No. 23 Gamecocks Take Fifth at Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational
South Carolina Athletics
Redshirt junior Frankie Harris led the team again this week with another top-five finish
SAUCIER, Miss. – No. 23 South Carolina finished fifth on Monday at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational in the team’s final tournament of the fall schedule. The Gamecocks finished in the top-five in each of the team’s four fall events to start this season.
Redshirt junior Frankie Harris led the team this week with another top-five finish as he T-4th at 4-under (214) for the tournament. He was the 36-hole leader after a pair of red numbers the first two rounds but slid back three spots today after shooting 73 (+1). The Boca Raton, Fla., native led the team with 13 birdies this week.
Freshman Marek Fleming recorded his first career top-20 in Garnet & Black this week. He T-17th at 1-over (217) for the tournament. He led the team in the final round today with a 3-under 69 that featured six birdies, including four-straight red numbers on holes 13 thru 16. Fleming made 12 birdies over 54 holes this week.
Junior Zach Adams finished just outside the top-20 at 2-over (218). After shooting over par in round one, Adams bounced back in round two yesterday with a 3-under 69. Like Fleming, he also made 12 birdies on the week.
Senior All-American Nathan Franks finished T-34th at 5-over. Sophomore transfer Brock Blais and redshirt freshman Ismael Encinas.
The Gamecocks will be off until February now when the team resumes competition at the Puerto Rico Classic.
2024 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational Field
1. No. 2 Ole Miss – 844 (-20)
T2. No. 5 LSU – 853 (-11)
T2. No. 15 Illinois – 853 (-11)
4. Georgia – 861 (-3)
5. No. 23 South Carolina – 863 (-1)
6. No. 22 Mississippi State – 864 (E)
7. UTSA – 880 (+16)
8. Purdue – 881 (+17)
9. Wisconsin – 885 (+21)
10. Kansas – 886 (+22)
11. Iowa – 887 (+23)
12. Southern Miss – 890 (+26)
13. UNLV – 899 (+35)
* – rankings as of Oct. 16, 2024 Scoreboard Clippd Poll
2024 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational Field
T4. Frankie Harris – 212 (-4)
T17. Marek Fleming – 217 (+1)
T23. Zach Adams – 218 (+2)
T34. Nathan Franks – 221 (+5)
T45. Brock Blais – 224 (+8)
T45. Ismael Encinas^ – 224 (+8)
^ – playing as an individual
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