BARDSTOWN, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College men's golf team finished in second place at the Mid-South Conference Golf Championships today at Bardstown Country Club at Maywood.
The runner-up finish is the sixth this season for the Blue Raiders.
University of the Cumberlands won the two-day, 54-hole tournament and secured the Mid-South Conference's automatic bid into next month's NAIA National Championship.
Lindsey Wilson shot 937 (308-310-319) during the rain-soaked tournament to finish 36 strokes off Cumberlands pace of 901 (302-301-298). Campbellsville University finished third with a 946 (312-320-314). Georgetown College's 947 (317-307-323) and St. Catharine College's 983 (326-319-338) rounds out the tournament's top five teams.
Lindsey Wilson sophomore Antonio Arriola led the Blue Raiders with a sixth place finish. Arriola concluded the tournament with a 230 (77-74-79) to finish five strokes behind medalist Pierre Carlsson from Cumberlands. Carlsson finished with a three-round total of 225 (77-76-72).
Lindsey Wilson junior Chris Lewis earned a top-10 finish with a tie for ninth following his consistent play. Lewis shot 234 after recording 78s in each of the three rounds.
Junior Nicolas Navarro ended in 12th place with a 238 (75-79-84) while senior Joe Hood (80-79-80) and sophomore Daron Morris (78-79-82) tied for 13th with 239s. Freshman Robb Clark -- playing as an individual -- finished in a tie for 23rd with a 248 (86-83-79).
Cumberlands' Aaron Watkins (74-75-77) and Niclas Rigbrandt (74-79-73) and Georgetown's Christian Heavens (75-74-77) tied for second with 226s. Cumberlands' Fredrik Lindblom rounded out the top five with a 228 (77-75-76).
Following the tournament, the all-conference awards were handed out.
Arriola was the lone Blue Raider to earn all-conference honors. The all-conference team is selected based on scoring in all three conference sanction tournaments -- one in the fall and two in the spring.
Hood, Lewis and Morris each earned all-conference honorable mention for their play during the season.
Carlsson added MSC Men's Golfer of the Year honor to his medalist award while Lindblom earned MSC Men's Golfer Freshman of the Year.
In addition to Arriola and Carlsson Watkins, Lindblom, Heavens, Rigbrandt, and Cumberlands' Curtis Mitchell earned all-conference honors.
Prior to the event, Lindsey Wilson sophomore
Ryne Burnett was one of 17 student-athletes that was recognized as Academic All Mid-South Conference for maintaining at least a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and being a sophomore or above in academic or athletic standing.
