MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — The WKU men's golf team saved its best for last at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, shooting a third-round 294 on Wednesday to record its best round in over a month and finish in 10th place in Muscle Shoals, Ala.

The 294 was the second-best final round by any team in the field and bettered WKU's previous best round in the championships by 20 strokes. As a result, the Hilltoppers jumped to 10th place in the final standings and ended up just three shots out of eighth.

North Texas won the conference championship with a three-round score of 873. The Mean Green's Ty Spinella was the wire-to-wire individual champion with a two-under par 214.

Freshmen Cameron Beal and Brandon Beckham each were under par on Wednesday, with Beal shooting a two-under 70 to finish tied for 20th. Beckham's 71 shot him to a tie for 24th for the tournament at 229.

Both rounds for the Bowling Green-area rookies tied their season lows.

Doug Kleeschulte was tied for 39th, Will Beard finished tied for 47th and Andrew Heiser ended up tied for 54th at the tournament.

Sun Belt Conference Golf Championships - Final Scores
1. North Texas - 298 282 293 - 873
2. Middle Tennessee - 298 289 294 - 881
3. Louisiana-Lafayette - 311 288 293 - 892
4. UALR - 308 293 297 - 898
5. South Alabama - 306 300 295 - 901
6. Troy - 317 294 299 - 910
7. Denver - 321 291 302 - 914
8. Florida Atlantic - 316 300 310 - 926
9. ULM - 327 297 304 - 928
10. WKU - 321 314 294 - 929
11. Arkansas State - 314 303 313 - 930

Sun Belt Conference Golf Championships - WKU Final Scores
T-20. Cameron Beal - 82 74 70 - 226
T-24. Brandon Beckham - 80 78 71 - 229
T-39. Doug Kleeschulte - 81 80 75 - 236
T-47. Will Beard - 78 82 81 - 241
T-54. Andrew Heiser - 89 84 78 - 251