PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Junior Barend Botha registered his third-straight Top 10 finish on Tuesday to lead the Toledo men's golf team to a fourth-place showing at the RedHawk Intercollegiate. The Rockets recorded a 29-over par 881 at the par-71, 6,827-yard Pittsburgh Field Club to finish just nine strokes behind tournament champion Marquette.

Botha tied for sixth place in the individual standings at three-over par 216, trailing co-medalists Cole Ekert (Richmond) and Nate Adams (North Dakota State) by four shots. After playing his opening nine holes at three-over par, Botha rebounded on the back nine by registering an eagle and two birdies to finish at one-over par 72.

Junior Jamie Tofte Nielsen carded the Rockets' best round of the day with an even-par 71 and tied for 42^nd place at 227 (81-75-71).

Senior Palmer Yenrick tied for 16^th place with an eight-over par 221 (72-75-74) and was followed by sophomore Jamie Butler (T-34^th/75-74-76=225) and senior NJ Botha (T-38^th/73-77-76=226).

Freshman Mason Deal competed as an individual and tied for 29^th place with an 11-over par 224 (73-73-78).

The Rockets will now begin preparation for the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championships on Sunday, April 30-Tuesday, May 2. The 54-hole event will be held at the Canebrake Club in Athens, Ala.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Marquette 286-291-295=872 (+20); 2. Richmond 295-300-281=876 (+24); 3. Dayton 291-298-288=877 (+25); 4. TOLEDO 291-297-293=881 (+29); 5. Bucknell 298-296-290=884 (+32); T6. George Washington 293-290-302=885 (+33); T6. North Dakota State 296-294-295=885 (+33); 8. Minnesota 295-298-293=886 (+34); 9. Miami 295-296-297=888 (+36); 10. Bowling Green 304-292-298=894 (+42); 11. Loyola (Md.) 305-299-298=902 (+50); 12. Ohio 299-306-303=908 (+56); 13. Oakland 298-305-307=910 (+58); 14. Eastern Kentucky 319-312-304=935 (+83)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Cole Ekert (Richmond) 69-75-68=212 (-1); T1. Nate Adams (NDSU) 70-71-71=212 (-1); 3. Blake Wisdom (Bucknell) 72-75-67=214 (+1); T4. Michael Crowley (Loyola) 75-70-70=215 (+2); T4. Jakub Hrinda (GWU) 74-69-72=215 (+2)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T6. Barend Botha 71-73-72=216 (+3); T16. Palmer Yenrick 72-75-74=221 (+8); Ind.-T29. Mason Deal 73-73-78=224 (+11); T34. Jamie Butler 75-74-76=225 (+12); T38. NJ Botha 73-77-76=226 (+13); T42. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 81-75-71=227 (+14)