The St. Edward’s University golf teams are at work preparing for Heartland Conference Tournament on April 18 and 19 at the Tera Vista Golf Club in Round Rock, Texas.

Senior Dylan Davis said the teams are fully capable of performing well at the conference tournament.

“Every tournament we’ve been to this season has been showing steady improvements,” he said. “I think conference will be the tournament where we get everybody on our team playing well.”

On March 29, the men’s golf team placed 17th at the Dallas Baptist Patriot Invitational. The Hilltoppers combined for a 902. Senior Matthew Henson shot a 75 in his third round, totaling 219 in all three rounds. Henson finished the invitational in a four-way tie for 32nd. Junior Santiago Quintero shot a 72 in his third round, making a cumulative total of 220 and finishing in a five-way tie for 36th.

On April 5, the men’s golf team improved their performance by placing 12th at the Kickingbird Classic in Edmond, Okla. The Hilltoppers combined for a team total of 915. Henson shot a 75 and 73 in his last two rounds, resulting in a total of 225 and finishing the tournament in a five-way tie for 25th. Senior Matt Rogers shot a 75 in his last two rounds, resulting in a final score of 228 and finishing in a five-way tie for 39th. Davis shot a 78 and 74 in his last two rounds, resulting in a total of 229 in the tournament. Davis finished the tournament tied for 44th.

The St. Edward’s women’s golf team is currently ranked sixth in the nation by the Golf World/Nike Preseason Coaches Poll and fourth in the NCAA West Region Rankings.

The women’s golf team finished fourth overall out of 18 teams in the Grand Canyon Women’s Invitational held in Goodyear, Ariz., on April 4–5. The team shot 39 over par.

Sophomore Wallis Spears shot 76 in the first round and 74 in the final round to tie for seventh place. It was her eighth top-10 finish of the season out of nine events. Sophomore Jacy Benites finished 16th in the tournament, shooting a 73 in the first round and an 80 in the second round.

Spears was named Heartland Conference Golfer of the Week on April 6 for the sixth time in her collegiate golf career. Spears has a 75.3 stroke average, the lowest stroke average on her team and in the Heartland Conference.

Both teams will be back on the green for the Heartland Conference Championship on April 18–19 in Round Rock.