SIU men’s golf traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana for the Boilermaker Invitational hosted by Purdue April 10 through the 11.

Kent State won the tournament with a score of 852, shooting under 280 in both the second and third rounds.

Southern finished tied for 12 with Toledo out of 16 teams in the invite with a team score of 891 across three rounds of play.

Freshman Justin Wingerter led the way for the Salukis finishing in a tie for 21 with a score of 218, shooting his best in the final round with a score of 69.

Junior Matthis Besard finished one stroke behind Wingerter in a tie for 23 with his best round coming in the first round with a score of 69.

Next up Southern travels to Flossmoor, Illinois for the MVC Championship on April 25.

Sports Reporter Adam Warfel can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @warfel_adam.

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