BUTTE, Mont. – Ben Kaul had an astounding third round to climb up the leaderboard on Tuesday, finishing tied for 5^th place at the Montana Tech Invitational.

Kaul shot a 68 in the final round, tied for the third best score on the course during the event, to move up from 13^th place to 5^th place. He ended up with a total of eight strokes above par, cutting two strokes off his score of 10 over between the two rounds yesterday.

Trenton Olson finished tied for 21^st, shooting 22 over while Colton Stodghill was right behind him at 23 over. Connor Mora (+32) tied for 29^th, Josh Warp (+42) finished 33^rd, Jake Henderson (+44) finished right behind him at 34^th, while JP Briney (+57) finished 37^th.

As a team the Argos finished 5^th out of six teams, recording a team score of 923. They finished 12 strokes behind Dickinson State (911) and 22 strokes behind third-place Carroll College (901). Rocky Mountain College won the event with a score 854, with Montana Tech finishing second at 870.

On the women's side, Kielar Jones shot a 93 in the second round. She finished the two-day event 43 strokes over par, good for 19^th place. Kate Murack (+58) finished 28^th, while M'Kenzie Whiteman (+73) finished 30^th. Because the women only have three members, they are not eligible for a team score.  

The Argos will compete next Monday at the Argo Invitational at the Meadow Lark Country Club in Great Falls, Mont.