KETTERING, Ohio – The Illinois State men's golf team climbed three spots over the final round – the largest jump into the final round in the field – as the Redbirds placed fifth at the Dayton Flyer Invitational.
The Redbirds' final-round 293 was the third-best of all the teams in the tournament over the final 18 holes, as only second-ranked Illinois (881), 43rd ranked Marquette (885), Wright State (893), and Marshall (894) finished ahead of the 'Birds. Among the schools chasing ISU include tournament host Dayton (903), Ball State (905), Eastern Michigan (908), Loyola (912), Cleveland State (914), Xavier (915), Oakland (920) and Bowling Green (923).