Final Results

Tournament: Desert Mountain Collegiate
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain)
Course info: Par 72, 7,107 Yards
VCU finish: T9th (+19)
Top Ram: Jacob Conklin T20 (+1)
 
The short story: Junior Jake Conklin shot a final-round 71 and recorded a top-20 finish to lead VCU out west at the Desert Mountain Collegiate.
 
FIRST TEE

• Conklin, playing in just his second tournament as a Ram, shot 74-72-71 to earn a share of 20^th place among a field of 96
• The Rams (295-298-290) tied for ninth at 19-over in a field that included No. 10 Utah, No. 27 Mississippi State and No. 48 Kansas. Mississippi State (-11) cruised to the team title, followed by Utah (-6), Grand Canyon (-5), Minnesota (+3) and Kansas (+9)
• VCU junior Braden O'Grady carded a final-round 72 and tied for 33^rd at 6-over
• Seniors Caden Scarbrough (+7) and Charlie Kennedy (+13) rounded out VCU's top four in 37^th and 60^th place, respectively

VCU SCORES
T9-VCU  295-298-290=883
T20-Jacob Conlkin  74-72-71=217
T33- Braden O'Grady  73-77-72=222
T37-Caden Scarbrough  72-78-73=223
T60-Charlie Kennedy  79-76-74=229
T71-Jan Rybczynski  76-73-84=233
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Conklin and Rybczynski carded 12 birdies on the weekend to lead VCU
• VCU recorded three eagles in the tournament, second-most in the field 

NEXT UP
VCU will be back in action March 24-25 at the Seahawk Intercollegiate at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington, N.C.