Toledo Finishes in 12th Place at Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek

Sunday, April 10

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Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek

Otto Black recorded five birdies in today’s final round en route to becoming the Rockets’ top finisher in a fourth-consecutive event this spring.

Toledo Finishes in 12th Place at Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek

4/10/2016 7:59:00 PM | Men's Golf

COLUMBUS, IN – Toledo finished in 12^th place at the inaugural Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek on Sunday at the Otter Creek Golf Course (Par-72, 7,199 Yards).

The Rockets battled cold temperatures and strong winds for a second-straight day, posting a team score of 28-over par 604 (301-303) over 36 holes and trailed team champions Purdue (291-287=578) and Mid-American Conference member Miami (297-281=578) by 26 strokes.

Individually, senior Otto Black led UT at even-par 144 (73-71) to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place in the shortened event. Black recorded five birdies in today's final round en route to becoming the Rockets' top finisher in a fourth-consecutive event this spring.

Sophomore Stephen Watts (73-77) finished six strokes behind Black at six-over par 150 to tie for 36^th place, followed by freshman Jamie Knipe (77-79) at 12-over par 156 to tie for 58^th spot. Rounding out Toledo's lineup was sophomore Colin Joseph (78-79) and senior Thomas Shindler (81-76) who each shot 13-over par 157 to tie for 61^st place.

Miami's Patrick Flavin (72-68) captured medalist accolades at four-under par 140 to post a one-stroke triumph over Xavier's Jose Montano (74-67), Cincinnati's Emerson Newsome (73-68) and Purdue's Luis Fernando Barco (72-69) at three-under par 141.

The Rockets will return to the links on Saturday-Sunday, April 16-17 when they compete in the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, IN.

TEAM STANDINGS
T1. Purdue 291-287=578 (+2); T1. Miami 297-281=578 (+2); 3. Xavier 299-281=580 (+4); 4. Marquette 293-294=587 (+11); 5. Northern Illinois 300-288=588 (+12); T6. Indiana 295-295=590 (+14); T6. Ball State 293-297=590 (+14); T8. Cincinnati 301-291=592 (+16); T9. Valparaiso 303-296=599 (+23); T9. IUPUI 299-300=599 (+23); 11. Loyola (MD) 296-304=600 (+24); 12. TOLEDO 301-303=604 (+28); 13. Wisconsin 305-300=605 (+29)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1. Patrick Flavin (MIA) 72-68=140 (-4); T2. Jose Montano (XU) 74-67=141 (-3); T2. Emerson Newsome (UC) 73-68=141 (-3); T2. Luis Fernando Barco (PU) 72-69=141 (-3); 5. Jack Sparling (MIA) 74-68=142 (-2)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
T7. Otto Black 73-71=144 (E); T36. Stephen Watts 73-77=150 (+6); T58. Jamie Knipe 77-79=156 (+12); T61. Colin Joseph 78-79=157 (+13); T61. Thomas Shindler 81-76=157 (+13)