WONDER BOYS FINISH IN FOURTH PLACE AT DELTA STATE'S
DERRALL FOREMAN INVITATIONAL

        CLEVELAND, Mississippi – Arkansas Tech Men’s Golf completed play here Saturday at the Derrall Foreman Invitational held at the Cleveland Country Club by shooting a 36-hole total of 585 to finish in fourth place out of 18 teams.

Tech, who was tied for fourth place after Friday’s first round, fired a 289 in Saturday’s final round to finish in fourth place alone. The 289 was the second-lowest score of the second round. North Alabama took home the team title as the Lions fired a 572 for 36 holes, while the host team, Delta State finished second after shooting a two-day total of 582. Henderson State, who was the first round leader after firing a four-under par 284, finished third after shooting a 300 in the second round.

Leading the way for Tech was sophomore Jonathon Spikes (Danville, Ark.), who shot a 36-hole total of 144 to finish tied for fifth place. Spikes shot a 74 in the final round after shooting a two-under par 70 in Friday’s first round.

Henderson State’s Jack Bartlett took home individual medalist honors as he fired a 10-under par 134 (64, 70) for the two-day event, while UNA’s Wes Smith finished second after shooting a six-under par 138 (70, 68) for 36 holes.

In addition to Spikes, junior B.J. Hawkins (Winnsboro, Texas) carded a two-over par 144 (75, 71) to finish tied for 11th place, while junior Jarred Carlyle (Nashville, Ark.) and sophomore Ryan Hitt (Allen, Texas) each finished tied for 21st place after firing four-over pars 148 for 36 holes. Carlyle rebounded in the final round as he shot a three-under par 69 after firing a seven-over par 79 in the first round, while Hitt shot a 76 in the second round after carding an even-par 72 in the first round. Other Tech finishers included junior Scott Genoway (Calgary, Alberta), who shot a 156 (81, 75) for 36 holes to finish tied for 52nd place, while sophomore Lucas Ott (Yellville, Ark.) and freshman Jacob Trammell (Cabot, Ark.) finished tied for 43rd and 46th respectively after competing as individuals. Ott shot a 154 (74, 80) and Trammell (78, 77) fired a 155 for the two-day meet.

Tech will continue the fall portion of its schedule when it competes at the Ouachita Baptist Fall Invitational in Arkadelphia, Ark., on Oct. 15-16.

 ARKANSAS TECH                   296   289 – 584

          T-5    Jonathon Spikes              70      74 – 144

          T-11  B.J. Hawkins                   75      71 – 146

          T-21  Jarred Carlyle                  79      69 – 148

          T-21  Ryan Hitt                        72      76 – 148

          T-43  Lucas Ott                        74      80 – 154

          T-45  Jacob Trammell               78      77 – 155

          T-52  Scott Genoway                81      75 – 156

          Complete Derrall Foreman Collegiate Golf Classic results

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