Lemont, Ill. – The Saint Xavier University men's golf team finished 11^th out of 15 teams, the lone NAIA participant, at the Flyers Fall Intercollegiate hosted by Lewis University (Ill.) on Dubsdread at Cog Hill in Lemont, Ill. The Cougars played 36 holes Monday, followed by 18 in the final round on Tuesday, shooting a team score of 948 (+84). Junior Talon Hawk (Athens, Ohio/Morro Bay) tied for 32^nd, shooting 232 (+16). He made a birdie on the Par-Five 15^th hole in round one, carding a score of 80, and lowered his score by seven shots in the second 18-hole loop with a 73, making birdie putts on the Par-Three 12^th hole, the 15^th hole and the Par-Four 18^th hole. Hawk shot a 79 on Tuesday, sinking three more birdies on the Par-Five ninth hole, the Par-Five 11^th hole and the Par-Three 14^th hole. University of Missouri-St. Louis won the tournament with a score of 875 (+11). UMSL also had the top individual player as Ludvig Granlund had a 54-hole mark of 214 (-2).

• Junior Nathan Kwiatkowski (Lockport, Ill./DuPage/Lockport Township) tied for 52^nd with a three-round tally of 238 (+22). He posted a score of 77 in round one, making a birdie on the Par-Four fourth hole, along with two birdies in round two on the Par-Four first and Par-Three second holes, respectively, turning in a card of 80. Kwiatkowski completed the tournament with a round of 81 on Tuesday, adding two more birdies on the first and Par-Four 10^th holes.
• Junior Roman Johnson (Lone Rock, Wis./Highland/Richland Center) placed two spots behind his teammate, tying for 59^th with a two-day mark of 240 (+24). He shot a round of 82, along with a two-stroke improvement in round two at 80 on the first day as he birdied the 15^th hole. Johnson lowered his score again by two shots on the second day, carding a 78 with a birdie on the Par-Five fifth hole.
• Senior Dan Stood (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) tied for 67^th after shooting 243 (+27). He sank four birdies to start the tournament on the first, fifth, Par-Four eighth, and 10^th holes to record a 79. Stood added four more birdie putts on the fifth, 10^th, the Par-Four 13^th and 15^th holes in the second loop, coming away with a round of 81. He finished Tuesday with a score of 83.
• Freshman Stone Hawk (Athens, Ohio/Morro Bay) competed as an individual, finishing 74^th overall with a total score of 247 (+31). He booked a score of 88 in round one, making a birdie on the fifth hole. Hawk lowered his score by eight strokes in round two, carding an 80. He took one shot off his score in round three, converting a pair of birdie putts on the 12^th and 15^th holes for a 79.
• Senior Joey Glennon (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) shot a combined score of 248 (+32) to tie for 75^th. He made a birdie on the 13^th hole, turning in card of 86 in round one. Glennon bounced back his second time around the course, shooting a 76 with birdies on the eighth and 15^th holes, respectively. He wrapped up play with a round of 86 Tuesday afternoon, sinking birdies on the 11^th and 15^th holes.
• Sophomore Thor Hock (Palos Park, Ill./Brother Rice) also competed as an individual, tying his teammate for 75^th at 248 (+32). He made three birdies in his first trip around on the ninth, 15^th and Par-Four 17^th holes for a 78, followed by a round two tally of 86 with two more birdie putts on the eight and 15^th holes. Hock took two shots off his score with an 84 to complete the tournament, draining birdies on the Par-Four seventh and 11^th holes.
• Sophomore Ryne Shields (Oak Lawn, Ill./Brother Rice) competed as an individual as well, placing 79^th with a 54-hole score of 250 (+34). He started play with a round of 82, making birdies on the fifth, Par-Three sixth, and 15^th holes, before lowering his score by one stroke in round two with two more birdies on the fourth and 11^th holes for an 81. Shields birdied the 12^th hole, finishing Tuesday with a round of 87.

Saint Xavier prepares for the two-day Holy Cross College (Ind.) Saints Classic at Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind. The tournament begins on Monday, October 19.