NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The 15th-ranked Tiger men's golf team finished 15th at the NCAA III Championships after shooting a team score of 303 in Friday's final round of the 72-hole tournament.

Trinity finished with a total score of 1190 (290-299-298-303) over the four-day event, which was played at Keene Trace Golf Course. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) won the tournament by six shots over second-place Piedmont University (GA). This marks the second time in three years that Trinity has finished in the top 15 at nationals, following an 11th-place finish in 2021.

Jacob Mason (Westminster, Colo. / Holy Family) had Trinity's best daily score for the third straight round, carding a two-over 74 on Friday. He finished tied for 23rd individually with a four-day total score of 291 (72-73-72-74). The Tigers started on the back nine for the second straight day and Mason had a tough start, but he played the final seven holes at -3 and had all three of his birdies for the day in that stretch. He finished tied for ninth with 16 total birdies over the four days of play.

Daniel Nunez (Los Angeles, Calif. / Loyola) closed out his Tiger career with a three-over-par 75 on Friday, which was two shots better than his round yesterday. He finished with three total birdies and played even-par on the back nine (his first nine holes).

Neel Sandhu (Southlake, Texas / Carroll) notched a pair of birdies on the back nine to start his day and played that stretch at even-par. He finished with a 76 for the day and shot 300 (75-76-73-76) for the tournament.

Carter Code (Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Manning) finished with a 303 (72-76-76-79) for the tournament, and was second only to Mason for the strongest finish to the weekend. Code had both of his birdies on the front nine and played +2 over the final nine holes of the day.

Giorgio Gianoulis (Salt Lake City, Utah / Rowland Hall) tied for the team lead today with three birdies and played his back nine at just +2 on Friday. He finished the tournament with a total score of 320 (77-86-79-78).

Head Coach Sean Etheredge finishes up his 10th season in charge of the Trinity men's golf program with a second NCAA III Championships appearance in three years. In 2021, he led the team to its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship since 2013, and took the Tigers to the NCAA III Championships for the first time since 2003. Last season, he had an individual selected for the NCAA Tournament (Mason) for the first time since 1979. This year's return to the NCAA Championships is the first time since 1978 and 1979 that Trinity had competed at nationals twice in a span of three years or less.

This marks the end of the season for the Trinity University men's golf team, which will return to action in September to begin the 2023-24 season.