GLVC Freshman of the Year Logan Mayo paced the Tritons and tied for 26th individually in his first NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship. UMSL finished 17th in the team standings in a tournament played at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo courtesy of UMSL Athletics)

Men’s Golf
The No. 26 University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s golf team finished 17th at last week’s NCAA Division II Championship played at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The Tritons struggled in last Monday’s opening round with a combined score of 307 that left them in last place in the 20-team field. They turned things around the following two days with scores of 295 and 299 to finish with a combined score of 901, passing Charleston, Central Missouri and Davis & Elkins and finishing one shot behind Gannon. They were still 26 shots shy of claiming one of eight spots in match play after 54 holes of stroke play. Colorado Christian won the stroke-play portion of the tournament with a team score of 856, two shots better than second-place West Florida. Those two teams also advanced through match play to the final, where West Florida edged Colorado Christian in a playoff. Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year Logan Mayo led the underclassmen-laden Tritons individually with a total score of 218, including a final-round 71, to finish in a tie for 26th. Dani Solavera was UMSL’s next highest finisher with a score of 228, tied for 71st. Leo Baudry had a pair of 74s in the final two rounds and finished with a total of 229. Benjamin Berger posted a score of 232, and Trigg Lindahl finished at 235. North Georgia’s Hunter Smith was the individual national champion, finishing with a 54-hole score of 210 to win by one shot over Florida Southern’s Colton Swartz, Lee’s Drew Zielinski, Wingate’s Brandon Skidmore and Colorado Christian’s Sangha Park.