RUSTON – Louisiana Tech will head south for a second consecutive week, this time to participate in the 41st annual Louisiana Classics.
 
EVENT INFORMATION
Dates: Monday – Tuesday, March 9-10
Location: Oakbourne Country Club (Lafayette, La.)
Stroke Play: 3 rounds/54 holes (36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday)
Yardage: 7,141 yards | Par 72
Participants: 16 teams | 92 golfers
Stats: LATechSports.com/GolfStats
Video: ESPN+ (Tuesday only)
 
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH
LA Tech will make the short trip to Lafayette to take part in the Louisiana Classics for a fifth straight season.  The Bulldogs finished seventh at last year's event, making a charge on the back nine to climb two spots in the final round.
 
This will be the eighth tournament played in this season for the 'Dogs and the fourth as part of the jam-packed spring slate.
 
The lineup will remain the same for LA Tech – Morton Bailey, Abel Derksen, Oskari Schuvalow, Riley Hnatyshyn, and Seth Campbell.  Four of them participated as individuals this past week at the Golden Nugget Invitational with Bailey being the top finisher, tying for 19th.
 
After shooting two over in round one, Bailey bounced back by shooting two under in round two and four under in round three to climb into his fourth straight top 20 finish.  The sophomore improved his season scoring average to 72.42 which leads the team.
 
Derksen nearly had a top 20 finish as well, tying for 25th after shooting 69-74-70=213 (-3) in Lake Charles.  The sophomore has carded five rounds under par in his last two events, upping his scoring average to 73.23.
 
Schuvalow tied for 30th at the Golden Nugget Invitational, which included two rounds under par including an opening-round 69 (-3).  The junior has played in all seven events this season and has a scoring average of 73.26.
 
Hnatyshyn was the lone Bulldog to shoot at or under par in all three rounds at the Country Club at the Golden Nugget with a scorecard of 72-72-71=215 (-1).  The senior is at +17 relative to par this season with a scoring average of 72.56.
 
Campbell will be back in action after sitting out this last event.  The graduate senior has been part of the lineup in the previous six events, which includes five rounds at or under par and a scoring average of 73.94.
 
Also competing for the Bulldogs will be Alejandro Sanchez who earned the individual spot.  Sanchez will be participating in his second event of the season, having competed in LA Tech's home tournament, the Argent Financial Classic.
 
THE FIELD (national ranking)
Illinois State (122)
Little Rock (48)
Oral Roberts (82)
Michigan (79)
Texas State (112)
East Tennessee State (88)
UL-Lafayette (120)
New Mexico State (133)
Louisiana Tech (149)
Sam Houston (148)
Lamar (165)
Texas A&M (29)
Middle Tennessee (153)
North Texas (100)
South Alabama (65)
Southern Illinois (92)
 
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