ORLANDO, Fla. – Richmond raced to its second Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Golf title Wednesday, shooting 15-under on day three to finish with an 850, 14-under par for the three round at the 2026 A-10 Championship. Spider freshman Lucas Rizo-Patron finished first, claiming Medalist and Most Outstanding Rookie honors.

The Spiders, who earn the Atlantic 10’s automatic bid to NCAA Regionals, rallied from a wind-dampened first round, where they were tied for fifth, shooting eight-over. A strong round two put UR into a tie for second place with VCU.

Rizo-Patron and teammate Carson Baez each carded a tournament-low round of 66 to lead Richmond. Rizo-Patron was under 70 in each round, closing with 13-under 203 (68-69-66). His third-round score of 66 equaled the best third round in league history, set by four other players. He was six strokes shy of tying the lowest three-day total in A-10 history.

George Mason, which was under par as a team each round, placed second with a four-under 860. Just three strokes separated, VCU, which finished third with an 865, fourth-place Rhode Island (866) and George Washington, which was fifth with an 867. Dayton (873), Davidson (878) and Loyola Chicago (889) finished sixth through eighth respectively.

Baez finished third overall with a six under 210 (75-69-66). Quin Polin gave the Spiders a third top five finish, tying for fourth with a 211 (72-71-68). Jack LaPiana finished in 42^nd with a 226 (81-72-73) and Drew Carlin (146 / 72-74) and Parker Moellinger (82) shared the UR fifth spot.

Rizo-Patron battled fellow freshman Carson Looney of VCU for both Medalist and Most Outstanding Rookie honors. Looney led the field after round one and finished in second overall with a 207 (67-71-69).

George Washington’s Maxime Lam tied Polin at fourth with a 211 (70-71-70). Luke Stennett from Rhode Island carded a 212 (74-69-69) and Vaughn McMeans was one stroke back with a 213 (70-74-69), placing seventh. Manuel Barbachano from GW was eighth with a 214 (71-70-73). Ninth place was shared by five players, all of whom scored a 215. TJ Kreusch and Breckin Taylor of Dayton, Davidson’s Alexander Paschall, Rhode Island’s Aidan O’Donovan and George Masons’s Uzair Mirza.

Saint Joseph’s was in ninth place, scoring an 894, followed by St. Bonaventure in 10^th with an 899. La Salle (11^th) and Fordham (12^th) rounded out the championship field.