Silvis, IL – The University of Victoria men's golf team finished 11^th, including an Owen Croft individual third-place finish at the NAIA Men's National Championship at TPC Deere Run on May 12-15.
 
Vikes made the cut with a late rally, guaranteeing a top 15 finish after two rounds.

• Owen Croft's incredible first round had him tied for the solo lead after firing an opening round score of -2, highlighted by five birdies.
• Solomon Decksheimer rallied with one of his best nines of the year as he fired a 35 on the back nine of round one. Decksheimer followed up his first-round 74 with a second-round 77.
• Maguire Lines' second-round 71 was the driving factor in propelling the Vikes within the cut line.

 
Croft and the Vikes climbed the leaderboard in the last two rounds of the Championship.

• Parker Riou subbed in for Jagre Knight and fired a 76 for a third-round score of +6, only to follow that up with a 72 in the final round. Riou's 72 sets a new season best.
• Sam Kurytnik's tournament was highlighted by a third-round score of 73, starting a charge as the Vikes darted up the leaderboard, jumping four teams in the last two rounds.
• Decksheimer finished his tournament strong, tying his strong first round as he carded another 74 in the fourth round.
• Owen Croft found his rhythm once again as he carded two birdies for a one-under score of 69. Croft's second under-par round of the tournament had him in fifth at the end of day three, looking to make a charge for the podium with one round left to play. Owen carried his strong play into the final round, firing a +1 round of 71 to capture a third-place finish and push the Vikes into the 11^th spot on the team leaderboard.

 
Notables

• Owen Croft's third-place finish tied Lawren Rowe's 2016 performance for the second-best finish in Vikes program history at the NAIA Championships.
• Croft was recognized for his stellar conference play this season as he was honoured with a selection to the NAIA PING West All-Region Team.

 
The Vikes will return to the course on June 16 for their final tournament of the year. The season finale will be the Canadian University Championship in Levis, Quebec.

RESULTS
Owen Croft (68, 71, 69, 71)
Maguire Lines (77, 71, 76, 76)
Solomon Decksheimer (74, 77, 75, 74)
Sam Kurytnik (76, 82, 73, 78)
Jagre Knight (79, 77)
Parker Riou (76, 72)