RAYMOND – A top five finish from sophomore William Mason helped the Northwest men's golf team to fifth place on Saturday-Sunday in the Hinds Invitational at Eagle Ridge Golf Club.

Mason shot 73 on both days of the tournament, resulting in a fifth place finish at two-over to tie his career-best finish at Meridian last spring. He was also named to the all-tournament team. 

The Rangers shot 303-307 as a team to finish the two-day event with a 610 score. The team's fifth place result is the second Top 5 finish this season.

Copiah-Lincoln shot a 2-over-par 578 to win the event by 15 strokes over runner-up Mississippi Gulf Coast. Meridian (603) and East Mississippi (605) finished ahead of Northwest at third and fourth, respectively.

Sophomore Heath Newsom (75-75, T-18th) and Cameron Foster (78-79, T-36th) rounded out the Top 40 for Northwest. Three more Rangers, Devon Thomas, Samuel Davis and Chris Frost finished just outside the Top 40, with Frost coming in at 41st in an individual finish.

Northwest will return to action Oct. 17-18 at Grand Bear Golf Club for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational.