LAS VEGAS – UIndy senior Erik Edwards broke a major school record and tied another, leading the Greyhounds to a third-place finish at the Las Vegas Desert Classic. Edwards kicked off his final NCAA spring season with an individual win, setting a new program record for 54-hole score while matching the school's single-round mark. The 14-team, 76-man tournament was held at Royal Links Golf Club in Las Vegas Sunday and Monday.
 
As a team, UIndy (279-283-300) finished Monday's two rounds at 14-under par, but the players battled a relentless wind on Tuesday as the Hounds eventually settled at -2 to take third place. The field featured some not-so-familiar-yet-tough competition, including Golfstats' No. 11-ranked Colorado State-Pueblo, No. 17 Colorado Mines and team-winner Central Missouri.
 
Edwards (65-67-71) started the event with an opening-round 65 to tie the UIndy 18-hole program record of -7, marking the sixth time a Greyhound shot seven-under par in a competition round. The Louisville, Ky., native when on to finish the tournament with a blistering score of 203, lowering the school's 54-hole record by two strokes.
 
Junior Keegan Bronnenberg, who last fall tied the previous 54-hole record, fired scores of 67 and 69 on Monday but ultimately fell back to +1 to share 14th place. Senior Oliver Mast followed closely in 16th place, carding scores of 74-74-70. Ian Carroll and Spencer Klimek finished 37th and 57th, respectively, to round out the team scoring.
 
Seniors Collin Powers and Kyle Wensel also made the trek to the desert as individual competitors.
 
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The Greyhounds will return to competition March 29-30 for the Findlay Spring Invitational, held at University Club of Kentucky in Lexington.