Golfers Finish 14th in Orlando

Monday, February 23

Orlando, Fla.

8:00 AM

Iowa State

Rio Pinar Invitational

02.24.2009 | Men's Golf

By: cyclones.com

ORLANDO, Fla. ? The Iowa State men's golf team carded a final round 292, its best of the tournament, Tuesday afternoon and finished in 14th place at the Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando, Fla. Junior Ben Herrera was ISU's top finisher, finishing inside the top-15 at 11th with a three-round total of 217 (72-72-73). Host UCF took home both the team title (294-277-280) and individual honors as the Knight's Blayne Barber carded a 54-hole score of 204 (71-64-69).

The Cyclone trio of Nate McCoy, Thomas Lathrop and Nathan Leary each carded their best rounds of the tournament with scores of 72, 73, and 74, respectively.

ISU will return to the links March 19-21 for the Desert Shootout in Phoenix, Ariz. The tourney will feature three other Big 12 opponents in Kansas, Kansas State and Nebraska.

Team Scores
1. UCF 294-277-280=851
2. Texas-Arlington 290-287-288=865
3. Louisville 283-292-295=870
T4. Augusta State 293-288-290=871
T4. Vanderbilt 287-290-294=871
T4. Mississippi 291-293-287=871
7. Mercer 293-292-288=873
T8. Kentucky 296-297-286=879
T8. Baylor 297-289-293=879
10. South Alabama 301-287-295=883
11. East Carolina 298-297-289=884
12. Wichita State 293-299-297=889
13. Ohio State 291-296-304=891
14. Iowa State 301-300-292=893
15. VCU 299-302-297=898
16. Southern Mississippi 302-299-298=899
T17. UNC Greensboro 301-298-301=900
T17. Memphis 302-301-297=900
19. South Florida 307-305-291=903
20. Akron 309-298-300=907
21. Connecticut 303-306-308=917

ISU Scores
T11. Ben Herrera 72-72-73=217
T35. Nate McCoy 75-74-72=221
T64. Thomas Lathrop 74-79-73=226
T79. Nathan Leary 80-75-74=229
107. Ross Menke 84-80-82=246