TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The Old Dominion men's golf team wrapped up the Conference USA Championships in Texarkana, Arkanasas on Tuesday with a seventh-place finish out of 13 teams. Freshman Nick Rencis was the highest-placing Monarch, grabbing 15th place out of 65 participants after shooting a 69-79-74=222 for the tournament.
No. 38 UAB clinched the team title in stroke play while LA Tech, UTSA and North Texas advanced to the fourth day of the C-USA Championships by placing in the top four. Old Dominion finished in seventh.
UAB's Taylor Eyster won the individual crown via a one-hole playoff over LA Tech's Victor Lange, as both golfers finished with the same score through three rounds.
Nick Rencis placed 15th for the Monarchs, as the freshman from Long Valley, New Jersey improved by five strokes from round two to round three. David Langley placed 18th, finishing just one stroke behind teammate Rencis. Senior Seth Sweet grabbed 26th place and improved by three strokes each day, while Chad Hess took 48th and Antonio Cruz-Conde placed 54th.
Old Dominion finished the conference championship with the second-best par three scoring average (3.25) and the second-highest birdie total with 43.
Individually, Rencis and Langley recorded the third-best par three scoring average (3.08).
Conference USA Championships
Texarkana Country Club -- Texarkana, Ark.
Par: 72 Yardage: 6969
April 24-27, 2016
Team Leaderboard -- Day 3
1. No. 38 UAB 285-294-286=865
2. LA Tech 286-299-288=873
3. North Texas 292-299-285=876
4. UTSA 295-299-288=882
5. Middle Tennessee 296-289-299=884
6. UTEP 302-292-293=887
7. Old Dominion 292-304-294=890
T8. Charlotte 299-299-296=894
T8. Marshall 292-306-296=894
10. Western Kentucky 297-302-301=900
11. Rice 303-309-300=912
12. Southern Miss 312-314-298=924
13. FAU 309-314-306=929
ODU Results -- Day 3
T15. Nick Rencis 69-79-74=222
T18. David Langley 75-71-77=223
T26. Seth Sweet 78-75-72=225
T48. Chad Hess 81-80-71=232
T54. Antonio Cruz-Conde 70-79-86=235