LAFAYETTE, La. — Collin Clark registered his first career top-10 finish to lead the UTSA men's golf team to sixth place at the Louisiana Classics, which wrapped up on Tuesday at Oakbourne Country Club (par 72/6,898 yards).
Clark carded a 1-under-par 215 en route to a ninth-place effort to lead the Roadrunners. The freshman from Mansfield posted his second 71 of the tournament on Tuesday, writing down a birdie three times during a six-hole stretch. He finished the 54-hole event with a team-best 11 birdies in placing ahead of a trio of nationally ranked players, including two shots better than No. 9 Dylan Meyer of Illinois.
Zander Lozano was UTSA's second-highest finisher, tying for 17th with a 6-over 222. The junior from Fair Oaks Ranch fired rounds of 76, 71 and 75 and had 10 birdies during the event in recording his 13th career top-20 finish.
Bryce Alley was three shots behind Lozano with a 225, which tied him for 31st in the 87-player field. The senior from Longview turned in scorecards of 72, 76 and 77 and matched Lozano with 10 birdies.
Adam House and Sean Meehan rounded out the UTSA lineup in 73rd (79-80-77—236) and 86th (84-WD-77—161), respectively.
The Roadrunners finished sixth in a 15-team field that included four of the nation's top 22 squads. UTSA carded a 34-over 898 (298-300-300) to end up one shot ahead of Sam Houston State, Southern Miss and Texas State.
No. 22 Kent State captured the team title with a 22-under 843. No. 13 Texas A&M was second (862), followed by 14th-ranked LSU (863), No. 3 Illinois (873) and Louisiana-Lafayette (884).
LSU's Sam Burns claimed the individual crown with a 10-under 206 (70-68-68).
The Roadrunners will return to the course from March 10-11 when they travel to Laredo to compete at the Border Olympics.
