TALLEQUAH, Okla. - The Texas Wesleyan golf team finished in third place at the Northeastern State University Classic Tuesday afternoon.

     Texas Wesleyan (287-306-299=892) finished 22 shots behind tournament host Northeastern State (870) and just one shot behind the second-place finisher, Central Missouri (891).

     "We had a great start in round one and a lot of momentum going into round two," head coach Kevin Millikan said. "We just fell apart that last round and lost some ground to the leaders."

     Leading the way for the Rams was sophomore Reino Deetlefs. After an opening-round 69, Deetlefs played steady finishing with a 74 and a final-round 75 for a total of 218 which was good enough for fourth place.

     "Reino did great this tournament," Millikan said. "He beat a lot of quality players and has played solid this season."

     The Rams will be back in action October 6-7, when they travel to Phoenix, Ariz. to compete in the Grand Canyon Classic.