CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M senior Kolton Baber fired round of 67 and 73 on Friday to sit tied for third following the opening 36 holes at the Hot Dirt Desert Shootout hosted by Colorado School of Mines at the Golf Club of Estrella (Par 72 – 7,068 Yards) in Goodyear, Arizona.
 
The Devol, Oklahoma product registered nine birdies on Friday highlighted by seven during the opening round on his way to a 140 (-4). The Buffs used round of 295 and 294 to sit tied for eighth overall with a 589 (+13) heading into Saturday's final round.
 
UC-Colorado Spring sits atop of the team leaderboard with a score of 566 (-10) to hold a four-stroke lead over Midwestern State (-6, 570). James Perry of UCCS holds a four-stroke lead atop of the individual leaderboard with rounds of 64 and 70 for a 134 (-10).
 
Saturday's final round will see the Buffs play alongside Westminster, Regis and UBC-Okanagan with traditional tee times starting at 12:24 p.m. CT in Goodyear.
 
Buffs on the Leaderboard
T3. Kolton Baber – 67-73 – 140 (-4)
T18. Luis Palomo – 75-71 – 146 (+2)
T28. Daniel Unger – 77-71 – 148 (+4)
T56. Santiago Caride – 76-79 – 155 (+11)
T76. Erik Strömfelt – 79-82 – 161 (+17)