SUFFOLK, Va. — The Averett University men's golf B Team moved up on the final day for a sixth-place finish at the 73rd Virginia State Golf Association Intercollegiate Championship on Tuesday at Sleep Hole Golf Course.

The Cougars, who improved their collective total by 10 strokes from Round 1 to Round 2, shot a combined 62-over-par on the par-72, 6,499-yard course over two days. Roanoke College won the event by 20 strokes with a 35-over 611.

Averett had three golfers finish in the top 25, led by sophomore Hunter Crute's 15-over 159, which put him in a tie for 20th overall. Freshman Miguel Rodriguez Lamana and junior Garrett Mason tied for 23rd one stroke back at 16-over. Sophomore Fred Koskinen shot 19-over and
freshman Lennon Nicholls shot 20-over. Playing as an individual, Averett sophomore Alejandro Lucas Nielfa finished at 50-over.

Roanoke's Will Clary and Christopher Newport University's Michael Thomas finished tied at 6-over for the tournament through 36 holes. Thomas, playing as an individual, won in a playoff.