CARLSBAD, Calif. - Brandon Bueno shot a 4-over par 220, tying for third-place and also leading UC Santa Barbara to a third-place tie at the UC San Diego Invitational played on the La Costa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif., on Tuesday.

As a team, the Gauchos finished with a +40, 904 and tied with UC Irvine for third. A pair of Utah schools finished 1-2 for the team title with Utah State (893, +29) and Southern Utah (897, +33) finishing atop the standings.

For Bueno, it was his highest finish as a collegiate player. He came into Tuesday's final round at 1-over par and shot a 3-over 75 to finish at 220. He was the lone UCSB player to finish among the top-10, but Ethan Barnes (9-over, 225) tied for 13th and Andrew Ricci (12-over, 228) tied for 17th. Barne's 3-under par in the second round on Monday was the best round of any Santa Barbara player in the tournament.

Blake McGovern (18-over, 234, tied for 32nd) and Jacob Montes (26-over, 242, tied for 39th) rounded out the Gaucho five. John Bush, playing as an individual, carded a 16-over par, 232 to tie for 29th. 

Colten Cordingley of Utah State and Liam Koeneke of San Diego State, playing as an individual, tied for individual medalist honors with each shooting a 2-over par 218. SDSU's Amadeo Figus, also playing as an individual, and Southern Utah's Jake Vincent tied Bueno for 3rd.

UCSB returns to action on Monday-Tuesday, April 5-6 when it travels to the Wyoming Cowboy Classic at the Whirlwind Golf Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.