DADE CITY, Fla. – The Valdosta State men's golf team fired a 299 score for the final round of the 2026 Saint Leo Invitational on the par 72, 7,121-yard Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club Couse Tuesday to finish tied for 13^th of 17 teams.  The Blazers finished with a 54-hole score of 871 for the tournament.  
 
No. 4 Florida Southern held off a furious rally from No. 21 Saint Leo to win the tournament with a 25-under 839 score.  Saint Leo finished second at 23-under 841, while No. 19 Nova Southeastern was third at 21-under 843.  No. 37 Lynn finished fourth at 19-under 845, while No. 2 Lee rounded out the top five at 11-under 853.  
 
Finishing sixth was No. 22 Barry with a 6-under 858 score, followed by Embry-Riddle (860), No. 23 Rollins (861), while Delta State and No. 40 Palm Beach Atlantic tied for ninth at 2-under 862.  Carson-Newman was 11^th at 1-under 863.  Trevecca Nazarene finished 12^th at 867, while VSU and No. 47 Tampa tied for 13^th at 871.  No. 46 Eckerd finished 15^th with an 879 score, while Montevallo was 16^th (883) and Kentucky Wesleyan was 17^th at 911. 
 
Individually, University of South Florida individual Nino Palmquist won the tournament finishing with a 14-under 202, including a final round 7-under 65.  Florida Southern's Max Barile finished second at 11-under 205, followed by Nova Southeastern's Ivan Ponsdomenech at 10-under 206.  Lynn's Simon Roessler and Delta State Ty Werynski finished tied for fourth at 9-under 207.  
 
For the Blazers, junior Alexander Nilehn continued his strong play this season finishing at 5-under 211 on rounds of 66, 70 and 75.  Senior Elad Sebbag finished tied for 57^th with a 220 score on rounds of 75, 71 and 74, while junior Adam Waller and junior William Carestam finished tied for 65^th each at a 222 score.  Carestam carded rounds of 71, 72 and 79, while Waller fired scores of 74, 73 and 75.  Senior Joshua Burki finished tied for 74^th with a 224 score on rounds of 76, 73 and 75, while freshman Kaleb Shiver playing as an individual, finished tied for 77^th with a 225 score on rounds of 75, 78 and 72.  
 
VSU returns home to prepare for the First Federal Southeastern Collegiate, Mar. 9-10 at Kinderlou Forest Gulf Club in Valdosta.