The ninth-ranked University of Redlands men’s golf team fared well on its home turf, tying No. 13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges for first at the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) 18-hole No. 5 on Thursday at the Redlands Country Club.

Both teams amassed an aggregate stroke total of 280. The fifth-ranked University of La Verne squad finished third (281).

Junior Ross Canavan (Redlands, CA) shot two strokes under par, tying Kevin Smith of La Verne for the event’s top individual score (68). Canavan’s performance marked the first time this season that a Bulldog has captured at least a share of first.

Also shooting under par for the afternoon, sophomore Scott Peña (Encinitas, CA) posted a 69 and finished out the 18 holes one stroke under par.

Senior J.C. Riter (Portland, OR) ended up in a 10-way tie for fourth, shooting an even-par 70. Finally, sophomore Todd Steller (Poway, CA) rounded out Redlands’ top-four golfers with a 16th-place score of 73.

On Monday, the Bulldogs compete in the 36-hole SCIAC Championship at the Tierra Rejada Golf Club. The first grouping tees off at 7:30 a.m.