Illinois State Men’s Golf Closes Fall Season at Dayton Flyer Invitational

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KETTERING, Oh. — Illinois State men’s golf closed out its 2026 fall season with a third-place finish at the 2026 Dayton Flyer Invitational.

The Redbirds’ performance was highlighted by the play of Max Faucquez and Gonzalo Cuellar, and top finisher Gabriele Bravin.

The Redbirds entered the final round of the tournament with a score of 285, the third-lowest score in the tournament.

Junior Gabriele Bravin led the Redbirds with a three-round score of 211, tied for the 20th-lowest by an ISU Junior in the programs history. In the final round, Bravin recorded four birdies and shot a 68.

Sophomore Gonzalo Cuellar finished tied for 12th place, narrowly missing his first career top-10 finish. Cuellar shot a final-round score of 72, recording four birdies and 10 pars. He finished the tournament with a score of 215, tied for the 28th-best 54-hole score by an Illinois State sophomore in program history.

Butler took home the title with a score of 850, followed by Miami (Ohio) at 858 and Illinois State at 860. Ball State also finished with a score of 860, tying the Redbirds for third place.

Ohio finished fifth with 866, followed by St. Thomas (867), Marshall (870), tournament host Dayton (874), DePaul (880), Wright State (886) and Belmont (891).

Freshman Fernando Cobo Delgado, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week, shot a final-round 73, recording one birdie and 14 pars. He finished the tournament with a 54-hole score of 218.

Sophomore Sam Ottwell shot a final-round 72 to finish with a three-round score of 226, tying for 61st place. Ottwell recorded three birdies and 11 pars over his final 18 holes.

The tournament concludes Illinois State men’s golf’s fall season. The Redbirds will return to action Feb. 15-16 at the Border Olympics in Laredo, Texas.

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