WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The Midwestern State Mustangs held steady through a windy second day of competition to finish in fourth place at the MSU Invitational at the Wichita Falls Country Club.

The Mustangs turned in a three-round total of 910 after posting the second-best team score in the final round of 304. The Mustangs finished 18 strokes behind Oklahoma Christian who won the team title with an 892. Newman (Kan.), who turned in a 299 on Tuesday, finished second with a 900 total. Northeastern State ended third at 901.

Newman's Ed Herzog claimed the individual title, firing a one-over 72 on Tuesday to finish one-over 214. Northeastern State's Casey Nelson was second with a six-over 219 after a 76 on Tuesday, while Texas A&M-Commerce's Patrick Russo placed third at seven-over 220 with a 75. St. Mary's Matt Vela and Dallas Baptist's Jeffery Juillerat tied for fourth place at eight-over 221.

The Mustangs were paced by a eighth place performance by Raine Copeland. He carded a three-over 74 to finish at 11-over 224. MSU added top 20 finishes with 76s by Sam Smith and Jeremy LeGuen. Smith was 14th at 226 and LeGuen 19th at 227.

Trevor Arianna carded a 78 to finish at 234 and Antonio Herran an 80 for a 238. Playing as individuals, MSU's A.J. Pursley was 22nd after a one-over 72 on Tuesday to finish with a 228, while Brett Perry added a 77 for a 231 to place 31st.

The Mustangs are in action again next Monday and Tuesday at the Dallas Baptist Patriot Invitational at the Golf Club of Dallas.
  

MSU Invitational
Wichita Falls Country Club
Wichita Falls, Texas
Par-71, 6,917 yards
Team Leaderboard
Place									Team	Round Scores	Total	To Par
1									Oklahoma Christian	284-301-307	892	+40
2									Newman (Kan.)	306-295-299	900	+48
3									Northeastern State	294-300-307	901	+49
4									Midwestern State	302-304-304	910	+58
5									Cameron	303-303-306	912	+60
6									Texas A&M-Commerce	305-303-307	915	+63
7									St. Mary's (Texas)	306-305-306	917	+65
8									Missouri Southern	307-305-308	920	+68
									West Texas A&M	305-305-310	920	+68
10									Dallas Baptist	302-306-319	927	+75
11									Arkansas-Fort Smith	312-299-319	930	+78
12									Southeastern Oklahoma	314-321-309	944	+92
13									East Central	313-320-315	948	+96
14									Incarnate Word	324-311-317	952	+100
15									Northwood (Texas)	325-322-330	977	+125
16									Missouri Western State	323-326-330	979	+127
Individual Leaderboard
Place									Player, Team	Round Scores	Total	To Par
1									Ed Herzog, Newman	72-70-72	214	+1
2									Casey Nelson, Northeastern State	70-73-76	219	+6
3									Patrick Russo, Texas A&M-Commerce	75-70-75	220	+7
4									Matt Vela, St. Mary's	73-72-76	221	+8
									Jeffrey Juillerat, Dallas Baptist	74-73-74	221	+8
6									Ben Hargis, West Texas A&M	74-74-75	223	+10
									Preston Wilkins, Oklahoma Christian	71-74-78	223	+10
8									Raine Copeland, Midwestern State	77-73-74	224	+11
									Oscar Stark, Oklahoma Christian	71-76-77	224	+11
									Kyle Fouts, Northastern State	72-77-75	224	+11
Midwestern State Scorecard
4									Midwestern State	302-304-304	910	+58
8t									Raine Copeland	77-73-74	224	+11
14t									Sam Smith	72-78-76	226	+13
17t									Jeremy LeGuen	78-73-76	227	+14
40t									Trevor Arianna	75-81-78	234	+21
55t									Antonio Herran	78-80-80	238	+25
22t									A.J. Pursley*	77-79-72	228	+15
32t									Brett Perry*	79-75-77	231	+18
* Competing as an individual medalist only.