FINDLAY, Ohio - The Malone University men's golf team moved up the leaderboard on the final day of the Doc Spragg Fall Invite. The Pioneers finished the 54-hole event in tenth at 887 (301-298-288) in a field with nationally-ranked competition. The University of Missouri-St. Louis had a great tournament and finished at 16-under 848 (280-284-284) as a team.
 
The duo of Jaxon Rinkes (71-74-73) and Andrew Fredenburg (73-75-70) tied for 19th overall at 2-over 218. In round three, Rinkes had three birdies. Fredenburg tied with Alexander Eckstein for the lowest round for the team with a 2-under 70 on Tuesday. Fredenburg went 1-under on both the front and back nine with two birdies on each side of the Findlay Country Club. Eckstein finished in a tie for 23rd at 219 (76-73-70) with his lowest score coming in the final round. He matched Fredenburg with two birdies on each side of the course.
 
Deagan Beaber and Fletcher Cravens tied at 235 for the event. Beaber (83-77-75) improved in each round and birdied both par-5 holes on the front nine. Cravens had three total birdies, two on par-5 holes and one on the par-3 second hole.
 
Malone returns to the tee box on Thursday, October 15 for the Phipps Memorial. The action begins at 9:00 A.M. at the Alliance Country Club for the one-day 18-hole event.