carded four-under par 140s to finish tied for third and help Utah State win the Utah Collegiate Shootout held at the Sunbrook Golf Club on Saturday as the Aggies finished with an 11-under 565 (290-275).
Following Utah State was Southern Utah and Dixie State in a distant second as both teams finished with five-under 571s. Utah Valley finished fourth (576), while Utah was fifth (577) and Weber State sixth (582).
Weber State's Nick Despain took medalist honors with a nine-under 135 after shooting rounds of 68 and 67, and Dixie State's Nick Drost finished second with a six-under 138 with rounds of 70 and 68.
Schilleman, a junior from Layton, Utah, began the tournament with a two-over 74 during his first 18 holes before carding a tournament-best six-under 66 during his second round. Godderidge, a junior from Smithfield, Utah, fired rounds of 71 and 69 in his first action of the season to tie Schilleman for third-place.
Fellow USU junior Tyson McFarland (Rexburg, Idaho) tied for eighth as he finished with a two-under 142 (74-68), while freshman Tanner Higham (Shelley, Idaho) tied for 10th with a one-under 143 (71-72), and senior Thad Truman (Blackfoot, Idaho) tied for 24th with a three-over 147 (75-72).
Utah State also had three individuals compete on Saturday as sophomore Austin French (Idaho Falls, Idaho) tied for 14th with an even-par 144 (74-70), freshman Brendan Dennis (Roosevelt, Utah) finished in 34th-place with a five-over 149 (73-76), and senior Brandon Broadhead (Brigham City, Utah) tied for 46th with a 14-over 158 (83-75).
Utah State will conclude its fall season next week as it travels to Northridge, Calif., to compete in the Bill Cullum Invitational hosted by Cal State Northridge on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 26-27.