COLUMBIA, Missouri — A solid final 18 holes for the Saint Mary's Golf Team helped them jump two spots to finish tied for fifth in the Tiger Intercollegiate at the Old Hawthorne Club. The Gaels shot a 281 (-2) in the final day of the tournament, bringing their three round total to (-2). Saint Mary's finished nine strokes behind tournament champion Iowa State. The top five finish was the first this Spring for SMC. 

Connor Reis and Kristian Bressum paced the Gaels in the final round, both shooting 70. Connor showed excellent composure, bouncing back from back to back bogeys on his eighth and ninth holes to shoot three straight birdies on his 10th, 11th and 12th holes. Kristian birdied two of his first four holes to set the tone for a solid round. Aidan Lee and Jack Jerge each shot par for the day, with Jerge once again showing excellent consistency, with 16 pars on the day. 

Reis finished in the top-10 as an individual for the Gaels, finishing tied for seventh at four under. He was the only Gael to shoot par or better in all three rounds. It was Connor's first time this Spring as the Gaels top finisher. He shot 12 birdies and 35 pars over his 72 hole tournament. 

Jack Lundin of Missouri won the tournament, helping the host school of the tournament to a second place finish. The tournament overall was won by Iowa State, who shot seven under in rounds one and three as a team to earn the tournament title.

The Gaels will be back in action this weekend, taking part in the El Macero Classic, hosted by UC Davis, set to take place Friday through Sunday this week. 

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