Final Results
THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – Junior
HUDSON ROSS took a four-stroke victory at the St. Edward's Invitational at the Onion Creek Country Club Tuesday, finishing at one-under par for the 54-hole tournament, and he led the Hilltoppers to a second-place finish.
Ross tied for second among the 72-man field in both Par 3 and Par 4 scoring while collecting 10 birdies to shoot a 209 (74-65-70). The HIlltoppers (295-283-287-865) finished one stroke off the victor, Cameron (288-289-287-864) for second place.
SEU was first among Heartland Conference schools finishing ahead of No. 25-ranked Oklahoma Christian (6
th), Rogers State (7
th), Dallas Baptist (8
th) and Texas A&M International (11
th). In addition to Ross' strong performance,
JARED BRAY tied for third place with his season-low 214 (74-69-71) to finish four-over par.
BEN CONSTANCIO tied for 19
th and
ANDREW SPEAR tied for 25
th to round out the Hilltoppers' finishes.
Ross was the first Hilltopper to win an individual event since the opener of the 2016-17 season when
ELIOTT AZOULAY won the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational Sept. 12-13, 2016 in Amarillo.
HIGHLIGHTS
• SEU's 54-hole total of 865 was the second-lowest output of the season, next to the season opener where the Hilltoppers shot an 846 at the Ryan Palmer Invitational Sept. 11-12, 2017.
•
HUDSON ROSS became the first Hilltopper to win an individual title since
ELIOTT AZOULAY won last season's opener at the Ryan Palmer Invitational Sept. 12-13, 2016 in Amarillo.
• Ross was second among the 72-man field in Par 3 scoring (-1), Par 4 scoring (E) and birdies (10).
•
BEN CONSTANCIO led the 72-man field in Par 5 scoring at -4.
• In round two Constancio eagled hole No. 12 Monday.
• Ross broke 70 for the first time as a Hilltopper with his second-round 65 and Bray's second-round 69 marked the second time he's broken 70 this season.
• SEU's outright second place finish was its best of the season; the Hilltoppers also tied for second March 5-6 at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout.
THEY SAID IT
SEU Head Coach Todd Ohlmeyer on the Hilltoppers' performance …
"From a team aspect, it was a solid week and a great bounce back from our last outing. At the same time, we've got this trend of every shot counting, and to be one shot short is tough. But, to be top three is good, we accomplished our goal and ran into a good Cameron team this week."
Ohlmeyer on Ross' performance …
"Hudson played excellent today, he hit 17 greens, which is a testament to how well he's hitting the ball right now. Hopefully, this gives him even more confidence heading into the meat of our schedule. I am excited about what he and the rest of the team accomplished this week, and looking forward to seeing how we compete next week in Dallas."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers resume action Monday and Tuesday at the DBU Invitational in Dallas.
