LEXINGTON, KY - Toledo registered a team score of 308 on Sunday to finish in a sixth-place tie with Miami (Ohio) at this weekend's UK Bluegrass Invitational. The host Wildcats captured the tournament by 10 strokes over second-place Western Carolina.
Freshman Michael Cermak led UT in today's final round with a two-over par 74, while sophomore Jean-Hubert Trahan paced the Rockets in the tournament by tying for 19th place with a nine-over par 225 (75-72-78). Junior Jerel Whiting tied for 23rd place at 11-over par 227 (78-73-76), while sophomores Ben Boyer (76-73-80) and Jonathan Kim (77-72-80) tied for 33rd place at 13-over par 229. Cermak tied for 39th place at 231 (79-78-74).
Austin Peay's Erik Barnes captured medalist honors by firing a five-under par 67 in the final round to finish with a one-under par 215 (72-76-67), three strokes ahead of Ohio's Chad Warmbein who posted a two-over par 218 (75-71-72).
Toledo returns to action next weekend with a trip to West Lafayette, IN for the Boilermaker Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kentucky 297-285-298=880 (+16); 2. Western Carolina 298-293-299=890 (+26); 3. UCF 298-302-296=896 (+32); T4. Ohio 310-301-292=903 (+39); T4. Austin Peay 302-300-301=903 (+39); T6. Toledo 306-290-308=904 (+40); T6. Miami 296-304-304=904 (+40); 8. Morehead State 303-301-306=910 (+46); 9. Murray State 308-300-303=911 (+47); 10. Bowling Green 300-307-316=923 (+59); 11. Akron 315-301-309=925 (+61); 12. Gardner-Webb 309-311-309=929 (+65); 13. Jacksonville 317-302-319=938 (+74); 14. Dayton 311-311-318=940 (+76); 15. Cincinnati 303-310-328=941 (+77); 16. Western Kentucky 325-318-318=961 (+97); 17. Lipscomb 326-317-328=971 (+107)
TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
1. Erik Barnes (APSU) 72-76-67=215 (-1); 2. Chad Warmbein (Ohio) 75-71-72=218 (+2); 3. Matt Schneider (BGSU) 71-72-76=219 (+3); 4. Ben Fuqua (UK) 72-71-77=220 (+4); T5. Alberto Fernandez (UC) 73-73-75=221 (+5); T5. Blayne Barber (UCF) 74-75-72=221 (+5); T5. Stewart Jamieson (Ohio) 73-77-71=221 (+5)
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T19. Jean-Hubert Trahan 75-72-78=225 (+9); T23. Jerel Whiting 78-73-76=227 (+11); T33. Ben Boyer 76-73-80=229 (+13); T33. Jonathan Kim 77-72-80=229 (+13); T39. Michael Cermak 79-78-74=231 (+15)
