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FAIRFAX, Calif. - The Fresno State men's golf team concluded the final round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, hosted by Cal, at Meadow Club on Tuesday. The 'Dogs finished the tournament in 13^th place with a score of 10-over-par 862 (290-280-292) to end the tournament.

Redshirt Senior Cody Riecks led Fresno State in the tournament, carding an even-par 71 in the final round. The Auburn, Calif., native finished the tournament tied for 41^st place with an overall score of 1-over-par 214.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Fresno State women's golf team fired a strong final round of the Aggie Invitational, hosted by New Mexico State, at the NMSU Golf Course on Wednesday. The Bulldogs made a leap in the leaderboard to finish the tournament in third place with a 26-over-par 890 (297-302-291).

As a team, the Bulldogs were just one stroke behind the third round leader, Cal Baptist. Fresno State fired a 291 in its final round for its best score of the tournament, which proved to be enough to move the team up two slots in the leaderboard.

RENO, Nev. - Behind stout defense from the Bulldogs and two touchdowns from sophomore running back Ronnie Rivers, Fresno State defeated Nevada 21-3 in its Mountain West opener on Saturday evening at Mackay Stadium. Holding Nevada to only a field goal in the contest, the Fresno State defense forced three turnovers and limited the Wolf Pack to 3.8 yards per play on offense.

Senior quarterback Marcus McMaryion went 20-of-28 passing, completing better than 70 percent of his throws for the fourth time in five games. He racked up 241 yards and tossed two touchdowns. The beneficiary to each of McMaryion's touchdown throws were senior wide receiver KeeSean Johnson (27-yard TD) and Rivers (19-yard TD). Johnson had a team-high seven receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown while Rivers' TD grab was his sole reception on the evening. Junior tight end Jared Rice tallied a team-high and career-high 98 yards on three receptions which included a career-long 69-yard reception.

PEBBLE BEACH -  Matthew Sutherland from The First Tee of Greater Sacramento and his uncle, PGA TOUR Champions professional Kevin Sutherland, clinched the Pro-Junior title today at the PURE Insurance Championship Impacting The First Tee finishing 16-under. The Sutherlands won the tournament in a three-way scorecard playoff with Caroline Wales from The First Tee of Coachella Valley (Calif.) and pro partner Stephen Ames, and Yena Jang from The First Tee of Greater Sacramento and pro partner Duffy Waldorf.

Making his PURE Insurance Championship debut, Ken Tanigawa earned his first win on the PGA TOUR Champions with an eagle on the 18^th hole to finish 10-under. Tanigawa was a medalist at PGA TOUR Champions Q-School in December 2017 and earned fully-exempt status for this season. This was his 18th start on PGA TOUR Champions this season. This win moved him to No. 20 in the Charles Schwab Cup.

FRESNO - Fresno State senior quarterback Marcus McMaryion was named to two national player of the week award watch lists on Monday, hours after being named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week.

McMaryion was announced as one of eight quarterbacks up for the Manning Award "Star of the Week," sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The senior quarterback was also named to a list of eight in line for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week Award for week five, the Davey O'Brien Foundation and Punt & Pass Podcast jointly announced.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The sixth annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards will take place Thursday evening at the Omni Louisville Hotel. The fundraising gala celebrates individuals from around the world who are driven to becoming change agents for the common good. In addition to awards given to seasoned humanitarians, six young people age 30 and under, will be honored with an award for each of Muhammad Ali's Six Core Principles: Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Giving, Respect and Spirituality.

Lonnie Ali, Co-Founder of the Muhammad Ali Center and widow of Muhammad Ali, said, "Like Muhammad, by their example these awardees serve as role models to all of us, and they help to ensure that the legacy Muhammad left on this world continues to inspire, transform, and ignite positive change. If there was a time for the power of his example to be heeded, it is now."