Men's Golf Posts Runner-Up Finish at BIG EAST Championships

OKATIE, S.C. - Xavier men's golf finished second at the BIG EAST Championships on Monday afternoon. The three-day tournament was held at Callawassie Country Club.

The runner-up finish is the highest finish for the Musketeers at the BIG EAST Championships since 2016 (also finished second). Xavier now has three top-three finishes at the BIG EAST Championships (joined the conference in 2013-14).

The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 858 (-6), finishing 11 strokes behind No. 46 Marquette (847, -17). The two teams were the only squads to hit under par at the tournament.

Individually, Kellen Dean paced the Musketeers with a seventh-place finish (214, -2). He was one of only two freshman golfers inside the top-10 of the individual standings (Gavin Gerch from Creighton finished tied for fourth place).

Carson Bellish also recorded a top-10 finish for the Musketeers, placing tied for 10th (215, -1). All five Xavier golfer finished inside the top-16.

UConn's Alex Heard took home medalist honors with a score of 205 (-11), finishing six strokes ahead of Georgetown's Blake Barnes.

RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T-7. Kellen Dean - 76 (+4), 70 (-2), 68 (-4): 214 (-2)
T-10. Carson Bellish - 72 (E), 69 (-3), 74 (+2): 215 (-1)
T-16. Zach Burton - 70 (-2), 73 (+1), 75 (+3): 218 (+2)
T-16. Ray Filter - 71 (-1), 71 (-1), 76 (+4): 218 (+2)
T-16. A.J. Wilhelm - 74 (+2), 73 (+1), 71 (-1): 218 (+2)

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Marquette - 285 (-3), 280 (-8), 282 (-6): 847 (-17)
2. Xavier - 287 (-1), 283 (-5), 288 (E): 858 (-6)
3. Creighton - 288 (+E), 291 (+3), 288 (E): 867 (+3)
T-4. UConn - 289 (+1), 291 (+3), 292 (+4): 872 (+8)
T-4. Villanova - 294 (+6), 289 (+1), 289 (+1): 872 (+8)
6. DePaul - 297 (+9), 292 (+4), 286 (-2): 875 (+11)
7. Georgetown - 290 (+2), 291 (+3), 295 (+7): 876 (+12)
8. Butler - 285 (-3), 290 (+2), 302 (+14): 877 (+13)
9. Seton Hall - 292 (+4), 293 (+5), 295 (+7): 880 (+16)
10. St. John's - 301 (+13), 291 (+3), 296 (+8): 888 (+24)

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