Huskers Notch Top-10 Finish at Palmetto

Aiken, S.C. - The Nebraska men's golf team shot 296 in Tuesday's final round of the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate to finish 10^th.

The Huskers finished with a 55-over-par 895 total to finish 39 strokes behind team champion Augusta State. On Monday Nebraska opened with 305 before posting 294 in the second round. The individual crown went to USC-Aiken's Matt Atkins, who shot 206 over three rounds.

Junior Matt Record led NU with a tie for 32^nd. Record carded a 5-over-par 75 in the final round at Palmetto Golf Club, a par-70, 6,617-yard layout. He added 75 and 73 on Monday for a 54-hole total of 223.

Kolton Lapa produced a 2-over-par 72 on Tuesday for a three-round score of 225. The freshman shot 77 in the first round and 76 in the second round. Lapa tied for 42^nd place, finishing one stroke ahead of teammate Manuel Lavin, who tied for 45^th. Lavin paced his way to 77 in Tuesday's final round to go along with Monday's 78 and 71.

Jordan Reinertson finished one stroke behind Lavin at 227. Reinertson matched Lapa's 72 on Tuesday as the lowest Husker score in the final round. The senior posted 81 and 74 in the first two rounds to tie for 52^nd.

Senior Kevin Gillick tied for 84^th at 240 strokes. He carded 89 in the final round after Monday's 75 and 76.

The Huskers return to action March 21-23 at the Denver Desert Shootout in Goodyear, Ariz.

Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
March 11-12, 2013
Palmetto Golf Club, Aiken, S.C.
Par 70 - 6,617 yards

Team Results
1. Augusta State - 284-290-282 = 856
2. South Carolina - 287-283-293 = 863
T-3. NC State - 284-287-293 = 864
T-3. Clemson - 285-292-287 = 864
5. Liberty - 288-289-291 = 868
6. Virginia - 291-283-299 = 873
7. Georgia State - 294-290-294 = 878
8. USC-Aiken - 288-292-300 = 880
9. Elon - 295-296-301 = 892
10. Nebraska - 305-294-296 = 895
11. Pennsylvania - 297-294-306 = 897
T-12. Furman - 295-299-306 = 900
T-12. Akron - 298-295-307 = 900
14. Western Carolina - 296-298-310 = 904
15. Maryland - 303-296-309 = 908
16. Presbyterian - 296-304-313 = 913
17. Wofford - 300-312-303 = 915
18. Francis Marion - 303-307-308 = 918

Nebraska Scores
T-32. Matt Record - 75-73-75 = 223
T-42. Kolton Lapa - 77-76-72 = 225
T-45. Manuel Lavin - 78-71-77 = 226
T-52. Jordan Reinertson - 81-74-72 = 227
T-84. Kevin Gillick - 75-76-89 = 240