Meet Results
JANESVILLE, Wis. – The Edgewood College men's golf team shot one of the best rounds in program history, in an impressive second place finish at their own Culver's Edgewood College Fall Classic. The Eagles had the lowest score on Saturday, but couldn't overcome Webster University for the team title.
THE BASICS
Final Results: 2nd of 20 teams (306-291-597)
Location: Janesville, Wis. (Glen Erin G.C.)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edgewood College was third after Friday's opening round, shooting 306, but the Eagles improved on Saturday with a stunning 291. The Eagles vaulted past Central College, who shared the first round lead with Webster, but the Gorlocks held off the Eagles with an outstanding second day score of 293.
- Three Eagles placed inside the top ten, led by Dawson Hinz and Jensen Peck in fifth place. Hinz fired a 73 on Saturday, to give him a two-day total of 148. Peck scored matching rounds of 74.
- Senior Zach Hentrich bounced back on the second day with a 72, sharing the Eagles' lowest round of the tournament, and finished in eighth place with a score of 150.
- Matthew Davidson also overcame a rough first day to shoot 72 on Saturday and finish with 153. Taylor Ryman rounded out the Eagles first team with a score of 160.
- Edgewood College's "B" team placed ninth overall with a score of 633, led by Jackson Eversoll's 11th place finish with a score of 152.
- Nathan Gilbert shot an opening round 76 and finished with a score of 157, while freshman Josh Hentrich improved by 10 shots on the second day to fire 76 and end his first collegiate tournament with a score of 162.
- Alex Wedige turned in a score of 164, with Michael Wiebe scored 167. Rounding out the weekend for the Eagles was Matt Tucker (169) and Max Gardner (181).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Eagles' 291 was the third lowest scoring round in program history, bested only by matching 287s at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitational and the Marian Spring Invitational, both in 2013.
- The team's two-day total of 597, was the sixth lowest 36-hole tournament in school history.
UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will compete in the highly competitive Frank Wrigglesworth Blugold Invitational in Eau Claire next weekend.
