College notes: TCU golfers finish third against strong field in Hawaii

TCU finished third after the final round of the Amer Ari Invitational on Friday at the Waikoloa Kings' Club in Kona, Hawaii.

The No. 16-ranked Horned Frogs finished in front of five top-15 teams competing in the field.

The Frogs put together a solid finish with a 7-under-par 281 to finish at 15 under, seven strokes behind No. 7 UCLA and No. 6 Washington. TCU was one shot ahead of No. 2 Texas, No. 8 USC and No. 10 Georgia Tech.

The event served as a good first look for TCU at its competition for the Big 12 Championship held later this spring.

TCU placed all five individuals in its team lineup among the top-42 finishers in the 116-man field, including three in the top 20.

Senior Daniel Jennevret was the Frogs' top finisher in a tie for 15th place at 4 under. Sophomore Julien Brun tied for the low round of the day after firing a final round 5-under 67 to finish tied for 17th at 3 under. Senior Pontus Gad finished tied for 20th place at 2 under. Freshman Paul Barjon shot even-par 72 to earn a tie for 26th at 1 under.

UTA roundup

UT Arlington's Clayton Vaughn placed fourth in the 60-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.

The men's tennis team defeated Cameron 6-1 for its first home victory of the season.

Briefly

North Texas softball: The Mean Green won its season opener against Memphis 6-2 on Friday in Austin, but dropped the nightcap 9-1 against No. 7 Texas in the Texas Classic. North Texas improved to 2-1 in the series against Memphis. UNT slipped to 1-9 against the Longhorns.

Baylor women's soccer: Emory Cason of Grapevine Faith Christian School has signed with Bears.

Miami football: Blake James, the school's acting athletic director for the past four months, has been hired as the replacement for Shawn Eichorst, who left in October for the same job at Nebraska.

LSU football: Former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron is in talks with LSU coach Les Miles to run the Tigers' offense, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press. Cameron was fired by the Ravens after a Week 14 loss.

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