CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Northern Iowa men's golfers closed with a respectable final round, yet had to settle for an eighth-place finish at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Tuesday.

Tyler Johnson and Troy Hoffman served as UNI's main highlight-producers, finishing 10th and 11th, respectively.

Johnson fired a final round 69.

The Panthers shot 299 as a team Tuesday, equalling their finest round of the event.

Wichita State, led by medalist Dustin Garza, won the team title.

TEAM STANDINGS - 1. Wichita State 881; 2. Illinois State 897; 3. Southern Illinois 915; 4. Drake 927; 5. Missouri State 929; 6. Evansville 933; 7. Bradley 936; 8. Northern Iowa 937; 9. Creighton 952.

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS - 1. Dustin Garza (Wichita State) 215; 2. Conor McHenry (Wichita State) 216; 3. Kyle Bragg (Illinois State) 222; T4. Tom Bliefnick (Illinois State) 225; T4. Jay McBride (Missouri State) 225; T4. Todd Obergoenner (Southern Illinois) 225.

NORTHERN IOWA - 10. Tyler Johnson 83-76-69- 228; T11. Troy Hoffman 77-76-76- 229; 30. Kyle Bermel 84-77-77- 238; 40. Jared Doerfler 82-82-82- 247; T41. Eric Sipple 85-86-77- 248.