Final Results

THE RUNDOWN
HORSESHOE BAY, Texas – The St. Edward's University men's golf team placed fifth at the Heartland Conference Championship Tuesday at the Slick Rock Golf Club concluding the 54-hole event with a score of 866 (288-286-292) to finish two-over par. Junior HUDSON ROSS earned all-tournament honors with his tie for fifth place and a season-low 67 in the final round.
 
The Hilltoppers moved from sixth to fourth to fifth in rounds one through three, respectively. Rogers State took the tournament crown and the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Regional Tournament after being unranked in the region entering the tournament.
 
Arkansas-Fort Smith (-18) placed second, St. Mary's (-14) placed third and Oklahoma Christian (-6) was fourth ahead of SEU. The Hilltoppers finished in front of Dallas Baptist (+10), Newman was seventh (+18), Lubbock Christian (+23) and Texas A&M International (_32) rounded out the nine-team field.
 
Ross' 67 was his second-lowest round of the 2017-18 season and tied for the second-lowest round at the tournament. Oklahoma Christian's Garrett White took home individual medalist honors finishing 11-under par, and he shot the tournament's best score Tuesday in round three with a 66.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• HUDSON ROSS earned all-tournament honors with a three-round total of 210 (70-73-67) and tied for fifth place.
• Ross led the entire field in Par-5 scoring at 11-under par.
• JARED BRAY tied for 13^th place in his first Heartland Conference Championship. The freshman finished with a 215 (72-69-74).
• CARLOS TERCERO (22^nd), BEN CONSTANCIO (T30th) and ANDREW SPEAR (T30th) rounded out the five for St. Edward's.
• Tercero led the field with 41 pars; Ross tied for the lead with two eagles and tied for fourth with 13 birdies.

THEY SAID IT
SEU Head Coach Todd Ohlmeyer on being on the NCAA Regional Tournament bubble …
"Regardless of what happens I am proud of this team. They constantly put forth great effort, but sometimes our results did not match the effort. If we get a shot at regionals I still believe we can make it to the nationals, and if we don't, I have high hopes and expectations for the team next year."
 
Ohlmeyer on Hudson Ross' performance …
"Hudson [Ross] played excellent this week. I am really proud of how he hung in and fought through each shot. He had some ups and downs this week, but today showed poise, character and played a great round. He has played excellent the last month or so, and if we don't advance as a team hopefully he will get a shot at regionals as an individual."
 
Ohlmeyer on the possibility of advancing to the NCAA Tournament …
"We will just have to wait and see if we advance. We were on the bubble coming into this week and remain on the bubble after all the results from around the country. Now it's a waiting game."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
St. Edward's will await word from the NCAA selection committee as to whether or not they will reach its 15^th-consecutive NCAA Regional Tournament appearance.