Ramirez finishes eighth, Shocker men’s golf fifth at Pearl at Kalauao

Jose Miguel Ramirez posted three rounds under par to tie for eighth, leading the Shocker men’s golf team to a fifth-place finish Nov. 6 in the Pearl at Kalauao Invitational.

The Shockers posted rounds of 291, 285 and 290 for an 866 (+2) team score. No. 31 West Virginia won the team title 23 strokes ahead of the Shockers with an 843 (-21) score. Wichita State earned another top-five finish on the year, its fourth in a row.

Ramirez bagged his fourth top-20 finish of the year and his second top-10 mark. He has finished in the top-20 in 10 of his last 12 tournaments, going back to last season. His 212 (-4) was one stroke shy of tying his season-best, but his four-under-par mark was his best of the season.