Saints finish national championship in 13th place

By Glenn Judah

The No. 2-ranked Saints, who struggled in their opening rounds of the NAIA National Championship, finished strong on Friday.

They finished the 72-hole tournament in 13th place by shooting a team score of 1208. Oklahoma City University took first place honors finishing with a final team score of 1154. The individual medalist winner was Joe Prince of Loma Nazarene University who shot a four-under 284 for the tournament.

The top finisher for the Saints was Bjorn Karringer, who ended the tournament in a tie for 37th with a score of 301. Anders Ekdahl placed 51st with a final score of 303. Ian Hoffman finished the tournament with a score of 305 to take the 59th spot overall. Brad Barfield finished in 67th, while Dustin Funari placed 86th.