JONESBORO, Ark. – Two East Texas A&M University men's golfers finished in the top 10 at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate as the Lions took third as a team in the tournament this week at the RidgePointe Country Club.
 
Entering the day in third place, the Lions remained in third place with a score of 289 in the final round on Tuesday. Arkansas State shot 823 as a team this week to win its home tournament by 26 strokes over UT Martin.
 
Davis Seybert (Trinity Midland) recorded another top 10 finish as Lion as he tied for sixth with a score of 214 (73-70-71), while Janis Erll (Lich, Germany) finished a stroke back and tied for eighth place with a score of 215 (71-71-73).
 
"We were fighting hard after our set-back in round one and I am really proud of where we finished this week," said director of golf Brian Dolehide. "Great playing by Davis and Janis this week to hold it down at the top of the leaderboard!"
 
The Red Wolves' Milan Reed edged out his teammate Thomas Schmidt by a stroke, winning the individual crown with a score of 202.
 
Among the other Lions, Matt Walters (Ballitto, South Africa) tied for 38^th place with a score of 225 (80-72-73), while Nicke Kaajavirta (Kajaani, Finland) tied for 45^th place with a score 226 (77-70-79) as did Blake Taylor (Mansfield), who shot 80-74-72 in the three rounds, respectively.   
 
Cooper Watt (Rockford, Ill.) competed as an individual this week but turned in a tied for 20^th place finish as he shot a score of 220 (74-74-72).
 
UP NEXT
The Lions end the fall portion of their schedule on October 20-21 at the LaTour Collegiate in Mathews, Louisiana.
 

Pos.	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Arkansas State	277	282	264	823
2	UT Martin	276	292	281	849
3	EAST TEXAS A&M	301	283	289	873
4	Murray State	300	285	290	875
5	Evansville	302	289	290	881
6	Southeastern	298	295	291	884
7	Central Arkansas	302	295	288	885
8	Bellarmine	292	297	297	886
T9	New Orleans	300	296	298	894
T9	Oklahoma Christian	304	295	295	894
11	Lindenwood	296	307	298	901
12	Tennessee State	305	305	294	904

 

3	EAST TEXAS A&M	301	283	289	873
T6	Davis Seybert	73	70	71	214
T8	Janis Erll	71	71	73	215
T38	Matt Walters	80	72	73	225
T45	Nicke Kaajavirta	77	70	79	226
T45	Blake Taylor	80	74	72	226

 
INDIVIDUAL
T20 – Cooper Watt – 220 (74-74-72)