Linn-Mar's Max Thrune and Xavier's Luke Winker shared medalist honors with even-par 36s, but the Lions topped the Saints by two strokes in a 3-team MVC meet Thursday at Hunters Ridge.

The Lions finished with a 151, two shots better than the Saints. Waterloo West was third at 189.

Both the Lions and the Saints got strong play. Twelve of the 14 golfers who competed for the Metro rivals shot 40 or lower.

Team Standings: 1. Linn-Mar 151, 2. Xavier 153, 3. Waterloo West 189

LINN-MAR: Max Thrune 36, Brock Lukefahr 37, Jake Sevcik 39, Jordan Bohannon 39, Cole Yearling 39, Jack Recker 40, Brent Larson 44

XAVIER: Luke Winker 36, Matt Neumeyer 38, Brad Karpick 39, Tyler Breitbach 40, Brody Robinson 40, Mitch King 40, Sam Martin 41