EKLUND TIES FOR FIRST, RADFORD FINISHES FOURTH AT ODU/OBX INVITATIONAL

ROUND 3 | INDIVIDUAL

POWELLS POINT, N.C. – Weston Eklund continued his torrid streak with a 2-under-par 70 Tuesday at the par 72, 6,535-yard Kilmarlic Golf Club, to tie Scott Wolfes of Georgia Southern for the top spot in the 94-player field in the final round of the ODU/OBX Invitational. Wolfes and Eklund will share medalist honors, despite Wolfes winning a one-hole playoff between the two nationally-ranked golfers.

The Highlanders finished fourth with a 5-over-par 869 (299-283-287), which was one shot behind tournament host Old Dominion's 868 (295-288-285) and three shots behind runner-up Richmond's 866 (295-291-280). Georgia Southern led wire-to-wire in claiming the tournament title with a 10-under-par 854 (290-287-277).

En route to his team-leading seventh sub-par round of the season, Eklund logged four birdies in a nine-hole stretch Tuesday. After the senior made his final birdie of the day at the par-5 12th hole, Eklund took a two-shot lead over Wolfes heading into the final six holes. Eklund clung to a one-shot edge going into the last hole, but Wolfes sank a birdie at the par-5 18th to tie the Charlottesville, Va. native at 207.

Through Radford's three tournaments this fall, Eklund has finished no higher than a tie for fourth at the season-opening Raines Development Group Intercollegiate, where he shot 5-under-par. After his career-best 9-under total in the Outer Banks, Eklund's scoring average improves to a Big South-leading 69.6.

Posting his second straight Top-20 finish of the season, Callum Tarren finished tied for 18th at 219 (72-76-71). The junior opened the day with two birdies at the par-3 second hole and the par-5 fourth hole. After dropping two shots at holes 5 and 6, Tarren played 1-under for the remaining 12 holes to card his third sub-par round of the season.

Conner Hayden matched his career-best 1-under-par 71 in the final round Tuesday. After giving up a shot at the 526-yard fourth hole, Hayden reeled off back-to-back birdies at holes 9 and 10 to move to 1-under for the day. A bogey two holes later dropped him back to even, but the freshman got back to red figures at the par-5 18th to finish 1-under for the round. He tied for 37th at 225 (79-75-71), along with his teammates Matt Harman (75-73-77) and Tanner Carbaugh (79-71-75).

The Highlanders conclude their fall slate at next week's Wendy's Kiawah Classic hosted by Charleston Southern Sunday-Tuesday (Oct. 28-30) on the Turtle Point layout at the Kiawah Island Resort.

Place	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
4	Radford	299	283	287	869
T1	Eklund	73	64	70	207
T18	Tarren	72	76	71	219
T37	Carbaugh	79	71	75	225
T37	Harman	75	73	77	225
T37	Hayden	79	75	71	225

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