PRATTVILLE, Ala. | Alabama State led from start to finish at the 2024 ASU Spring Classic at Capital Hill on the RTJ Trail this weekend, pulling away to win by 21 strokes over second-place UAPB on Monday.
 
The Hornets led by 16 strokes after the opening round over Chicago State after firing a 302, before a low final round of 311 helped pull away for the final total of 37-over (613). They finished ahead of UAPB at 58-over (634), Chicago State at 61-over (637), and Western Illinois at 63-over (639).
 
Miguel Ilas came back from four shots down following the opening round to fire a 2-over (74) on Monday to end up tied for low medalist honors with Jose Berenguel of UAPB at 6-over (150). Quade Woods battled back to climb the leaderboard in the final round after a 7-over opening round to finish at 9-over (153) and in fourth place.
 
The Hornets had three more players finish in the top 10 including Bishop Stringer who shot the low round of the day at even-par (72) to finish seventh at 11-over (155), while first-round Gonzalo Moreno fell to eighth overall at 12-over (156). Ignacio Puente rounded out the top 10 with a 13-over (157) to finish tied for ninth.
 
Team Scores
(1) Alabama State 302-311-613 (+37), (2) UAPB 322-312-634 (+58), (3) Chicago State 318-319-637 (+61), (4) Western Illinois 321-318-639 (+63), (5) Texas Southern 331-330-661 (+85), (6) Miles 342-323-665 (+89), (7) Savannah State 333-341-674 (+98), (8) Alabama A&M 360-333-693 (+117), (9) Southern 404-424-828 (+252).
 
Individual Leaders
(t-1) Miguel Ilas (Alabama State) 76-74-150 (-6), (t-1) Jose Berenguel (UAPB) 74-76-150 (+6), (3) Pablo Riveiro (Chicago State) 78-74-152 (+8), (4) Quade Woods (Alabama State) 79-74-153 (+9), (t-5) Ismael Garcia (UAPB) 80-74-154 (+10), (t-5) Mateo Rascon (Western Illinois) 79-75-154 (+10), (7) Bishop Stringer (Alabama State) 83-72-155 (+11), (8) Gonzalo Moreno (Alabama State) 72-84-156 (+12), (t-9) Ignacio Puente (Alabama State) 78-79-157 (+13), (t-9) Phillip Darst (Miles) 77-80-157 (+13).
 
Alabama State Leaders
(t-1) Miguel Ilas 76-74-150 (-6), (4) Quade Woods 79-74-153 (+9), (7) Bishop Stringer 83-72-155 (+11), (8) Gonzalo Moreno 72-84-156 (+12), (t-9) Ignacio Puente 78-79-157 (+13), (t-13) Ty Roberts 76-85-161, (32) Marcus Leonard, Jr. 89-92-171, (45) Judah Lloyd 87-101-188 (+44).
 
Up Next
Alabama State heads to Weston (Fla.) next week for the HBCU National Championships beginning Sunday, Feb. 25 at The Golf Club of Weston Hills.
 
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