MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (3/8/16) – Led by all-tournament selection Andrew Huseman , the Arkansas State men's golf team claimed runner-up honors at the Bash at the Beach Invitational after shooting a final-round 288 Tuesday that gave it a combined 854, its second lowest 54-hole score this season.

Including three consecutive championships entering the Bash at the Beach, the Red Wolves have now finished runner-up or better in five of their last six tournaments dating back to the fall. A-State ended the tournament ahead of 17 teams, including host and Sun Belt Conference member Appalachian State, running its head-to-head record this season to 74-15-1.

“There is still work to do, but we've been on a good run, and I'm proud of our guys,” said A-State head coach Mike Hagen . “Winning three in a row is a great feat at any level in team golf. It's obviously not like a sport where you're playing against one opponent – you're playing a golf course and a lot of times you have 12 to 18 teams in the field, so you've got a lot of guys out there battling and everyone is trying to play the golf course better.

“Even though we came up a little short this event, James Madison played great golf. It was a shame we couldn't give them a closer run, but hopefully we can learn from this, and moving forward we'll see if we can't get another streak going.”

A-State found itself in third place after beginning competition yesterday with a 285, but cut four strokes off that total during the next round to move up to second and leave it three strokes behind James Madison. The Dukes went on to claim the title after posting a 276 today, which gave it a combined 839.

Huseman shot par or better every round to finish with a 54-hole 208, his lowest three-round score of the season, that placed him tied for second with three other players. The sophomore carded a season-best 68 for the opening 18 holes and followed with a 69 and 71 for the second and third rounds, respectively. James Madison's Ryan Cole took medalist honors with a 205.

True freshman Joel Wendin tied for 18th place, his third consecutive top-20 performance, by shooting a 216 that was his third lowest 54-hole score this season. He was consistent throughout the tournament with scores of 73, 71 and 72.

Narrowly missing a top-25 finish for A-State, sophomore Tanner Napier came in tied for 26th place with a 218. He followed up his first-place showing at the Loyola Intercollegiate with scores of 73, 70 and 75.

Also competing for the Red Wolves, senior Oswin Schlenkrich finished tied for 32nd place with a 219 (71-76-72), senior Seth Garner tied for 53rd with a 223 (79-71-73) and sophomore Trent Jones tied for 73rd with a 228 (72-79-77). Jones competed as an individual.

Arkansas State returns to action March 14-15 at the Grover Page Classic in Jackson, Tenn.