IU has record-setting day in repeat win at Xavier

The IU men's golf team's first tournament victory of the season came in record-setting fashion. \nThe Hoosiers shot 834 at the Oasis Club in Loveland, Ohio, setting a new school record for 36 holes and successfully defending last year's first-place finish at the Xavier Invitational. \nSenior Jeff Overton, who claimed four first-place finishes last fall, repeated as the medalist at Xavier for his first win of the fall campaign. Overton set the tone for the Hoosiers' record-setting tournament. His final-round 61 was the second lowest round in NCAA history, one stroke shy of Paul Casey and Tiger Woods, both of whom reached 60. Overton's final-round total and three-round total of 192 also set school records en route to the win. \n"It's a great feeling. It shows me where I'm at," Overton said. "I tried not to think about the results, just go out there and hit the shots as well as I can, and I was able to do that today."\nIU coach Mike Mayer said he was happy to repeat as champions. And while Overton's performance was impressive, Mayer believes the whole team's performance led to the win.\n"It's a great feeling coming in as defending champions and being able to do that," Mayer said. "We had strong performances from a lot of our team."\nIn addition to Overton, the Hoosiers claimed two additional top-20 performances. Freshman Santiago Quirarte finished 18th for his first top-20 finish, and senior Heath Peters fired a 203, 11 shots behind Overton for second place.\nThe one-two punch of Overton and Peters helped the team walk away with the championship. St. Mary's College of California and the University of Wisconsin tied for second, 21 strokes behind IU with totals of 855.\n"I think it was a well-needed victory. I think it was only a matter of time before we got the win," Peters said. "It was nice to go out and have a solid tournament."\nThe win was the Hoosiers' first championship since the Fossum/Taylor Made Invitational last May. It also was the Hoosiers' first fall championship since last year's Xavier Invitational, which ended the 2003 fall season. \nThe Hoosiers will wrap up the fall season Oct. 25 and 26 when they compete in the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge in Bandon, Ore.\n-- Contact staff writer Charlie Gillingham at cgilling@indiana.edu.