BELLEAIR, Fla. – Led by junior Michael Winslow, the Wichita State men's golf team put together their best ever finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon with a third-place team finish at Pelican Golf Club.

The third-place finish for the Shockers breaks the previous team best finish of fourth place at the AAC Championship, which came in 2021. The Shockers finished with a team score of 842, just two strokes over-par. The South Florida Bulls won the team trophy at 12 strokes under-par and the South Florida's Jake Peacock ran away with the individual title at 11 strokes under-par, five strokes ahead of second place.
                                                                                                                         
The Shockers found rhythm on the course early, with three Shockers finishing under-par in round one, led by Winslow at two-under to boost the Shockers into second place after the first day of play. The second place showing in round one was the best opening 18-hole performance for the Shockers at the American Athletic Conference Championship all-time.
 
ROUND ONE STANDINGS
t-3rd Michael Winslow: 68 (-2)
t-7th Blake Lorenz: 69 (-1)
t-7th Zach Sokolosky: 69 (-1)
t-38th Aston Castillo: 73 (+3)
t-59th Lucas Scheufler: 79 (+9)
 
Team: 2nd, 279 (-1)
 
Round two was up-and-down for the Shockers. The team started rough but bounced back with some birdies midway through the round to stay near even for the day. Hole 18 set the Shockers back, however, as every Shocker recorded a bogey or worse on the hole, knocking the Shockers back into a tie for fourth with North Texas to end the day.
 
ROUND TWO STANDINGS
t-12th Blake Lorenz: 69-70--139 (-1)
t-19th Michael Winslow: 68-73--141 (+1)
t-19th Zach Sokolosky: 69-72--141 (+1)
t-37th Aston Castillo: 73-73--146 (+6)
t-48th Lucas Scheufler: 79-70--149 (+9)
 
Team: t-4th, 279-285--564 (-1)
 
On day three, the Shockers thrived, putting together their best finish of the tournament, finishing two-under for the round to bring home a third-place finish, the best in team history at the AAC Championship. The round score of 278 the Shockers compiled is also the best single round for the Shockers at the Championship all-time.
 
Winslow was the top finisher for the Black and Yellow, finishing four-under for the day to jump up 15 spots into a tie for fourth, becoming the second Shocker to ever finish in the top-five of the AAC Championship, joining Marcus Wochner in 2021. The finish for Winslow is also the highest of his career, surpassing his fifth-place finish at the Los Vaqueros Intercollegiate earlier this year.
 
ROUND THREE STANDINGS (FINAL)
t-4th Michael Winslow: 68-73-66--207 (-3)
t-12th Blake Lorenz: 69-70-71--210 (E)
t-14th Zach Sokolosky: 69-72-70--211 (+1)
t-29th Aston Castillo: 73-73-71--217 (+7)
50th Lucas Scheufler: 79-70-74--223 (+13)
 
Team: 3rd, 279-285-278--842 (+2)
 
Final Team Standings
1. South Florida     828 (281-271-276, -12)
2. SMU                       835 (277-275-283, -5)
3. Wichita State    842 (279-285-278, +2)
4. Memphis             847 (280-275-292, +7)
5. North Texas       853 (286-278-289, +13)
6. Charlotte            855 (282-290-283, +15)
7. Rice                        858 (285-290-283, +18)
8. UAB                       860 (283-300-277, +20)
9. Florida Atlantic 861 (292-278-291, +21)
10. East Carolina   863 (286-292-285, +23)
11. Temple                869 (288-291-290, +29)
12. UTSA                   870 (288-293-289, +30)