CLEVELAND, Ohio - Appalachian State University men's golf team played three solid rounds at the Cleveland State Invitational to finish third out of 11 teams this afternoon. The Mountaineers carded a 306-305-281=892 (+28) at the Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland, Ohio.

Josh Nichols led the way for App State as he finished the tournament tied for second, shooting a 73-73-68=214 (-2). Daniel Walsh carded a 79-78-69=226 (+10), which was good to tie for 17^th overall and second for the Black and Gold.

Both Jay Brown and Andrew Furr for 26^th in the tournament. Brown shot a 77-78-74=229 (+13) and Furr shot an 83-76-70=229 (+13) over the course of two days.

Junior Casey Komline rounded out the scoring for Appalachian shooting a 77-80-74=231 (+15) for three rounds.

Oakland claimed the team championship with an 871 (+7) behind medalist Evan Bowser who finished with a 213 (-3) overall. Cleveland State clinched the second place finish shooting just three behind Oakland with an 874 (+10), while Appalachian took home a third place finish with a final score of 892 (+28).

The Mountaineers will be back in action on Monday, Oct. 15 and Tuesday, Oct. 16 when they host the Donald Ross Intercollegiate Tournament. The two-day event will be held at Mimosa Hills Country Club in Morganton, N.C.