The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Wraps Up Ohio Trip, Earns No. 53 Ranking
10/14/2026 12:47:00 PM | Men's Golf
DAYTON, Ohio — The UAB men's golf team finished sixth at the Moraine Intercollegiate, while Clipper Salmon earned runner-up honors at the Raider Individual on Tuesday.
The Blazers are ranked No. 53 nationally in the Scoreboard powered by Clippd rankings, their highest documented national ranking since 2022. UAB shot 290-291-286—867, finishing 15 over par at Moraine Country Club in Kettering, Ohio. The Blazers' final-round 286 was their lowest of the tournament and the third-lowest team score of the day.
UAB finished second in the field in birdies made. Ed Davis and Leo Lavalle tied for first in par-5 scoring, while Davis also ranked second individually in birdies. Alejandro Fierro and Lavalle led UAB with matching totals of 214, tying for 10th at 1 over in the 81-player field. Both closed with rounds of 1-under 70 on the par-71 course. Fierro opened with consecutive rounds of 72, while Lavalle shot 73-71 before Tuesday's finale. Davis tied for 15th at 3 over after shooting 72-73-71—216, giving the Blazers three golfers among the top 15. Thomas Young tied for 48th at 73-76-75—224, finishing 11 over. Patrick Delaney tied for 53rd at 12 over after three rounds of 75.
VCU won the team title at 7 over, followed by Minnesota at 9 over and Wisconsin at 10 over. Minnesota's Chun-Ta Wu claimed medalist honors at 6 under.
At the Raider Individual, Salmon recorded his best finish of the season, placing second at 6 under with rounds of 71 and 65 at the par-71 Country Club of the North in Beavercreek, Ohio. Salmon followed an even-par opening round with a 6-under 65, matching UAB's lowest individual round of the season. He finished four strokes behind Wisconsin's William Harned and one ahead of Connecticut's Brayden Jenard. The runner-up finish lowered Salmon's season scoring average to 71.4 through five rounds and gave him his first top-five finish of the fall.
Through three team tournaments, Davis and Lavalle share UAB's lowest scoring average at 70.1 across nine rounds. Fierro follows at 70.9 and has recorded two top-10 finishes.
UAB returns to action Friday, Oct. 16, at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, hosted by Georgia Tech in Alpharetta, Georgia. The three-day tournament concludes Sunday, Oct. 18.
