DESTIN, Fla. – The UWF men's golf team moved up three positions in the final round of the Sandestin Collegiate Classic on Wednesday to become Co-Champions with Mercer. The Argos finished with a team score of 838 (-2) to get the first tournament win as a Division I program.

Hector Arriaga, playing as an individual for UWF posted impressive rounds of 69, 63 and 68 to become the individual champion, winning by one stroke. Preston Severs had his best tournament as an Argo, placing third overall at eight under with rounds of 69, 65 and 68.

Arriaga heated up in the second round with seven birdies and no bogeys en route to his tournament low 63 (-7). The sophomore continued his excellent play on Wednesday with three birdies and just one bogey. After a bogey on hole No. 14, Arriaga responded with back-to-back birdies on No. 15 and 16 to gain the lead.

As a team, UWF shot one over in both the second and third rounds to help claim a share of the victory. Ethan Weinberg's 66 and Severs' 65 in the second round helped put the Argos within striking distance of the lead heading into the final round.

Ethan Parish stepped up in the third round with a 69 on Wednesday alongside a 68 from Severs. Emmet Kuhlenkamp shot even in the final round.

Last season the Argos finished fourth in the same tournament as the only DII team in the field. It took just one tournament in their first DI season for the Argos to claim a title.

Next up for UWF is the Graeme McDowell Invitational on Sept. 20 through 22 held at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.