OGLESBY, Ill. - George Long of Mount Mercy topped a field of 93 golfers at the Deer Park Classic Tuesday with three straight sensational rounds at the Deer Park Country Club in Oglesby, Ill.

Long fired rounds of 69, 64 and 69 for a 54-hole score of 11-under-par 202. He edged Kaleb Gorbahn of Holy Cross by one shot.

The 20th-ranked Mustangs tied for third in a 17-team field that included five of the top NAIA teams in the country. Cardinal Stritch won the title at 14-under 836.

Lindenwood-Belleville placed second at 846 with Mount Mercy a stroke back at 847, tied with Indian Hills Community College.

Team Standings

1. Cardinal Stritch 838, 2. Lindenwood-Belleville 846, 3. (tie) Mount Mercy 847, Indian Hills 847, 5. Holy Cross 851, 6. University of the Cumberlands 855, 7. Cumberland University 865, 8. St. Ambrose 872, 9. Cardinal Stritch "B" 874.

10. (tie) Indiana Wesleyan 879, Lindsey Wilson 879, 12. Roosevelt 888, 13. Campbellsville 889, 14. St. Xavier 896, 15. Trinity Christian 916, 16. Purdue Calumet 931, 17. Cardinal Stritch "C" 949.

MOUNT MERCY - 1. George Long 69-64-69=202, 16. Warren Bynoe 72-71-71=214, 23. William Bruyeres 72-71-73=216, 28. Chad Nitz 72-69-76=217, 58. Dillon Baker 72-79-74=225, 60. Thomas Schuhkraft 78-71-78=227.