HENDERSON, Nev. – Senior Barend Botha finished the Toledo men's golf team's first spring tournament by firing a second-straight three-under par 69 on Wednesday at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate. The Rockets finished with a team score of three-over par 867 to tie for 14^th place out of 22 teams at the par-72, 7,204-yard Reflection Bay Golf Course.

VCU captured the tournament title at 20-under par with South Florida's Jake Peacock earning medalist honors with a nine-under par 207.

Botha closed out today's round with two birdies to finish the tournament tied for 25th at two-under par. Sophomore Mads Jensen shot UT's second-best round of the day with an even-par 72 to finish with a three-over par 219. He was tied for 65^th place with senior Jamie Tofte Nielsen.

Seniors Palmer Yenrick (220/T-73^rd) and NJ Botha (230/T-114^th) rounded out the Rockets' lineup.

"We performed below our expectations, and nobody can say they were satisfied," Head Coach Jeff Roope said. "Competition is the only remedy for this bad taste, so we're glad to get back on the horse at Auburn in 10 days."

Toledo's next tournament is set for Monday-Tuesday, March 11-12 at Auburn's Tiger Intercollegiate in Auburn, Ala.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. VCU 286-281-277=844 (-20); 2. South Florida 280-291-275=846 (-18); T3. Long Beach State 285-284-278=847 (-17); T3. Arkansas State 287-279-281=847 (-17); T5. Kansas City 293-286-275=854 (-10); T5. Stetson 281-297-276=854 (-10); T7. North Texas 286-290-279=855 (-9); T7. Little Rock 277-290-288=855 (-9); 9. Santa Clara 278-290-288=586 (-8); 10. Texas State 294-282-283=859 (-5); 11. Middle Tennessee 285-293-285=863 (-1); 12. Northern Illinois 298-284-282=864 (E); 13. Utah Tech 287-293-285=865 (+1); T14. Central Arkansas 290-296-281=867 (+3); T14. TOLEDO 286-290-291=867 (+3); 15. Southern Illinois 286-299-286=871 (+7); 17. UNC Wilmington 292-287-283=872 (+8); 18. Louisiana 291-293-289=873 (+9); 19. UAB 301-287-286=874 (+10); 20. South Alabama 295-287-297=879 (+15); 21. New Mexico State 306-293-294=893 (+29); 22. DePaul 293-311-292=896 (+32)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Jake Peacock (USF) 71-69-67=207 (-9); 2. Maxence Mugnier (KC) 71-70-67=208 (-8); 3. Veikka Viskari (VCU) 72-68-69=209 (-7); T4. Devyn Pappas (ASU) 72-72-66=210 (-6); T4. Clay Seeber (LBSU) 69-75-66=210 (-6); T4. Jack Maxey (ASU) 73-68-69=210 (-6); T4. Dominic Clemons (Stetson) 72-69-69=210 (-6); T4. Muzzy Donohue (Santa Clara) 70-70-70=210 (-6)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T25. Barend Botha 76-69-69=214 (-2); T65. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 69-76-74=219 (+3); T65. Mads Jensen 70-77-72=219 (+3); T73. Palmer Yenrick 71-72-77=220 (+4); T114. NJ Botha 81-73-76=230 (+14)