Guyan, WV-The Cleveland State men’s golf team posted a strong finish in the season-opening Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational. Cleveland State finished with an 8-under par team total to finish in fourth place. Cleveland State finished above its fellow Horizon League competitors in the tournament field and finished four shots shy of third-place Morehead State and five back of runner-up Longwood. Host Marshall won the event with a team score of 28-under par. Cleveland State posted an even par 284 in the final round.
 
Brody Simms posted his third career top-ten finish closing with a 1-over 72 to finish in a tie for sixth place at 5-under par. Marshall’s Cameron Jarvis took home the individual title finishing at 8-under. Simms carded three birdies in his final round. 
 
Freshman Ryan Dinan had an excellent showing in his first collegiate appearance finishing at 4-under for the tournament in a tie for 10^th place. Dinan was the only Viking to finish all three rounds under par. He posted back-to-back 1-under rounds of 70 in the first two rounds and closed with a 2-under 69 in round three. Dinan finished with five birdies over his final 18 holes, including two in a row on holes 10 and 11 to start the back nine. He closed with seven straight pars for a back nine 33.
 
Dillon Pendergast closed with a 1-over 72 to finish at even par for the tournament. Pendergast finished in a tie for 23^rd place in the individual standings. Dominik Cosic posted his lowest score of the week in the final round, closing with an even par 71. Cosic finished tied for 35^th overall.
 
Mason Frazier posted a 4-over 75 in the final round to finish in a tie for 39^th place at 6-over par. Alex Anderson, playing as an individual, posted a final round 78 to finish in a tie for 70^th place at 11-over.
 
Cleveland State returns to action this weekend as the Vikings head to Oakland for the Golden Grizzlies Intercollegiate. Play begins on Saturday, September 14.