WESSON – The Northwest men's golf team wrapped up their second tournament in four days at the Copiah-Lincoln Invitational, firing a combined 607 (296-311) over the two-day event to finish in third place.

"We played really well the opening day and the course setup nicely for our game," volunteer assistant Guy Purdy said. "We didn't play as well the second day and weren't able to finish where we would have liked."

Sophomore Cameron Thomas had his best outing of the spring season, firing an opening round 2-under-par 70 and coming back with a 76 the next day to finish in a two-way tie for third with Gulf Coast's Marcus Fox. Thomas took advantage of the Par 5's on both days, combining to shoot 4-under-par.

Freshman Jack Byrd continued his strong play, combining for a two-day 149 (73-76) in a three-way tie for seventh. Chad Cupples rounded out three Rangers in the Top 15, carding a 153 (77-76). Sam Cooper, who had a team-best eight birdies, finished in 32nd place with a 159 (76-83).

As a team, Northwest made a tournament-best 93 pars and two eagles, and also made 23 birdies in two days which ranked third among the 10 competing MACJC schools. Final Results

Northwest will return to action March 25-26 for the East Mississippi Invitational-MACJC Event #4 at the Par-72, 6,926-yard MSU Golf Course in Starkville.