PARKER, Colo. – Following two consecutive Colorado tournaments over the last two weeks, the Wichita State men's golf team makes its third and final trip to the Centennial State for the Paintbrush Invitational beginning Monday, October 4 and hosted by the University of Denver.
 
The invitational takes place in Parker, Colorado at the Colorado Golf Club.
 
Wichita State posted significantly improved scores across the board from the Ram Masters Invitational two weeks ago to last week's Mark Simpson Invitational, turning a +84 team score into a -14 scorecard in Erie.
 
Dawson Lewis led the way with a season-best 12th place finish, helping the Shockers finish 11th in the 17-team field.

This week's invitational features a smaller field of 11 schools: Ball State, BYU, Colorado State, Denver, Georgia State, Long Beach State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Santa Clara, Wichita State and Wyoming. There will also be individual golfers from Air Force, Colorado and Oklahoma State.
 
Team rankings from the most recent Golfweek/Sagarin golf rankings as of Friday include BYU (33), Colorado State (52), Denver (85), Long Beach State (No. 100), Wyoming (108), Santa Clara (147), Northern Colorado (151), Ball State (152), Georgia State (160), North Dakota State (192). The Shockers are currently ranked 145th out of the 292 Division-I programs.

Wichita State rolls out a lineup of super juniors Dawson Lewis and Brock Polhill, joined by true freshmen Lucas Scheufler and Adam Balatka. Kansas transfer Tate Herrenbruck makes his collegiate debut to round out the lineup.

The field will play 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday, with an 9:45 AM CST shotgun start on both days. Fans can follow live scoring via golfstat.

The Shockers are off from tournament play next weekend, before wrapping up the fall portion of the schedule in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 18-19). The spring schedule then resumes the first week of March.
   
Paintbrush Invitational Fast Facts:
Dates: Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 4-5, 2021
Host: Denver
Location: Parker, Colo. (Colorado Golf Club)
Yardage: 7,604 Yard
Par: 72
Format: 54 Holes (36 Monday, 18 Tuesday)
Start Times: 9:45 AM CST shotgun both days
The Field: 11 teams
Ball State, BYU, Colorado State, Denver, Georgia State, Long Beach State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Santa Clara, Wichita State and Wyoming. Individual golfers from Air Force, Colorado and Oklahoma State.
   
Shocker Lineup:
Dawson Lewis (Jr.*) – Shot nine-under at Mark Simpson Invitational, good for season-best 12th place finish…posted two sub-70 rounds…tied for 28th at season-opening Wildcat Invitational
Brock Polhill (Jr.*) – Tied for 45th in Erie, but fired a second round 67 to tie for the best individual Shocker round of the invitational…followed up 5th place finish at Wildcat Invitation with top-20 performance in Fort Collins (t-16th)
Lucas Scheufler (Fr.) – Shot opening round 69 on Monday in Erie before finishing in a tie for 54th…top finish among Shockers at Ram Masters, ending in a tie for 12th (77-76-74—227, +17)
Adam Balatka (Fr.) – Posted round scores of 72, 71, and 72 at Mark Simpson Invitational for his first collegiate below-par scorecard (-1)
Tate Herrenbruck (R-Fr.) – Making collegiate debut…transfer from Kansas

*=Reflects extra year of eligibility from COVID-19 season.