FLORENCE, Ind. – The Asbury University golf team finished strong at the River States Conference Championship Tournament on Tuesday at Belterra Golf Course. AU shot a team-best score of 301 on the day to move up from third place into second.

The Eagles finished with a final score of 919 throughout the Championship Tournament, and finished only five strokes back from first-place winner Brescia.

Victor Vargas shot a 72 on the afternoon and finished with a total score of 223, finishing in a tie for third place.

Gavin Smith notched a 12th place finish on the leaderboard, as he shot a 75 in the final round to total out with a score of 230.

Ben Campbell placed in the top 15 of the field with a tie for 14th place after shooting a 76 on the day, the same score he tallied in the first round on day one. Campbell ended the tournament shooting a 232.

Marcos Ezcurra finished in the top 20 placing 18th overall. He recorded a 78 on the afternoon for a 234 overall score.

Jose Bustingorri shot an 85 on the day to round of the scores for AU with a 248 for the tournament.

At the awards ceremony, Ben Campbell was named Asbury's Champion of Character recipient winner. Gavin Smith and Marcos Ezcurra were both named Second Team All-Conference.

Final Team Standings

1 1 1 Brescia University 306 300 308 914 +62

T5 T3 2 Asbury University 315 303 301 919 +67

3 2 3 Midway University 312 303 308 923 +71

T5 5 4 Indiana U - Kokomo 315 304 308 927 +75

2 T7 5 Indiana U. - East 311 317 304 932 +80

4 T3 6 Point Park 313 305 318 936 +84

T8 T7 7 Cincinnati Christian 322 306 314 942 +90

7 6 8 Rio Grande, Univ. 318 309 327 954 +102

T8 9 9 West Virginia Tech 322 321 319 962 +110

10 10 10 Ohio Christian 344 336 345 1025 +173

11 11 11 Carlow 374 371 402 1147 +295