WINTER GARDEN, Florida – Red-shirt junior Trey Melvin was the Lee University men's golf team most consistent player all three days in the NCAA DII National Championship that was played on the Orange County National Golf Center course. Melvin had two 1-over par rounds of 72 and one even-par 71 for his 215 total in helping the Flames to an 11th place finish in the 20-team field.

West Florida tallied an 838 and outscored Oklahoma Christian (839) by 10 strokes in the final round to capture the 54-hole title. Central Oklahoma and Coker University deadlocked for third place (846) and North Georgia battled to round out the top five (851). Lee's season ended with the 882 three-day total. Wyatt Provence of West Texas A&M claimed the medalist honors with a 201 total.

Melvin, who finished 33rd in the individual scoring, was followed by senior Oliver Lewis-Perkins. Oliver had a 74 during the opening round followed by a 72 and finished with an even-par 71 (217). Sophomore Wyatt Brackett posted the best round of any playing in the tournament when he came in with a 1-under 70 on Thursday. He showed solid improvement after opening with a 5-over 76 on Tuesday, an even-par 71 on Wednesday and his 1-under on Thursday for the 217 finish. Sophomore George Cordall had rounds of 72, 71, 76 – 219 while red-shirt sophomore Bennett McNabb shot 71 on Tuesday, slipped to 75 on Wednesday and tallied 74 that counted on Thursday for his 220 finish.

Coach Spence's Thoughts:

"We had a lot of urgency out of the gate like we did at regionals a couple of weeks ago. We got off to a nice start and were cruising there and then for whatever reason, holes 10, 11, and 12 had our number this week. We had a couple of birdies and eagles down the stretch but the hole was too big. Obviously it never gets any easier on the last day of the season, but proud of waht they were able to accomplish this season.