VICTORIA, TEXAS (Feb. 20, 2017) -- The final round of the University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) Claud Jacobs Collegiate Invitational was washed out today due to severe weather in the area. With that said, the Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's golf A team will finish in third place, while the B team will finish in a tie for sixth place.
Head Coach Alan E. Baxter said, "We came in third, which is incredibly disappointing. It was unfortunate that the third round was canceled. It robbed us an opportunity to charge and improve our position. However, we all knew inclement weather was in the forecast, and I warned the team before we started on Sunday that this could happen. Our first round was our worst of the year. Tomorrow is never promised and you have to bring your lunch box and hard hat every shot. I hope they learned from this. We will work very hard this week to prepare for TPC San Antonio, which will have the strongest field in the NAIA this year. We need to play well and we will work toward that goal all week. We will announce the starting five on Friday."
Finishing in first place is Wayland Baptist with an overall 595 after posting a first round 303 and second round 292. They were followed by Tyler Junior College at 598 (305/293).
The Saints were led by Rafael Jauregui (JR/Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico) (JR/Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico), who tied for seventh overall. He posted a 5-over 149 with a first round 77 and par in the second round. Jeremy Gordon (SR/San Antonio, Texas) (SR/San Antonio, Texas) tied for ninth place with Jonah Guajardo (FR/San Antonio, Texas) (FR/San Antonio, Texas), who is part of the B team. Gordon scored a first round 78 and par in the second round for an overall 150. Kane Ybarra (FR/San Antonio, Texas) (FR/San Antonio, Texas), Stevan Hinojosa (JR/Mission, Texas) (JR/Mission, Texas) and Merrick Ramos (SR/Helotes, Texas) (SR/Helotes, Texas) tied for 16th place. A team members Ybarra shot a first round 80 and second round 73, while Hinojosa posted a first round 77 and second round 76. B team Ramos shot a first round 80 and second round 73.
David Ray Jr. (FR/San Antonio, Texas) (FR/San Antonio, Texas) rounded out the A team with an overall score of 160 (82/78).
OLLU was followed by UHV's A team at 622 (317/305) and UHV's B team at 624 (320/304). Tied for sixth place were Loyola-New Orleans and OLLU's B team.
Guajardo shot par in the first round and 78 in the second round. After Ramos, was Jon Ybarra (JR/Mission, Texas) (JR/Mission, Texas), who tied for 20th place overall. He shot a 79 first round and 75 second round for 154. Omar Ramirez (SR/Fort Stockton, Texas) (SR/Fort Stockton, Texas) followed at 172 (83/89) and Alan Crosswell-Karam (FR/Mexico City, Mexico) (FR/Mexico City, Mexico) at 179 (90/89).
Finishing in eighth place was the University of St. Thomas at 632 (313/319).
The Saints will cohost the upcoming San Antonio Shootout on Feb. 27-28 with Oklahoma City University. The event will take place at TPC San Antonio.
Our Lady of the Lake University is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2016-2017 as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The University began competing in the NAIA in men's soccer and volleyball in 2007. A year later, they added women's soccer, golf and tennis. In 2009, the Saints began competing in cross-country, softball and basketball. In 2014, OLLU added two more sports — baseball and track and field. There are now 13 intercollegiate athletic teams at OLLU. All athletic alumni and up to two family members will receive free admission to basketball and volleyball games throughout the season. Baseball is not included in this special offer. All other home games are free and open to the public