ST. MICHAEL, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's golf team finished sixth in a hotly-contested UNW Invite on Tuesday at the Fox Hollow Golf Club.

North Central University managed an eight-shot win with a 314, but the gap between NCU in first and Minnesota Morris in sixth was only 18 strokes. Crown College was second with a 322, the University of Northwestern shot a 324, Martin Luther College had a 327, and Bethany Lutheran College managed a 331 ahead of the 332 recorded by the Cougars.

Marshall O'Meara was the top scorer for UMN Morris with a round of 79 to tie for ninth place overall. The other scores for Minnesota Morris came from Mathias Warrington (82), Dalton Koehler (85), and Aaron Nack (86).

Competing as individuals at the event, Gabe Long carded an 85 and LeRoy Fairbanks-Staples shot a 93.

Minnesota Morris returns to the links on Friday morning at 11 a.m. in Fergus Falls for the Spartan Invitational.