TULSA, Okla. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's golf team finished in a tie for ninth in its fall finale at The Clerico, hosted by Oral Roberts, Tuesday at Cedar Ridge Country Club.
 
The Vaqueros secured the lowest second-round team score in the field, carding a four-over 284 to finish two strokes ahead of South Alabama in the round.
 
Oral Roberts claimed the win with a 14-over 854 while New Mexico (864), Kansas State (865), South Alabama (865), and New Mexico State (866) rounded out the top five. Colorado State (870), Louisiana (881), and Louisiana Tech (881) also finished ahead of UTRGV.
 
UTRGV tied with North Alabama for ninth place, posting a three-round score of 882 to finish just inside the top 10 and beat out North Texas (886), UTEP (889), and San Jose State (900).
 
Senior Gabriel Dulon Villoslada and sophomore Brock Porter both posted a two-over 72 to finish in a tie for 13^th with three-round scores of 216. Dulon Villoslada carded four birdies on the day while Porter secured his third consecutive 72 with three birdies.
 
Senior Esteban Gonzalez wrapped up his fall with a four-over 74 in the final round to reach a three-round score of 225. Meanwhile, freshman Javier Domingo Calvo posted a 77 in the final round to secure a three-round score of 225. Gonzalez and Domingo Calvo both ended the tournament in a tie for 45^th.
 
Junior Bogdan Sandrini finished in 75^th with a three-round score of 237 after posting an 81 in the third round.
 
UTRGV will host its next tournament, the Compadres Collegiate at Playa Paraíso Golf Course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The spring opener will run from Feb. 7-9.
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-13.	Brock Porter	72	72	72	216
T-13.	Gabriel Dulon Villoslada	73	71	72	216
T-45.	Javier Domingo Calvo	80	68	77	225
T-45.	Esteban Gonzalez	78	73	74	225
75.	Bogdan Sandrini	81	75	81	237

bold denotes best UTRGV score of each round.
 

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Oral Roberts	286	290	278	854
2.	#3 New Mexico	284	289	291	864
T-3.	Kansas State	294	291	280	865
T-3.	South Alabama	293	286	286	865
5.	New Mexico State	287	297	282	866
6.	Colorado State	296	288	286	870
T-7.	Louisiana	294	297	290	881
T-7.	Louisiana Tech	292	293	296	881
T-9.	UTRGV	303	284	295	882
T-9.	North Alabama	294	300	288	882
11.	North Texas	304	300	282	886
12.	UTEP	300	292	297	889
13.	San Jose State	297	303	300	900

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