STURTEVANT, Wis. – The Elmhurst University men's golf team earned a 14^th place finish at the Firebird Fall Invite, hosted by Carthage College, on Sept. 14 and 15 at Ives Grove Golf Links.

Anay Saxena led the way for the Bluejays, finishing in a seven-way tie for 17^th place after shooting a two-round total of 147 (+3). Bo Smith improved by five strokes from day one, 79 (+7), to day two 74 (+2) to earn a share of 49^th place along with six other golfers with a 153 (+9).

Mason Stieler also saw improvement from round one to round two. The freshman shot an 81 (+9) on Monday and a 76 (+4) on Tuesday to finish in a two-way tie for 68^th place with a 36-hole total of 157 (+13).

Brandon Yeh and Lachlan Bowen followed suit by shooting 15 and six strokes better respectively from day one to day two. Yeh concluded the tournament in a two-way tie for 76^th place with a 159 (+15), while Bowen shared 78^th place with one other golfer, shooting a 160 (+16) across both days.

The Bluejays posted a team score of 612 (+36), shaving 22 strokes off from day one, +29, to day two, +7.

Up Next: Elmhurst travels to Muncie, Ind. for the Delaware Shootout, hosted by Indiana University East, on Friday, Sept. 18. Action is set to begin at 8 a.m. from the Delaware Country Club.