BARTONVILLE, Ill. – USI Men's Golf earned a second-place, runner-up finish at the Coyote Creek Classic at Coyote Creek Golf Club in Bartonville, Illinois, on Monday, recording the program's best finish since 2023-24.
 
USI finished 16-over 868 (292-289-287), just five strokes back of tournament host and winner Bradley University, which posted 863 (278-298-287). The Screaming Eagles' second-place finish is the program's best finish since winning The Buddy in 2023-24.
 
Individually, graduate student Jonas Arnstrom-Bakker, sophomore Ingtawan Wangrungwichaisri, and freshman Loic Simard each earned top-10 finishes. Arnstrom-Bakker notched his first top-five as a Screaming Eagle and his second consecutive top-10 after finishing tied for fourth at even-par 213 (70-73-70). Wangrungwichaisri also recorded his second top-10 of the year after placing seventh with a two-over 215 (74-73-68), while Simard carded his first career top-10 with an eighth-place finish at five-over 218 (73-70-75).
 
Round one on Sunday morning featured a quick start for Arnstrom-Bakker, who posted a one-under-par with five birdies to open the tournament. Four Screaming Eagles broke 75 in the first round, Simard following only three strokes behind Arnstrom-Bakker after the freshman posted a strong back nine score of 32 with four birdies.
 
In round two, Simard got things going for the Screaming Eagles, matching the team's low round of the day with a one-under-par for a three-stroke improvement from the opening round. Simard logged seven birdies in the second round.
 
On Monday, Wangrungwichaisri posted the tournament's lowest round for USI, shooting a three-under 68 in the final round. It was the second straight tournament in which Wangrungwichaisri notched a round of 68 after doing so at last week's Dolenc Invitational. The sophomore moved up with a 32 on the back nine and four birdies. Arnstrom-Bakker matched his first-round one-under 70 with four birdies on Monday. Simard added a pair of birdies in the third round to tie Arnstrom-Bakker with a team-best 13 total birdies in the tournament.
 
USI will head to Arkansas next week, Monday and Tuesday, to play in the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate at RidgePointe Country Club in Jonesboro, Arkansas, hosted by Arkansas State University.