RAMS GET HOT IN FINAL ROUND: WIN 5TH STRAIGHT RRAC TITLE |
LUBBOCK, TX: The Texas Wesleyan University men’s golf team shot a final round 289 on Tuesday to remain perfect all-time in the Red River Athletic Conference tournament. The Rams also rose to fourth in the Region VI competition being held concurrently with the RRAC tournament.
On the final day, Texas Wesleyan passed Northwood, Southern Nazarene, and Lubbock Christian University to finish fourth in the power packed Region VI competition. Third ranked Oklahoma City won the event with a total card of 856, while ninth ranked Wayland Baptist (862) and top ranked Oklahoma Christian (868) finished second and third.
Number 12 Texas Wesleyan finished at 887, three shots ahead of 19th ranked Northwood.
Michael Loppnow of Wayland Baptist shot a final round 68 to take the Region VI title at 208 for the tournament. Texas Wesleyan’s Armando Villarreal shot a final round 70 to catch Northwood’s Lucas Bogdan. Villarreal and Bogdan tied for the RRAC title at 215.
Villarreal’s 215 was good for 7th in the overall competition. Paco Saracho’s third round 71 lifted him to 222 and a tie for 16th. Stuart Martin finished at 225 (T22), Mitch Hendon 227 (T27), and Kevin Doskocil 233 (43rd) to round out Texas Wesleyan’s card. Carlos Arenas played as an individual and tied for 33rd at 229.
“The guys played great today,” said head coach Kevin Millikan. “Obviously we are very happy to win the Red River title, and now we will try to put a few of these rounds together in the national tournament.”
The Rams will now await a bid to the 57th NAIA National Championships which will be held at Indiana National, May 13-16.
Region VI Fin. Player Scores T7 Armando Villarreal 71 74 70 215 T16 Paco Saracho 74 77 71 222 T22 Stuart Martin 75 75 75 225 T27 Mitch Hendon 79 75 73 227 43rd Kevin Doskocil 80 75 78 233 T33 *Carlos Arenas 78 71 80 229 6th Texas Wesleyan 299 299 289 887
RRAC Fin. Player Scores 1st Armando Villarreal 71 74 70 215 3rd Paco Saracho 74 77 71 222 6th Stuart Martin 75 75 75 225 T7 Mitch Hendon 79 75 73 227 14th Kevin Doskocil 80 75 78 233 11th *Carlos Arenas 78 71 80 229 1st Texas Wesleyan 299 299 289 887 * - Medallist |
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