The ACU golf team placed fifth at the UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate last Tuesday in Fort Worth, marking its 27th consecutive finish in the top seven.

The No. 10 ranked ‘Cats finished the two rounds of the tournament with a 6-over-par 582 score. Texas Wesleyan finished fourth with 1-under-par 575, Southern Nazarene finished third with 5-under-par 571, and Oklahoma City and Oklahoma Christian tied for first with 9-under-par 567.

After the first day of the tournament, only two Wildcats were ranked in the top 25 of the individual competition. Junior All-American Alex Carpenter was tied for second place at 68, and sophomore Trey Sullivan was tied for eighth place at 2-under-par 70.

But on Tuesday, it was Sullivan who was the top finisher for the ‘Cats. Shooting 4-under-par 140, Sullivan finished tied third place among five other competitors. Sullivan’s performance in the tournament led him to earn the title of Lone Star Conference Golfer of the Week.

Sullivan matched his best score of the year, the same finish he had at the Marjorie Whitney Invitational this fall where he also placed third. He is also the first golfer from Abilene Christian to be recognized by the conference this season.

Carpenter finished in the top-10 of the competition with 2-under-par 142. Junior Kyle Dickerson and freshman Corbin Renner tied in 41st place with a score of 6-over-par 150. Freshman Luke Carpenter tied at 73rd at 12-over-par 156.

The Wildcats will return to action March 26-27 at the Grand Canyon/Thunderbird Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz.