Men's Golf 9/22/2019 3:00:00 PM

Rebels Finish 14th At Tough Tournament Near Chicago

Junior Jack Trent turns in final-round 2-under 68 to climb to fourth place individually.

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot 12-over-par 292 Sunday during the final round of the tough OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and finished in 14th place.

The tournament, which featured 11 teams ranked in the top 25 among its field of 15, was hosted by Illinois at Olympia Fields Country Club (par 70, 7,219 yards).

No. 3 Georgia Tech and No. 20 Baylor tied for first at 6-over 846, with No. 10 Pepperdine following in third at 9-over. No. 23 North Carolina was fourth at 16-over, while No. 19 Illinois and No. 14 Texas A&M rounded out the top five, tying at 19-over. The Rebels finished with a 54-hole total of 44-over 884.

Individually, Baylor's Cooper Dossey earned medalist honors at 4-under 206. Florida's John Axelsen was second at 3-under and Pepperdine's William Mouw placed third at 1-under.

UNLV junior Jack Trent turned in a final-round 2-under 68 to climb nine spots in the standings, finishing in a three-way tie for fourth at even par. There were a total of 84 golfers competing.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will be back in action Friday-Saturday, September 27-28, at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate hosted by New Mexico in Albuquerque.

REBEL NOTES:
• This was the second tournament of the season for the Rebels and the second of the week in the Chicago area. UNLV tied for fourth in its season opener hosted by Northwestern.
• UNLV lost Mountain West Golfer of the Year and All-America Scholar Harry Hall to graduation following last season. He recently competed at the prestigious Walker Cup, becoming just the third Rebel in program history to be invited.
• The Rebels have welcomed four new players to this year's roster.
• Last year's team appeared in a NCAA-record 31st straight regional and advanced to the national finals where it finished in the top 20.
• Jack Trent and David Rauch are UNLV's returning All-Mountain West performers. Trent captured the individual title at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in March, which earned him an exemption into the PGA Tour's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (will be played Oct. 3-6, at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas).
• Justin Kim, who turned in UNLV's best individual finish at the NCAA Finals last season, was also named an All-America Scholar.
• This year marks head coach Dwaine Knight's 33rd season leading the Rebel program.

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Players Mentioned

Harry Hall: 6' 3"; Senior; 3L

Justin Kim: 5' 10"; Senior; 3L

David Rauch: 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L

Jack Trent: 6' 3"; Junior; 2L

Players Mentioned

Harry Hall
: 6' 3"; Senior; 3L

Justin Kim
: 5' 10"; Senior; 3L

David Rauch
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L

Jack Trent
: 6' 3"; Junior; 2L