LAS CRUCES, N.M. –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's golf team posted their best round of the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate, hosted by New Mexico State, with a final round 286 on Tuesday at NMSU Golf Course. 
 
For the second straight tournament, the Vaqueros improved in each of the rounds at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate with rounds of 300, 292, and 286. The Vaqueros finished with a three-round score of 878 for an eighth-place finish.
 
Sophomore Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque led the way in the final round with a career-best two-under 69. After opening with a double bogey, Duque played the next 11 holes six under par before posting three bogeys and a birdie down the stretch. Duque finished tied for 11^th place with a three-round score of 213.
 
Redshirt sophomore Taj Sutherland saved his best round of the tournament for the final round as he posted a one-under par 70. Sutherland finished with a three-round score of 217 to finish tied for 23^rd. 
 
Junior Javier Neira Garcia finished tied for 35^th with a three-round score of 221 after posting his second-straight even par 71. Junior Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi posted a final round 76 to finish with a three-round score of 228 to finish tied for 50^th and redshirt sophomore Sebastian Lundberg finished tied for 52^nd with a three-round score of 230 after a final round 77. 
 
New Mexico State won the team title with a three-round score of 832 after posting a final round 282. New Mexico State's Garrison Smith won the individual title with a three-round score of 198 after a final round 65.
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action from Oct. 24-25 at the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate, hosted by Stetson, at the LPGA International Golf Club. 
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-11.	Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque	71	73	69	213
T-23.	Taj Sutherland	73	74	70	217
T-35.	Javier Neira Garcia	79	71	71	221
T-50.	Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi	78	74	76	228
T-52.	Sebastian Lundberg	78	75	77	230

                                                                                          

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	New Mexico State	279	271	282	832
T-2.	Seattle U	285	285	282	852
T-2.	Weber State	284	289	279	852
4.	California Baptist	281	286	286	853
5.	Western New Mexico	292	271	301	864
6.	Incarnate Word	291	290	285	866
7.	Texas A&M-Commerce	292	286	291	869
8.	UTRGV	300	292	286	878
9.	Stephen F. Austin	299	298	295	892

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