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Men’s Golf Finishes 6th at Rio Pinar Invitational

Freshman Andy Ariens ties for 14th to lead Huskies.

Freshman Andy Ariens shot a 4-under par 68 to tie for 14th at the Rio Pinar Invitational Tuesday.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Houston Baptist tied its lowest team round of the season with a 3-under par 285 to move up and finish sixth at the Rio Pinar Inviational at the 7,001-yard, par-72 Rio Pinar Country Club Black Course Tuesday.
 
Freshmen Andy Ariens fired his lowest round of the season with a 4-under par 68 and tied for 14th with a 54-hole total of 2-under 214 to lead the Huskies. Freshman Preston Stanley shot a 71 and tied for 20th at 217, while senior Mark Slater shot a 73 and tied for 33rd at 221. Freshman Brandon Wilhide also shot a 73 and tied for 41st at 223. Senior Andrew Rollins tied for 71st at 232 after posting a 77.
 
Wichita State claimed the team title at 20-under par 844, four strokes ahead of host UCF and six ahead of Florida Gulf Coast. Northern Illinios finished fourth at 870 and Campbell finished fifth at 872, three strokes ahead of HBU.
 
FGCU's Jack Hernandez won the individual championship, finishing at 9-under par 207, one stroke ahead of Wichita State's Rafael Becker and two ahead of UCF's Ricardo Gouveia.
 
The Huskies return to action at the Jim West Intercollegiate hosted by Texas State April 1-3 at Victoria Country Club in Victoria, Texas.
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