MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin finished the Badger Invitational in fourth place with an 868 (+4).

Illinois State took home top team after shooting an 856 (-8) with splits of 286-273-297. Rounding out the rest of the top five teams includes Sam Houston, Cincinnati and Northern Illinois. View final results here (PDF).

The Badger Invitational medalist is Cincinnati's Sam Jean. He shot a seven-under-par 209. Augusta's Jack Vajda and Cincinnati's Joey McCarthy also each recorded a hole-in-one on No. 8.

Tuesday, September 28

Griffin Barela was the top finisher for the Badgers, coming in third with a five-under-par 211. His birdie on the last hole brought him back to even par for the final day and helped the Badgers out of a fourth place tie with Northern Illinois. This is his third top-five finish in his time at Wisconsin.

Cameron Huss recorded his first top-five finish in his career, coming in T5 with a two-under-par 214. He shot under par in the first two rounds to help him record his fifth career finish under par.

Coalter Smith carded a one-over-par 73 to finish T19 with a 217 (+1).

Graham Moody, who was competing as an individual, turned in the Badgers' only round under-par for the final day. He shot a 71 (-1) to finish with a 220 (+4). This marks a new 54-hole career-low for the freshman.

Up next, the Badgers head to Sugar Grove, Illinois to compete in the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate hosted by Northern Illinois on Oct. 2-4.

Monday, September 27

Barela took the lead for the Badgers after shooting an impressive five-under-par 67 to match his 18-hole career-low. He heads into the final round tied for second place.

Three other Badgers joined Barela under par. Huss and Moody both finished with a 70 (-2) while Smith shot a one-under-par 71.

Huss joins Barela in the top 10, finishing the second round tied for eighth. Smith is in the top-25 for the second day in a row, improving to T20.

Moody recorded a new 18-hole career-low, his previous best being a 79.

Freshman Jacob Beckman finished the day with an even 72 and is tied for 38th.

Sunday, September 26

Leading for Wisconsin was Huss as the sophomore shot a one-under-par 71 with three birdies and one eagle. He heads into the second round tied for ninth.

Barela shot an even 72 to finish second for the team and is tied for 14th.

Rounding out the top 25, Smith finished the day with a one-over-par 73 and heads into the second round tied for 24th.
 

Pos.	Player	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
3	Griffin Barela	-5	72	67	72	211
T5	Cameron Huss	-2	71	70	73	214
T19	Coalter Smith	+1	73	71	73	217
T34	Graham Moody*	+4	79	70	71	220
T54	Jacob Beckman	+10	75	72	79	226
T54	Ryan Smith*	+10	74	79	73	226
T61	Jack Blair*	+12	75	74	79	228
T72	Chip Savarie*	+17	79	77	77	233
T77	Robbie Morway	+19	79	78	78	235
T81	Cameron Frazier*	+26	84	76	82	242

* competing as an individual
 

Pos.	Team	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
1	Illinois State	-8	286	273	297	856
2	Sam Houston	-5	280	283	296	859
3	Cincinnati	-4	292	282	286	860
4	Wisconsin	+3	291	280	296	867
5	Northern Illinois	+4	291	285	292	868
6	Iowa State	+6	290	285	295	870
7	High Point	+10	298	291	285	874
8	Abilene Christian	+12	296	293	287	876
9	Eastern Michigan	+13	295	288	294	877
10	South Dakota State	+17	291	294	296	881
11	Coastal Carolina	+19	298	298	287	883
12	Augusta	+21	298	296	291	885
13	Toledo	+22	295	297	294	886
14	Xavier	+42	304	307	295	906