LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Following a quality round of (+2) 290 to wrap up play, the Nova Southeastern men's golf team finished the day where it started, taking sixth overall at the Division I-laden Southern Invitational in Lake Worth, Fla.  

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Finish: 6^th of 12 teams
Tournament Champion: Middle Tennessee State
Location: The Falls Club | Lake Worth, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/6,757
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Competing against an entire Division I field, NSU held its ground by recording its second round of 290 for the tournament. At 14-over par overall, the Sharks finished a clear 10 strokes ahead of both Drake and Stetson, who tied for seventh.
• Middle Tennessee State registered the round of the tournament on Tuesday, firing an impressive (-17) 271 to pull away for the eventual wire-to-wire win. MTSU (-21) bested runner-ups Virginia Commonwealth and Mercer by nine shots.
• The second consecutive round of (+1) 73 snuck Emanuel Olofsson into the Top-20 with a tie for 19^th at one-over par for the tournament. The Top-20 finish marked the second of his young career.
• Outside of a hiccup on No. 4, Javier Calles produced a rather impressive final round on Tuesday. The freshman closed the front nine with back-to-back birdies on No. 8 and No. 9 before sinking one more on the Par-4 16^th to post a (-2) 70. His 54-hole score of three-over par landed him in a tie for 25^th.
• At eight-over par for the week, Mike Hay earned a share of 38^th.
• Just one shot off the pace of Hay was Tomas Millet, whose final round of 77 moved him into a tie for 40^th on the leaderboard.
• Like Calles, fellow freshman Joseba Torres made some clear adjustments between Monday's opening 36 holes and Tuesday's final round. On the heels of a 78 and an 80 to start the tourney, Torres closed birdie-birdie-par-eagle to cap his round of (-2) 70, good enough to climb from a tie for 59^th into a share of 46^th.
• A tough pill to swallow with him competing as an individual, senior Victor Jimenez produced the best finish of any NSU player this week, tying for 16^th at even-par overall.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• Olofsson topped the team in birdies this week with 10.
• NSU shot a combined 10-under par throughout the tournament on the Par-5's.
• Scoring conditions in Tuesday's final round were the easiest of the tournament (73.48 scoring average).

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• A final-round 64 lifted Campbell's Pontus Nyholm to a one-shot victory over VCU's Peter Gasperini to earn individual medalist honors. Nyholm finished with a 54-hole total of (-9) 207.
• Jimenez's tie for 16^th marked the second-best finish of his career.

UP NEXT:
The Sharks will continue their early-season stretch of three tournaments in three weeks when the Matlock Collegiate Classic tees off next Monday, March 8 at the Lone Palm Golf Club in Lakeland, Fla. For coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram or Twitter at @NSU_MGolf.

Sharks Finish Out the Week in 6⃣th at the DI Southern Invitational

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