ROCKY FACE, Ga.–  Facing some of the top teams in the NAIA, No. 9 ranked Rocky Mountain College placed in 11th during the Roadrunner Classic. 

Lightning and storms cut the first day short, but sunshine cleared up The Farm Golf Course for the final round. Finishing in 11th after the first round, the Battlin' Bears remained there for the entirety of the tournament with a total team score of 923. No. 1 ranked Coastal Georgia took home the team victory on a score of 868.

Rocky's Michael Tait and Reece Nilsen tied each other for 35th place with 229 total strokes. Both shot a score of 75 in the first round. Tait scored 75 and Nilsen pulled in 78 in the second round before swapping those scores in the third.

Colton Murphy placed in 43rd after shooting 14-over-par 230. HoeTae Kim finished in 56th with 235 strokes while Schaefer Paladichuk ended Tuesday in 62nd with 239.

The Battlin' Bears will look to secure their ticket to nationals at the Frontier Conference Championship next week. The action will take place April 15-17 at Papago Golf Course in Phoenix, Ariz.