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Fort Hays State’s Trey Herman finished second individually at the UNK Invitational, held at Awarii Dunes Golf Course in Axtell, Neb., on Tuesday. Herman held the lead heading into the final round and shot very well, an even-par 72, but Ross Miller of Minnesota State-Mankato had a great round of 4-under par 68 and passed Herman by one stroke. The Tigers as a team finished 12th.

Herman finished the tournament at 4-under par overall, shooting even par in the first round, 4-under in the second round, and then even par again in the final round. Herman and Miller tied for the lowest round carded in the tournament, unfortunately Miller was only three strokes back of Herman entering the final round. Even though he did not come out on top, Herman topped several individuals from schools within the region head-to-head and that will help him at the end of the year for a chance to play in the NCAA Super Regional for the second straight year.

In his last five tournament rounds, Herman is 6-under par overall. Three of those rounds have been even par, coupled with a 4-under par and 2-under par performance.

Grant Storey finished in a tie for 24th and 10-over par overall. He had rounds of 78, 71, and 77. Nick VonLintel tied for 63rd with rounds of 76, 77, and 86. Billy Frey had rounds of 81, 83, and 88. Kade Magaffin had rounds of 94, 87, and 102.

Minnesota State won the team title by 20 strokes with a total of 867, shooting an impressive 3-over par as a team. Two of their four scorers combined to shoot 7-under par. Nine teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference competed in the tournament, while Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State were the only two from the MIAA. Nebraska-Kearney finished 10th at 919, while the Tigers finished 12th at 929.