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MADISON, Ill. – Missouri State sophomore Jack Knoesel finished out an impressive performance at the SIUE Derek Dolenc Intercollegiate here Tuesday, firing a final-round 72 to claim individual medalist honors and help the Bears earn the team title at the 54-hole event.
 
Knoesel carded a seven-under par 66-68-72 – 206 to win the event at Gateway National by five strokes over runner-up Austin Swafford of UT Martin (211). He posted 14 pars in the final round and led the event wire to wire for his first collegiate victory as a Bear.  The transfer from Tulsa also averaged just 3.0 strokes on par-3 holes Tuesday, one of the top efforts in the 87-man field.
 
Patrick Traynor of North Dakota (213) was third, while Bradley's Drake Bushong (215) and Nicholls State's Peyton McCulloch (215) tied for fourth place to round out the top five.
 
In addition to Knoesel, the young Bears posted two other finishers in the top 25 with sophomore Adam Fisher posting a final-round 75 to finish at 220 for the tournament and tie for 15^th place, while classmate Kory Franks tied for 24^th with a 223. Freshman Lukas McCalla also notched a great effort Tuesday with a two-over round of 73 to tie for 36^th place (226), and junior Brian Rogers (234) improved by two strokes each round to tie for 60^th place after a final-round 76.
 
In the team race, the Bears were pushed to the wire Tuesday after carding identical rounds of 290 over the first 36 holes Monday to take the early lead. However, host SIU Edwardsville rallied within two strokes of MSU on Tuesday with a last-round performances of 294. Coach Neal Stafford's squad held off the Cougars with a 295 to hang on for the win and finish with a final score of 875
 
Bradley (880) finished third in the 15-team competition, followed closely by Northern Iowa (883) and UT Martin (887) to round out the top five. UNI's final round of 291 was the best in the field.
                                                             
The Bears will next compete at the UMKC Bill Ross Invitational in Kansas City, Oct. 3-4 before concluding the fall schedule Oct. 17-18 at the Austin Peay F&M Bank Intercollegiate in Hopkinsville, Ky.