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Men's Golf Finishes UTSA Oak Hills in Third
Four Baylor golfers finished in the top 20, including Lorenzo Scotto and Joakim Mikkelsen in 11th-place tie.
Payne Gniewek shot a final-round even-par 71 Tuesday.

Payne Gniewek shot a final-round even-par 71 Tuesday.

Feb. 16, 2010 



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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Payne Gniewek carded a final-round even-par 71, helping the Baylor men's golf team to a season-best third-place finish Tuesday at the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational.


Baylor (26-over 878), ranked 41st in the latest Golfstat rankings, and Tulsa finished three strokes behind Texas Tech, who repeated as team champion at 23-over 875. The Red Raiders finished one shot ahead of second-place Southeastern Louisiana (25-over 877).


The Bears have now finished in the top four in each of its last five tournaments.


Southeastern Louisiana's Philipp Westermann earned individual medalist honors, finishing at 2-under 211.


Sophomores Joakim Mikkelsen and Lorenzo Scotto carded Baylor's best individual performances of the tournament, both finishing tied for 11th at 6-over 219. Mikkelsen has finished in the top 25 in all six tournaments and in the top 15 four times this season. Scotto's 11th-place showing Tuesday was his best finish of the season.


Gniewek registered Baylor's only even-par round of the tournament with an even-par 71 Tuesday. He finished tied for 16th at 7-over 220 with teammate Jerry Ruiz. Sophomore Drew McGee, participating as an individual, finished tied for 53rd at 17-over 230. Cody Paladino finished tied for 76th at 26-over 239.


Baylor returns to action March 5-6 at the Border Olympics, hosted by the University of Houston, in Laredo, Texas.


UTSA OAK HILLS INVITATIONAL


Team Results 










1.
[11] Texas Tech
299-283-293=875
+23





2.
[49] Southeastern Louisiana
292-290-295=877

+25





t3.
Tulsa
3292-292-295=878

+26





t3.
[41] Baylor
295-291-292=878

+26





6.
Iowa State
295-292-300=887

+35





7.

Stephen F. Austin
300-297-292=889

+37




8.

[50] Wichita State
300-294-296=890

+38





9.
Sam Houston State
306-292-293=891

+39





10.
Texas State
300-293-302=895

+43





11.
Louisiana-Lafayette
296-295-305=896
+44




12.
Oklahoma
305-297-299=901
+49





13.
Air Force
309-304-303=916
+64




14.
UTSA
304-307-309=920

+68





15.
Illinois State
317-310-305=932
+80






Baylor Individual Results






t11.
Joakim Mikkelsen
73-72-74=219
+6




t11.
Lorenzo Scotto
73-72-74=219
+6




t16.
Payne Gniewek
74-75-71=220
+7




t16.
Jerry Ruiz
75-72-73=220
+7




t53.
Drew McGee (I)
77-81-72=230
+17




t76.
Cody Paladino
81-77-81=239
+26