Indianapolis, IN – No. 10 Indian Hills Men's Golf placed third overall at the Butler Invitational at the Highland Golf and Country Club on Tuesday. The Warriors posted a three-round score of 8-over, 848.

 

Competing as the lone junior college program in the 11-team field, the Warriors recorded round scores of 283-278-287 to finish just four strokes back of second-place and tournament host Butler University. NCAA Division I program Ball State University placed first overall with a 22-under, 818.

 

Indian Hills was led by freshman Shinju Aoki (Auckland, New Zealand/Rosmini College) who tied for 11th overall with a 1-over 211 in just his second-career collegiate event. Aoki, competing unattached, posted an opening round of 69 before firing a 70 and 72 to close out the event.

 

Teammates Edouard Cereto (Béziers, France/Lycee Jean Moulin) and Gaspar Glaudas (Sainte Tulle, France/Shattuck St-Mary's) tied for 15th overall for the Warriors with a 2-over 212. Taimur Malik (Nairobi, Kenya/Braeburn Garden Estate) tied for 18th overall with a 3-over 213 while Mitchell Revie (Queensland, Australia/Robina State) and Jose Miguel Ramirez (Maturin, Venezuela/Alejandro De Humboldt) rounded out the scoring for the Warriors tied for 42nd overall.

 

As a team, the Warriors posted the second-most birdies with 44 across the two-day event, led by 10 apiece from Glaudas and Ramirez. Aoki was one of just two players in the 88-player field to register an eagle.

 

Aoki birdied two of the final six holes in the third round to secure the top finish for the Warriors. Cereto's third round 69 catapulted the freshman up 16 places on the final day to produce a strong finish. Glaudas was one of just 10 individuals to record a round of 67 or better with his 67 in the second round on Monday. Also included in that group was Revie who posted an opening round score of 67 to spark the Warriors.

 

Next up for Indian Hills is the Prairie Dunes Collegiate in Sterling, KS April 3-4 at the historic Prairie Dunes Golf Course.