GOODYEAR, Arizona -- Jake Doggett wasn't about to let the moment get away in the final round of the Ruidoso Junior Golf Association's Palm Valley Classic on Tuesday afternoon.

Even with a bobble that resulted in a bogey which put the senior from Hutto back into a tie at the top of the leader board on his 17th hole of the day, Doggett wasn't going to let his school record fifth individual win of the season get away.

The lefty trusted his driver on the par-5, 545-yard hole which was the last of the day. Doggett laid up with his 6-iron then put a wedge shot to within 12-feet of the pin.

"It was a tough putt," Doggett said. "The pin was under a ridge and luckily I stayed under it. I matched the speed and the line and luckily it fell right in the middle."

His fifth birdie of the day finished off a 3-under 69. It was his 13th consecutive par-or-better performance as Doggett carded scores of 67 and 70 in the opening two rounds to finish with a 10-under 206. It was a stroke better than Western New Mexico's Joey Geary (71-67-69).

Doggett continued a storybook season with five individual wins in 10 tournaments. It was his seventh career win which is the second most in program history behind Derek Oland, who had nine from 2012-15.

But Doggett was even more ecstatic about the Mustangs' team effort.

"We have a lot of good players and we're starting to put it together," he said. "We didn't play particularly well last week, but still found a way. It's real exciting to win like this before conference and regionals. We're kind of the hot team out there so it is pretty exciting."

Midwestern State dominated the tournament with a 20-under, 54-hole total of 844 producing single round tallies of 279 (-9), 282 (-6) and 283 (-5) to win by 12 strokes of Colorado State-Pueblo (856/-8).

"We were solid again as a team. It was good tournament for us showing our depth," MSU coach Jeff Ray said. "It is a great golf course. We're really turning the corner. The kids are working hard and it is paying off."

The 54-hole team total matches the fourth lowest in program history and it is the second lowest to par. The Mustangs west 24-under at the 2009 Lone Star Conference Championship.

MSU accounted for its ninth, 10th and 11th par-or-better team totals of the season which also stand as the most in program history. The Mustangs also improved their team finish percentage to an astounding .905 through 10 tournament.

The third team win matches the second most in program history also achieved in 2012-13 and 2018-19. MSU won four times in 2014-15.

All five MSU golfers accounted for a par-or-better score, while four achieved the feat twice.

Junior Garrett Leek delivered his fifth Top 10 finish of the season and 18th of his career carding scores of 70, 69 and 73 for a 4-under 212.

Fellow junior Jake Leatherwood recovered from a 77 in the second round to go bogey-free with three birdies for his fourth score in the 60s this season with a 69. The Snyder native finished with a 1-over total of 217 to tie for 25th.

Sophomore Ethen Wolf finished on a high note carding scores of 73, 74 and 72 to tie for 35th with a 3-over total of 219.

Junior Mason Mikeska carded exceptional scores of 71 and 69 for closing with an 80 in the final round. He tied for 42nd with a 4-over total of 220.

Senior Keiton Hoster logged scores of 73, 76 and 76 to tie for 62nd with a 9-over total of 225.

Midwestern State competes in the Lone Star Conference Championship on April 18-20 at the Squaw Valley Golf Course in Glen Rose, Texas.

RJGA Palm Valley Classic

Team Leaderboard

Pos	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Midwestern State	-20	279	282	283	844
2	Colorado State-Pueblo	-8	282	296	278	856
3	Fort Lewis	-3	288	282	291	861
4	Western Washington	+1	280	298	287	865
5	Chico State	+2	282	289	295	866
6	California State, East Bay	+3	290	293	284	867
	California State, San Bernardino	+3	288	288	291	867
8	UC Colorado Springs	+4	291	292	285	868
9	Western New Mexico	+6	291	297	282	870
10	Holy Names	+7	289	294	288	871
11	Montana State-Billings	+9	291	295	287	873
12	California State, Dominguez Hills	+12	299	292	285	876
13	Lubbock Christian	+19	285	302	296	883
14	Colorado School of Mines	+24	297	293	298	888
15	Northwest Nazarene	+36	304	302	294	900
16	Academy of Art	+44	306	299	303	908
17	Regis	+48	300	309	303	912

  

Individual Leaderboard

Pos	Player	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Jake Doggett	Midwestern State	-10	67	70	69	206
2	Joey Geary	Western New Mexico	-9	71	67	69	207
3	Mark Williams	California State, San Bernardino	-7	69	70	70	209
	Tiaan de Jager	Lubbock Christian	-7	67	70	72	209
5	Liam Duncan	Colorado State-Pueblo	-6	71	73	66	210
6	Dakota Ochoa	Chico State	-5	70	70	71	211
7	Garrett Leek	Midwestern State	-4	70	69	73	212
8	Seung Ho Yoon	California State, Dominguez Hills	-3	71	71	71	213
	Barrett Jones	UC Colorado Springs	-3	69	70	74	213
10	Fraser Owenson	California State, East Bay	-2	73	72	69	214
	Jamie Roberts	Colorado State-Pueblo	-2	73	72	69	214
	Riley Kaercher	Montana State-Billings	-2	70	75	69	214
	Andy Yoon	California State, Dominguez Hills	-2	70	74	70	214
	Darren Edwards	Fort Lewis	-2	71	71	72	214
	Nicholas Krantz	Fort Lewis	-2	70	71	73	214

  

Midwestern State Scorecard

1	Midwestern State	-20	279	282	283	844
Place	Player	To Par	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Jake Doggett (1)	-10	67	70	69	206
7	Garrett Leek (3)	-4	70	69	73	212
T25	Jake Leatherwood (2)	+1	71	77	69	217
T35	Ethen Wolf (4)	+3	73	74	72	219
T42	Mason Mikeska (5)	+4	71	69	80	220
T62	Keiton Hoster (I)	+9	73	76	76	225