TULSA, Okla. | Jack Hearn and Hugo Thyr recorded top 10 finishes to lead South Alabama to their first title of the fall, winning The Clerico over New Mexico State with a final round 288 on Tuesday.

The Jags battled multiple weather delays on Monday and into Tuesday, forcing the tournament into a 36-hole format over the two-day period. They ended up tied with New Mexico State at 12-over (580) but captured the title based on the tiebreaker with the cumulative of the highest score.

South Alabama, who was third after the opening round, finished three shots ahead of Oral Roberts 15-over (583) and nine shots ahead of Rice at 21-over (589). They also finished 11 shots ahead of conference foe Texas State at 23-over (591).

Individually, Hearn led South Alabama finishing tied for third with a 2-under (140) highlighted by the low score of the tournament on Tuesday. Thyr finished tied for seventh overall with a 1-over (143) including an opening round 69.

They were followed by Jordan Plunkett who finished tied for 24th at 7-over (149), Eli Mitchell who finished tied for 30th overall with an 8-over (150), and Jacob LeCroy with a 10-over (152) in 41st place.

Tournament Information
Event (host): The Clerico (Oral Roberts)
Dates: Oct. 24 – Oct. 25 (Monday-Tuesday)
Course: The Oaks Country Club

Team Scores
(t-1) South Alabama 292-288-580 (+12), (t-1) New Mexico State 280-300-580 (+12), (3) Oral Roberts 292-291-583 (+15), (4) Rice 300-289-589 (+21), (5) Texas State 297-294-591 (+23), (6) UTSA 292-300-592 (+24), (7) Kansas City 290-307-597 (+29), (t-8) Northern Iowa 297-301-598 (+30), (t-8) Missouri State 301-297-598 (+30), (10) Utah State 307-308-615 (+47), (11) Stephen F. Austin 312-311-623 (+55), (12) Southern Utah 311-318-629 (+61).

Individual Leaders
(t-1) Brandon Huff, Oral Roberts 69-68-137 (-5), (t-1) Luke Kulver*, Oklahoma 70-67-137 (-5), (t-3) Eric Schuessler, Missouri State 71-69-140 (-2), (t-3) Kasper Nyland, Texas State 71-69-140 (-2), (t-3) Jack Hearn, South Alabama 73-67-140 (-2), (6) Garrison Smith, New Mexico State 68-73-141 (-1), (t-7) Tommy Doyle, Northern Iowa 71-72-143 (+1), (t-7) Hugo Thyr, South Alabama 69-74-143 (+1), (9) Dillon Stewart*, Oklahoma State 74-70-144 (+2), (t-10) Aidan Thomas, New Mexico State 70-75-145 (+3), (t-10) Rocco Repetto-Taylor, Oral Roberts 72-73-145 (+3), (t-10) John Wild*, Oklahoma State 75-70-145 (+3).

South Alabama Scores
(t-3) Jack Hearn 73-67-140 (-2), (t-7) Hugo Thyr 69-74-143 (+1), (t-24) Jordan Plunkett 74-75-149 (+7), (t-30) Eli Mitchell 76-74-150 (+8), (t-41) Jacob LeCroy 79-73-152 (+10), (t-62) Kevin Dahlberg 79-79-158 (+16).

Notes

• The field consisted of 12 different teams, with individuals from Oklahoma and Oklahoma State also in the field.
• Hearn went from 18th after round one with a 73, to finish tied for third after a final round 67 – the low round of the tournament for any player.
• Hearn and Thyr each finished in the top 10 in the tournament with Thyr finishing tied for seventh after a final round 74. He opened the tournament with a 69 on Monday.  

Quotables from head coach Ben Hannan
The guys have been battling against some of the nation's best all fall, how big is it to close the fall with a tournament win?
College golf is so competitive and winning is hard. Really happy for the guys. They have put in a lot of work this fall and it's nice to have them be rewarded for it. 

You battled Mother Nature all week, how were the guys able to stay focused?
The weather conditions were certainly a challenge this week.  Mentally you had to prepare for it. They stayed positive and dealt with the adversity well. There was one round canceled and we were delayed multiple times. It was cold and the wind changed directions constantly throughout the week and blew hard. The guys were patient and kind of took what was in front of them which was a key factor. 

Momentum going into the spring off this week, how important is it to keep focused moving forward? 
Winning is always fun, but definitely there is a lot to learn from this week. We will head into the off-season and focus on getting better each and every day. We have a solid spring schedule set, so we need to be ready when we begin again in January.  

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