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WAYNESVILLE, N.C. \u2013\u00a0The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s golf team is set to kick off their fall season when they tee it up at the JT Poston Invitational starting on Sunday at Waynesville Inn and Golf Club.\u00a0
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\nThe 54-hole event will feature 18 holes each day Sunday through Tuesday with play starting at 8 a.m. each day.
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\nWaynesville Inn and Golf Club plays 6,720 yards and is a par 70.
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\nThe Competition
\nThere will be a 15-team field that will feature UTRGV, host Western Carolina, Morehead State, Francis Marion, Southern Mississippi, Drexel, Xavier, Virginia Tech, Jacksonville, Elon, Lipscomb, Wofford, Abilene Christian, James Madison, and Kennesaw State.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nMaking Their Debuts
\nThree of the four newcomers for the Vaqueros in 2025-26 will make their debut at the JT Poston Invitational.\u00a0
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\nRodolphe Cicala<\/a>, Gabriel Dulon Villoslada<\/a>, and Jorge Martin Sampedro<\/a> will make their collegiate Division I debuts.\u00a0
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\nCicala and Villoslada were teammates at Faulkner University where they earned NAIA All-American honors. Cicala earned first team honors after qualifying for the NAIA National Championship and recorded a 69.6 scoring average.\u00a0
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\nVilloslada earned second team honors after finishing with a 70.7 stroke average.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nLast Year at the JT Poston Invitational
\nThe Vaqueros finished in 14th\u00a0place in last season’s JT Poston Invitational with a three-round score of 874. UTRGV posted rounds of 291, 295, and 288.\u00a0
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\nArthit Kruaprayong<\/a> led the Vaqueros with a seventh place finish with a three-round score of 209 after carding rounds of 71, 67, and 71. Luis Lim\u00f3n finished tied for 46th\u00a0with a three-round score of 220 with rounds of 75, 73, and 72.\u00a0
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\nJuan Luis De Bethencourt Duque finished tied for 55th\u00a0with a three-round score of 221 after rounds of 74, 77, and 70. Taj Sutherland<\/a> finished tied for 73rd\u00a0with a three-round score of 225 after posting rounds of 72, 78, and 75.\u00a0
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\nEsteban Gonzalez<\/a> tied for 82nd\u00a0with a three-round score of 227 with rounds of 74, 78, and 75. Eddie Lai<\/a> finished tied for 70th\u00a0as an individual with a three-round score of 224 with rounds of 68, 81, and 75.
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\nLipscomb won the tournament with a three-round score of 829 with rounds of 274, 269, and 286. Lipscomb’s Alejandro Rodriguez won the individual title with a three-round score of 200.\u00a0
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\nUpcoming Fall Schedule
\nBayou City Collegiate Classic \u2013 Sept. 29-30
\nTrinity Forrest Invitational \u2013 Oct. 5-7
\nMonterrey Collegiate Classic \u2013 Oct. 24-25<\/p>\n