CANCUN, Mexico – The Shocker men's golf team earned a fourth-place finish in their first spring tournament of the season with two Shockers finishing in the tournament top-10.

The Shockers finished in fourth, ending with a team score of 902 and 38 strokes over par. The team ended fourteen strokes out of second place, three strokes ahead of fifth, and 33 strokes behind the champion, VCU.
 
Starting the tournament on hole ten, the Shockers had some early bogey trouble, finishing +16 on the back half, but the Shockers were able to bounce back on the front nine later in the day, carding an improved +9 to finish +25 for the day and tied for fifth.
 
Michael Winslow found himself tied for fifth on the individual leaderboard after back-to-back birdies on holes seven and eight.
 
ROUND ONE STANDINGS
t-5th Michael Winslow: 74 (+2)
t-19th Blake Lorenz: 78 (+6)
t-19th Zach Sokolosky: 78 (+6)
t-41st Aston Castillo: 83 (+11)
t-41st Tate Herrenbruck: 83 (+11)
 
Individual:
t-36th Lucas Scheufler: 81 (+9)
 
Team: t-5th, 313 (+25)
 
The Shockers improved across the board in their second go-around, finishing just +6 for the day and moving to fourth in the team standings. 
 
Winslow impressed again, finishing just one stroke over par, while teammate Blake Lorenz carded an even finish for the round.
 
Competing as an individual, Lucas Scheufler notched the team's first eagle of the tournament in this round on hole seven.
 
ROUND TWO STANDINGS
t-5th Michael Winslow: 74-73--147 (+3)
t-11th Blake Lorenz: 78-72--150 (+6)
t-21st Zach Sokolosky: 78-74--152 (+8)
t-39th Aston Castillo: 83-76—159 (+15)
t-60th Tate Herrenbruck: 83-84--167 (+23)
 
Individual:
t-35th Lucas Scheufler: 81-76--157 (+13)
 
Team: 4th, 313-295--608 (+32)
 
On day three, the Shockers picked up right where they left off, continuing to find success. Winslow finished four-under across his final six holes to finish tied for fifth for the tournament, his highest finish in his Shocker career. His 218 score for the tournament ties his season low.
 
Lorenz breached into the top-10 thanks to a terrific four-under performance on the front-nine in the final round, giving him his third top-20 performance in a tournament this season and second top-10.
 
Zach Sokolosky's up-and-down day was highlighted by an eagle on hole five, his second of the season.
 
ROUND THREE STANDINGS (FINAL)
t-5th Michael Winslow: 74-73-71--218 (+2)
t-9th Blake Lorenz: 78-72-71--221 (+5)
29th Zach Sokolosky: 78-74-78--230 (+14)
t-34th Aston Castillo: 83-76-74—233 (+17)
t-49th Tate Herrenbruck: 83-84-79--246 (+30)
 
Individual:
t-30th Lucas Scheufler: 81-76-74--231 (+15)
 
Team: 4th, 313-295-294--902 (+38)
 
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1st. VCU – 869 (+5) 
t-2nd. UTEP – 888 (+24)
t-2nd. Lamar – 888 (+24)
4th. Wichita State – 902 (+38)
5th. UTRGV – 905 (+41)
6th. UT-Arlington - 909 (+45)
7th. UAB - 912 (+48)
8th. Abilene Christian – 917 (+53)
9th. Northern Colorado – 921 (+57)
 
The Shockers will now get a month away from tournament action, before returning to the competition course on March 11 where they will begin play in Auburn University's Tiger Invitational in Auburn, Alabama.