SPRINGFIELD, La.-Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns made a push in the final round of the 2008 Carter Plantation Invitational and finished the tournament in third place.
The Cajuns posted a final round score of 297 to jump from sixth place into third place.
Louisiana finished 29 strokes out of first place Middle Tennessee, but just three strokes back of second place Marquette.
Michael Smith (Lafayette, La.) led the Cajuns for the third consecutive round as he carded a final round score of 72. His even-par round moved the senior into a tie for fifth place. Because of his top-5 finish, Smith was named to the Carter Plantation All-Tournament Team.
Smith finished just ahead of Kyle Pritchard (San Antonio, Texas) and Morgan Landry (Lafayette, La.). Pritchard and Landry both turned in scorecards of 74 on the final day of competition. Pritchard finished the tournament in 11th place, while Landry posted a top-25 finish of his own (T-21).
Rounding out the scoring for the Cajuns were Devin Carrey (South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) and Thomas Petts (North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). The Cajuns' Canadian contingency shot a 78 and 77, respectively, in the final round. Carrey finished the tournament in a tie for 30th, while Petts finished in a tie for 60th.
Final Results
1. Middle Tennessee.......................... 300-286-295--881
2. Marquette..................................... 298-303-306--907
3. Louisiana.................................... 305-308-297--910
4. Jacksonville State.......................... 313-297-306--916
5. Southeastern Louisiana.................. 303-307-310--920
ULM............................................. 311-301-308--920
7. New Orleans................................. 306-316-300--922
St. John's...................................... 320-301-301--922
9. Arkansas State.............................. 312-311-312--935
10. Texas-San Antonio........................ 306-314-322--942
11. Rice.............................................. 312-318-313--943
Louisiana Tech.............................. 321-320-302--943
13. Troy.............................................. 315-324-305--944
14. Belmont......................................... 309-317-325--951
15. Nicholls State................................ 320-316-328--964
Ragin' Cajuns Results
T-5 Michael Smith............................. 74-75-72--221
11. Kyle Pritchard............................ 76-75-74--225
T-21 Morgan Landry.......................... 76-81-74--231
T-30 Devin Carrey.............................. 79-77-78--234
T-60 Thomas Petts.............................. 82-83-77--242
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