AKRON, Ohio- The Illinois State men's golf team finished in second place Tuesday at Akron's Firestone Invitational at the par-72, 7,125-yard Firestone Country Club (North Course) in Akron, Ohio, after a well-rounded tournament performance. The Redbirds came up just short of a first-place finish after leading the 16-team field for almost the entire round, shooting a 3-over-par 291 to finish with an 11-under-par 853 (284-278-291).
Cincinnati won the tournament and finished three strokes ahead of ISU with 14-under-par 850 (283-284-283), after a 5-under-par 283 as a team in the final round. Akron finished in third overall with an 8-under-par 856 (280-284-292).