MSU Finishes 12th At Conrad Rehling Invitational
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Mississippi State moved up one spot on the final day of the Conrad Rehling Spring Invitational to finish 12th at Ol' Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Bulldogs fired a final round 304 to finish two stokes ahead of Big 10 foe Michigan State. They finished the three-day tournament with a total score of 921.
Junior Joe Deraney posted his sixth top-20 finish with a final round two-over par 74. He finished in a four-way tie for 17th. He has finished as State's top-finisher in six of the seven events for MSU this season. Jared Jimenez turned in a career-best tournament finishing 35th. Jimenez carded a 77 to finish the event at five-over par. Daniel Boles shot a 78 to finish 51st, while Carl Sutton and Tim Satow rounded out the State lineup with 65th and 71st finishes respectively.
Alabama held off second place finisher Jacksonville State by two strokes. Kentucky, Mississippi, Kent State and Toledo rounded out the top five. Kentucky's John Holmes took home individual honors with a final round 71.
The Maroon and White will travel to Baton Rouge, La. on April 2-4 to compete in the LSU Spring Invitational. It will mark the second trip to LSU this season. MSU competed LSU/Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate during the fall campaign where they finished 13th.
| MSU INDIVIDUALS | |||
| T-17 | Joe Deraney | 74-75-74=223 | |
| T-35 | Jared Jimenez | 72-79-77=228 | |
| T-51 | Daniel Boles | 75-80-78=233 | |
| T-65 | Carl Sutton | 83-81-75=239 | |
| 71 | Tim Satow | 88-79-79=246 | |
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| TEAM STANDINGS | |||
| 1 | Alabama | 293 287 298 | 878 |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | 286 295 299 | 880 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 290 292 299 | 881 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 292 297 295 | 884 |
| T5 | Kent State | 302 289 296 | 887 |
| T5 | Toledo | 297 296 294 | 887 |
| 7 | UAB | 304 298 293 | 895 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 305 301 292 | 898 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 304 297 305 | 906 |
| 10 | North Florida | 307 297 306 | 910 |
| 11 | Tulane | 312 303 296 | 911 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 304 313 304 | 921 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 304 308 311 | 923 |