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INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI men's golf team rallied from an 11-shot deficit to leapfrog three teams on the final day of the Butler Fall Invitational at the par-70 Highlands Country Club, winning the seven-team event with a 54-hole score 849 (287-289-273). The Jaguars shot a school record 7-under 273 over the final 18 holes, keyed by 3-under 67's from senior Michael Davan and sophomore Jose Pablo Segurola.

Both finished one shot away from tying the IUPUI single round record.

"I'm just really proud of them. They haven't won this tournament since (Ben) Engle and (Michael) Powell have been in school here," IUPUI Head Coach John Andrews said. "They just continue to be great competitors. They want to be a great team and they carry themselves with so much confidence that it can be contagious.

"As competitive as this group of guys is, nothing surprises me. I almost expected them to come back and win it today."

Davan set the tone with a hole-in-one on the 154-yard, par-3 No. 11, becoming just the third player in the men's program's history to record an ace.

"After Davan made a hole-in-one, all I saw were birdies," Andrews said. "That's the most impressive part is that they did it late (in the round)."

Collectively, IUPUI led the field in total pars made, but needed low numbers from the entire lineup to claim its first BU Fall Invite title since 2000. This marked IUPUI's second tourney win of the season after opening the year with The Fossum title, hosted by Michigan State.  

Davan, Ben Engle and Michael Powell all finished tied for sixth among the 44-player field at 213. Engle kept the Jaguars afloat on Monday and carded an even par 70 on Tuesday. Powell went 1-under at 69 after posting back-to-back 72's on Monday.

Segurola tied for 16th overall at 218 (79-72-67) and like Engle, bogeyed the final hole to miss out on tying the school record.

"Jose's an incredibly talented kid. I'm not sure he has the same confidence as those three seniors yet, but he's really, really talented."

Senior Philip Wirkkala rounded out the lineup at 221 (72-74-75), tying for 24th. Newcomer Santiago Ruiz also fared well in just his second collegiate golf tournament, registering a 218 (70-73-75).

Butler finished the tournament at 853 while Valparaiso was third at 860. Evansville (861), Eastern Illinois (871), Green Bay (874) and Chicago State (971) rounded out the field. Butler's Andrew Wegeng took medalist honors at 208, headlined by his second round 5-under 65.

IUPUI returns to action on Oct. 8-9 when the Jaguars take part in the John Dallio Memorial at Ruffled Feathers Golf Course in Lemont, Ill.. The Jaguars won the 13-team event last season as Engle captured medalist honors at 214.

Team Results
1. IUPUI - 287-289-273=849 (+9)
2. Butler - 292-273-288=853 (+13)
3. Valparaiso - 290-285-285=860 (+20)
4. Evansville - 284-284-293=861 (+21)
5. Eastern Illinois - 287-300-284=871 (+31)
6. Green Bay - 293-290-291=874 (+34)
7. Chicago State - 337-307-327=971 (+131)

Individual Results
t-6. Ben Engle - 68-75-70=213 (+3)
t-6. Michael Powell - 72-72-69=213 (+3)
t-6. Michael Davan - 75-71-67=213 (+3)
t-16. Jose Pablo Segurola - 79-72-67=218 (+8)
t-24. Philip Wirkkala - 72-74-75=221 (+11)
*t-16. Santiago Ruiz - 70-73-75=218 (+8)
*34. Matt Bruce - 77-72-79=228 (+18)
*37. Cole Adams - 80-78-74=232 (+22)
   *played as an individual