AMARILLO, Texas – Midwestern State was one of four teams to finish under par at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite and finished in a third-place tie with Lubbock Christian at 7-under 845. Hutchinson Community College lifted the trophy, finishing three strokes ahead of Oklahoma Christian at 23-under 829.

Braden Stokes of UT Tyler edged Leyton Hiebert of Lubbock Christian by one stroke at 10-under 203 and was the individual medalist for the 54-hole tournament at Amarillo Country Club.

Anniston McIlwain finished in a five-way tie for 11th place at 4-under 209 in the 90-player field. The junior from Bulverde, Texas, shot under par in all three rounds. McIlwain carded five birdies in his final round, including the 160-yard, par-3 No. 11 hole for the third straight round. McIwain's 2-under 69 in the third round was his best round of the tournament after shooting 1-under in the first two rounds.

McIlwain led the field on the par-3s, shooting 3-under on the short holes at Amarillo Country Club.

Jaxon Donaldson shot 2-over 73 in his final round and tied with Henry Starr of Colorado Mesa for 18th place at 2-under 211. Donaldson had two birdies in his final round. The junior from Wimberley, Texas, birdied the 440-yard, par-4 No. 15 hole and the 350-yard, par-4 No. 1 hole in each of his final two rounds for the Mustangs. Donaldson had the fourth-most pars of anyone in the field with 38 through three rounds.

Collin Moody closed out his final round with three consecutive pars and had four birdies on his way to an even-par 71. The sophomore from Bridgeport, Texas, finished in a four-way tie for 20th place at 1-under 212.

Carter Ray birdied a par-4 on each side during his final round and shot 2-over 73. The junior for Walters, Oklahoma, finished in a three-way tie for 26th place at 1-over 214. Ray had 37 pars, which was tied for ninth most in the field.
 
Ryan Griff was 3-over through the first six holes but birdied three par-4s during his final round and finished with a 3-over 74 on Tuesday. The junior from Bulverde, Texas, finished the event in a five-way tie for 36th place at 4-over 217.

Bryce Hoech competed as an individual and eagled the 502-yard par-5, No. 9 hole during his final round and shot 4-over 75 to finish the tournament at 7-over 220.

Midwestern State led the 15-team field with 175 pars through 54 holes and the sixth-most birdies with 49 throughout the tournament. The Mustangs had the third-fewest bogeys with 45 and only had one double-plus bogey during the event.

Midwestern State's next tournament is the NCAA II West/South Central Regional Preview at Dominion Country Club in San Antonio. The 54-hole tournament gets underway on Oct. 26.