UAFS shot its lowest round during the final round of the St. Mary's Rattler Invitational on Tuesday, but the Lions weren't able to make up any ground on host St. Mary's.
UAFS shot a 4-over-par 292 during the final round and a 29-over 893 (295-306-292) for the tournament, finishing tied for seventh in the 17-team field that included seven Heartland Conference teams.
Heartland Conference member St. Mary's, which led after each of the first two rounds, shot a 13-under 275 during the final round to run away with the championship, shooting an 8-under 856 (293-288-275) for the tournament.
Conference member Oklahoma Christian finished runner-up with a 20-over 884 (296-295-293), Southeastern Oklahoma State was third with a 22-over 886 (296-294-296), Western New Mexico was fourth with a 26-over 890 (294-297-299) and Midwestern State (301-298-293) and Southwestern Oklahoma State (309-290-293) finished tied for fifth with a 28-over 892.
UAFS finished tied with fellow conference member Dallas Baptist, which shot rounds of 298-306-289. Lubbock Christian, also a conference member, finished ninth, shooting a 40-over 904 (302-303-299) and Northeastern State finished 10
th, shooting a 46-over 910 (305, 305, 300).
Conference members Texas A&M International finished 11
th (911), followed by conference member St. Edward's (912), Texas A&M-Commerce (913), Cameron (913), Indianapolis (914) , West Texas A&M (919) and Regis (944).
Senior
Tucker Tovar led the UAFS contingent, shooting a 3-over 219 (70-76-73) and finishing tied for 12
th overall. Sophomore
Jeremy Bates shot a 5-over 221 (74-74-73) and finished tied for 19
th, sophomore
Parker Jennings shot an 11-over 227 (77-77-73) and finished tied for 36
th, senior
Jakeb Mikel shot a 13-over 229 (74-79-76) and finished tied for 46
th and freshman
Nathan Munday shot a 31-over 247 (80-94-73) and finished 85
th.
St. Mary's Emilio Gonzales shot a 6-under 210 (68-74-68) to win the tournament by 3 strokes over Oklahoma Christian's Trevor Norby, who shot a 3-under 213 (70-72-71).
Final Results
