Chattanooga, Tenn. – Western Carolina true freshman Jake Peacock continued his tremendous start to his collegiate career, posting his fourth Top 10 finish of the fall semester on Tuesday by placing in a three-way tie for sixth to lead the Catamounts to a fourth-place tie at the Battle at Black Creek.
 
Ninth after 36 holes, WCU posted a final round score of 287 to finish at 1-under par 863 for the event held at the par-72, 7,204-yard Black Creek Club, moving up five spots in the final standings.
 
Peacock hovered around even-par most of the day on Tuesday, twice moving to 1-under par – once on the front nine just four holes in before a bogey on the par-3 seventh pushed him back to even at the turn. A second birdie on the par-4 10th moved him back to 1-under until consecutive bogeys relegated him to 1-over par with six holes to play. He came home with a third birdie and five pars including four-straight to conclude the round for his even-par 72 and three-round score of 212.
 
A product of Milton, Ga., Peacock finished the tournament with a team-best 14 birdies, tied for the sixth-most in the tournament field. He also finished third in the field in par-5 scoring at 8-under (4.33).
 
Sophomore Presten Richardson carded the team's lowest round on Tuesday with a second-consecutive round of 4-under par 68, finishing as the biggest gainer over the final 18 holes by climbing 45 spots into a tie for 22nd in the final standings with a total of 219, his second-best score of the season. The Miller, Mo., product countered a pair of bogeys with six birdies in the final round, finishing second on the squad with a dozen birdies.
 
Junior Magnus Pedersen posted a final-round score of 1-over par 73 to finish tied for 36th overall at 221, advancing 14 spots in the standings, while senior Louis Theys moved up eight spots into a tie for 54th with a final round 74 for a two-day total of 224. Senior Tumi Kúld rounded out the Catamount scoring five in a tie for 57th overall by shooting 78 on Tuesday for a three-round tally of 225. Kúld had 10 birdies over the two-day event while Pedersen finished with nine.
 
Playing unattached as an individual, Canadian-born freshman Kiefer Bulau posted his best 54-hole score of 227 and best career finish in a tie for 67th. Bulau finished with a team-best 36 pars over the 54-hole tournament. Junior Quinton Metz finished tied for 81st overall with a score of 235, shooting 79 over the final 18 holes.
 
Tournament host Chattanooga rallied to match UT-Martin for the team title as the two schools fired matching scores of 7-under par 857. Appalachian State climbed four spots to finish third overall at 862, with WCU finishing tied for fourth with Troy at 863.
 
Nick Sutton of Tennessee Tech claimed a five-stroke victory over USC Upstate's Max Dupree to claim medalist honors, 204-to-209.
 
Western Carolina plays its final event in the fall portion of its 2021-22 schedule, traveling to Daniel Island, S.C., for the Daniel Island Intercollegiate, hosted by Charleston Southern at the Daniel Island Club. The 54-hole event is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 31 and Monday, Nov. 1.
 
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T4 – Western Carolina – 298 – 278 – 287 = 863 (-1)
T6 – Jake Peacock – 71 – 69 – 72 = 212 (-4)
T22 – Presten Richardson – 83 – 68 – 68 = 219 (+3)
T36 – Magnus Pedersen – 76 – 72 – 73 = 221 (+5)
T54 – Louis Theys – 73 – 77 – 74 = 224 (+8)
T57 – Tumi Kúld – 78 – 69 – 78 = 225 (+9)
T67 – Kiefer Bulau (ind.) – 75 – 72 – 80 = 227 (+11)
T81 – Quinton Metz (ind.) – 82 – 74 – 79 = 235 (+19)