DAYTON, Ohio - The Cleveland State Vikings men's golf team concluded their time at the Dayton Flyers Intercollegiate on Tuesday, finishing in sixth place out of 12 teams. Senior Zak Supelak, who tied a program record for lowest individual round on Monday, finished as the tournament's runner-up after a participating in a playoff hole.
QUOTE TO NOTE
"It was great to see Supe (Zak Supelak) play well and get into contention - that's always exciting. As a team, I feel as though we were better this week than we were at Butler, but there's still room to grow. We have a quick turnaround as we head to Wright State next weekend and then immediately into the Horizon League Championship after that. I'm excited to see what we're able to accomplish as a team." - Head Coach Steve Weir
THE TOURNAMENT
Supelak posted his best finish of his collegiate career shooting -6 after the two-day, 54-hole tournament (72-63-69, 204), which included five birdies in the final round. After 54 holes of golf, the senior was tied with Dayton's Kyle Schmidt for the top spot. Schmidt ultimately won the playoff hole, with Supelak finishing as the runner-up. The Copley, Ohio, native's second place finish, marks his best finish in a tournament during his Cleveland State career.
Zach Robbins improved throughout each round of the tournament, shooting 69 in the final day of competition. The senior, who finished tied for 26th overall, shot rounds of 75-72-69, 216 (+6). Robbins and Supelak were the only two Vikes to shoot below 70 in the final round of competition.
Gunnar McCollins, who posted a 69 in his second round on Monday, finished the tournament tied for 41st overall. Overall, the Massillon, Ohio, native finished +10 (78-69-73, 220).
Jonny Filler (75-75-72, 222) finished right behind McCollins, tied at the 45th spot, shooting 12-over-par, while Jules Blakely (74-77-76, 227) finished tied for 57 at +17.
UP NEXT
The Green and White will compete at the Wright State Invitational on Sunday, April 18 and Monday, April 19. Following that tournament, the Vikes will head to the Horizon League Championship.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1) Dayton: 290-269-276, 835 (-5)
2) Bowling Green: 281-276-282, 839 (-1)
3) Wright State: 291-271-278, 840 (E)
4) Ohio: 282-284-285, 851 (+11)
5) Youngstown State: 296-283-277, 856 (+16)
6) Cleveland State: 296-279-283, 858 (+18)
7) IUPUI: 288-281-291, 860 (+20)
8) Purdue Fort Wayne: 288-282-292, 862 (+22)
9) DePaul: 296-283-286, 865 (+25)
10) Morehead State: 291-287-293, 871 (+31)
11) Northern Kentucky: 299-297-287, 883 (+43)
12) Bradley: 291-305-291, 887 (+47)
CLEVELAND STATE LEADERBOARD
T1) Zak Supelak: 72-63-69, 204 (-6)
T26) Zach Robbins: 75-72-69, 216 (+6)
T41) Gunnar McCollins: 8-69-73, 220 (+10)
T45) Jonny Filler: 75-75-72, 222 (+12)
T57) Jules Blakely: 74-77-76, 227 (+17)
