PLEASANTON — Michael Jura led a trio of Warriors who placed among the top-40 and the Stanislaus State men's golf team earned a top-10 team finish Tuesday at the Bay Area Invitational hosted by Cal State East bay at the Club at Ruby Hill.
 
Jura finished tied for 17th after a three-round score of 222 (+6). He was three-under in Monday's opening round, shooting a 69 and sitting two strokes off the lead in third place. Chris Ebster tied for 31st, shooting a three-round total of 226 (+10). He shot the team's best score in Tuesday's final round, posting a 3-over 75 in the cold and blustery conditions.
 
Brad Sparrer was the Warriors' third player among the top-40, finishing tied for 40th at 13-over 229. Sparrer had one of only four eagles in the whole tournament. He eagled the par-5 fourth in Tuesday's final round. That helped him finish with the tournament's second-best scoring average on par-5s (4.50). He also had the tournament's third-best scoring on par-3s (2.75).
 
The Warriors finished tied for ninth alongside Saint Martin's of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with a team score of 909 (+45). They beat three other PacWest Conference schools in Hawaii Pacific (12th), Chaminade (13th) and Academy of Art. Cal State San Marcos was a tournament winner for the second straight week, winning this week's Bay Area Invitational with an even team score of 864. CSUSM's Matt Pennington took medalist honors at eight under.
 
Tim Sauer was the Warriors' fourth golfer, finishing tied for 54th with a tournament score of 235 (+19). Armaan Sahota also competed for Stanislaus State, finishing tied for 63rd and totaling 239 (+23) over three rounds.
 
The Warriors return to the Bay Area on March 7 and 8 for the Northwest Nazarene Poppy Ridge Invitational in Livermore.