UW's Nick Taylor finishes seventh in Florida tournament

Washington's Nick Taylor, the world's top-ranked amateur golfer, moved up 20 spots to finish tied for seventh at the Isleworth Invitational in Windermere, Fla.

Despite a nice day from Taylor, it was a tough tournament for the third-ranked Huskies, who finished tied for 13th among 15 teams, 32 shots behind champion Oklahoma State in the three-round event.

UW's Richard Lee and Tze Huang Choo tied for 43rd.

It was the final event of the fall season for Washington.

Taylor, whose 2-under 70 was tied for the second-best score Tuesday, finished in the top 10 in all four events he competed in this fall. He finished this week's event at 4-over 220.

Other golf

Washington's women's team was second, one stroke behind Arizona, and three Huskies were in the top 10 after two rounds of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in Nevada. Washington's Anya Alvarez was fourth after shooting a 1-over 73 Tuesday for a 2-under 142 total. Teammates Molly Aronsson (tied for sixth) and Karinn Dickinson (tied for ninth) were also in the top 10.

• Freshman Claire Rachor's third-place finish helped Western Washington's women finish third in the 13-team Cal State Monterey Bay Invitational in Monterey Bay, Calif. It was Rachor's third consecutive top-three tournament finish.

• Seo Hee Moon of Mukilteo and Erynne Lee of Silverdale were named Rolex Junior All-Americans by the American Junior Golf Association. Moon, 17, had four AJGA top-10 finishes this year.

Football

Eric Oertel, a 6-2, 193-pound running back from Racine (Wis.) Lutheran High, has become the 16th known verbal commitment to Washington State for 2010, according two Web sites. He is projected as a possible defensive player.

Basketball

Great Northwest Athletic Conference coaches picked Seattle Pacific's women to finish second behind Alaska Anchorage this season. The Falcons were 23-5 overall and shared the GNAC title at 14-2 with Anchorage last season.

Compiled from sports-information reports and other sources.