MOREHEAD, Ky. – Teeing off for one final tune-up before the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Golf Championship, Morehead State men's golf competes at the Wright State Invitational in Springboro, Ohio.

The event marks the regular-season finale as the Eagles seek their ninth top-10 finish of the season, a total that would equal the most for the program since the 2017-18 season. The 2020-21 iteration of the Wright State Invitational marks the first appearance in the event under head coach Matthew Martin after last season's event was cancelled due to Covid-19.

At last week's Dayton Flyer Invitational, Morehead State fashioned scores of 291-287-293-871, finishing 10th as the team's second-round 287 marked the team's fourth-lowest round of the season, the third-straight stroke play event the Eagles carded a top-four low score of the season.

Senior Joe Muschong paced Morehead State with his second-consecutive top-10 individual finish, carding marks of 68-68-73-209 to finish tied for 6th. Nearly joining Muschong with a top-25 finish was senior Zac Viminitz who finished tied for 26th, fashioning totals of 73-69-74-216.

The two-day event features 54-holes, including 36 on Sunday and 18 Monday. The Wright State Invitational tees off from Heatherwoode Golf Club in Springboro, Ohio.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Course: Heatherwoode Golf Club (Springboro, Ohio)
Yardage (Par): 6754 yards (71)
Teams (17): Butler, Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Eastern Illinois, Green Bay, IUPUI, Loyola Chicago, Marshall, Morehead State, Northern Kentucky, Ohio, Purdue Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, Saint Francis, Valparaiso, Wright State, Youngstown State

TOURNAMENT LINEUP
1. Ryan Gillum (R-Sr.; Grayson, Ky.)
2. Brody Webb (So.; Georgetown, Ky.)
3. Blake Evans (So.; West Liberty, Ky.)
4. Nolan Pierce (Fr.; Whitby, Ontario)
5. Michael Reed (R-Sr.; Elizabethtown, Ky.)

LAST TIME OUT
Morehead State (291-287-293-871) – 10th
Joe Muschong (68-68-73-209) – t-6th
Zac Viminitz (73-69-74-216) – t-26th
Blake Evans (74-73-73-220) – t-41st
Nolan Pierce (76-77-73-226) – t-55th
Jon Kosier (80-77-76-233) – 64th

NOTABLE

• Tying for sixth in the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate field, Joe Muschong claimed his second-consecutive top-10 finish, doing so for the first time in his career. Over his career, he has captured eight top-10 placements, four of which have come during the 2020-21 season.
• For the fifth-straight stroke play event, Morehead State carded at least one Eagle as Nolan Pierce carded one of 13 eagles at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate.
• Muschong wrapped the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate ranked eighth in the field in total birdies, carding 10 at the event. Zac Viminitz finished 11th in the field with nine carded birdies.
• Muschong also finished fourth in the field in Par-4 Scoring, finishing two-under-par on Par-4s, averaging 3.94 strokes per Par-4.
• Nolan Pierce and Blake Evans finished top-10 in the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate field, finishing third and seventh, respectively. Pierce finished even par on Par-3s while Evans finished one-over-par.