LaSalle, Ill. – Sophomore Ayden Dyson (Meridian, Idaho/Bishop Kelly) was the top finisher for the Saint Xavier University men's golf team, tying for 27^th place with a two-day score of 155 (+11) at the Illinois Valley Community College Spring Invite at Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Course in LaSalle, Ill. Dyson shot a round of 80 (+8) on Thursday. He sank a birdie putt on the Par Four first hole and made par on nine other holes. Dyson improved his score on Friday, lowering it to 75 (+3) after making three birdies on the afternoon on the Par Four ninth hole, the Par Five 11^th hole and the Par Three 17^th hole. As a team, the Cougars finished 10^th out of 15 teams with a combined score of 623 (+57). Illinois Central College won the team title with a total score of 596 (+20), as well has having two players tie for the individual crown with both players shooting a two-day mark of 145 (-1).

• Freshman Lincoln Chizmark (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West) tied for 36^th overall with a 36-hole score of 158 (+14). He drained three birdies on day one on the first hole, the 11^th hole and the Par Four 14^th hole for a round of 77 (+5). Chizmark finished day two with a score of 81 (+9) after sinking a birdie on the 11^th hole again, and making par on eight other holes.
• Sophomore Dan Stood (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) finished in a four-way tie for 50^th with a combined score of 160 (+16). On Thursday, he turned in a card of 81 (+9). Stood lowered his score by two strokes of Friday with a round of 79 (+7).
• Freshman Talon Hawk (Morro Bay, Calif./Morro Bay) tied his teammate with a two-day tally of 160 (+16). Hawk made two birdies on the first day, book ending the front-nine with birdies on the first and ninth holes, shooting a 79 (+7). He finished the second day with a birdie on the 11^th hole for a score of 81 (+9)
• Sophomore Joey Glennon (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) tied for 67^th overall with a total score of 166 (+22). He shot a round of 85 (+13) to start the tournament of Thursday. Glennon shaved four strokes of his score the end the tournament, making birdie putts on the Par Five second hole and the Par Four 16^th hole for a mark of 81 (+9).
• Freshman Patrick Glavin (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) golfed as an individual for SXU, equaling his teammate with a two-day score of 166 (+22). He posted a round of 88 (+16) on day one, however Glavin improved his score by 10 shots on day two. He made a pair of birdies on the Par Three fourth hole and the Par Four seventh hole for a round of 78 (+6).

Saint Xavier prepares for the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Men's Golf Championships that begin on Monday, April 28. The two-day tournament will be held at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.