Final Results

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Playing from behind for much of the past two days, the IUPUI men's golf team pulled to a sixth-place tie after Tuesday's final round at the Wolverine Intercollegiate on the par-71 U-M Golf Course. California blew away the field with an 839 (-13) while Baylor was second at 851 (-1).

IUPUI finished tied with host Michigan at 867 and one shot back of North Carolina.

"We played well the last 44 holes," IUPUI Head Coach John Andrews said. "We were 10-over after seven holes and we just can't start off like that. We've got a good team and we just can't afford to start like that against good competition.

"Obviously we had some big numbers, but what I mostly saw was really good golf. We had a lot of birdies and a lot of really good shots in there. We were trying to dig out of a hole the whole time."

After a first round 300 had the Jaguars in next-to-last place through 18 holes, it took a second round 283 and Tuesday's even par 284 to climb to the middle of the pack by tourney's end.

"For the three of us (he, Engle and Powell), we get off to bad starts, but we fire after it after that," senior Michael Davan said. "We've got to figure out a way to start off quicker, whether it's tricking ourselves into thinking we're over par before the tournament starts or something like that.

"We just need to focus and be more aggressive at the beginning."

Davan was nearly flawless on Tuesday, playing bogey-free golf on his way to a final round 68. He finished the tournament with an even par 213, tying for 10th among the 60-player field.

"I hit the ball pretty well. I got off the tee pretty well and put myself in position to make birdies today," he said. "This course isn't very long, so if you put it on the right side of the fairway with a wedge in your hand, you can make scores."

Davan rebounded from an opening round 75 to notch eight birdies against just one bogey over his final 25 holes.

Behind him, seniors Ben Engle and Michael Powell both finished at 216 (+3) to tie for 19th overall. Powell was even before bogeying his final two holes of the tournament and Engle mixed four birdies around a triple bogey to finish with a 1-under 70 on Tuesday.

"Those three guys continue to play well," Andrews said. "All three are really, really good scores."

Sophomore Jose Pablo Segurola came in at 226 while senior Philip Wirkkala carded a 227. The latter played the final seven holes at 2-under, salvaging a final round 74.

"I liked the way Phil came around when we needed his score," Andrews said.

Missouri's Jace Long earned medalist honors at 206, finishing the event with back-to-back birdies to overtake Cal's Joel Stalter.
 
IUPUI's fall slate will continue on Sept. 16-17 when the Jaguars take part in The McLaughlin, hosted by St. John's University in Farmingdale, N.Y. at the Bethpage Red Course.

Team Standings
1. California - 281-275-283=839 (-13)
2. Baylor - 284-278-289=851 (-1)
3. Michigan State - 285-276-292=853 (+1)
4. Missouri - 290-285-278=854 (+2)
5. North Carolina - 284-289-293=866 (+14)
t-6. IUPUI - 300-283-284=867 (+15)
t-6. Michigan - 283-285-299=867 (+15)
8. Iowa State - 290-293-289=872 (+20)
9. Detroit - 294-291-295=880 (+28)
10. Marquette - 294-294-313=901 (+49)
11. Oakland - 302-295-313=910 (+58)

Individual Standings
t-10. Michael Davan - 75-70-68=213 (E)
t-18. Michael Powell - 74-70-72=216 (+3)
t-18. Ben Engle - 75-71-70=216 (+3)
t-45. Jose Pablo Segurola - 76-72-78=226 (+13)
t-48. Philip Wirkkala - 77-76-74=227 (+14)