Meet Results
MADISON, Wis. – Sophomore Dawson Hinz took home medalist honors for the first time by firing an even-round 72 in leading the Edgewood College men's golf team to a victory in their very own Edgewood College Spring Invitational at Bishops Bay Country Club on Friday afternoon. The Eagles shot their second-best round of the season (299) to send the quartet of seniors in Zach Hentrich, Nathan Gilbert, Alex Wedige, and Michael Wiebe out on a winning note.
THE BASICS
Results: Edgewood College 1st of 4 teams (299)
Location: Bishops Bay CC (par 72, 6740 yards)
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Eagles shot a 299, their second-best round of the season after shooting a second-round 291 in their first meet of the season in Janesville, to beat out UW-Stout (309), MSOE (312), and UW-Superior (315)
-They ended the season on a hot streak after posting their third sub-305 score in their last five rounds
-Hinz concluded his sophomore campaign with his first career victory after posting an even-round 72 that included a 34 on the front nine
-Decorated senior and one of the best players to ever don the black and red, Zach Hentrich, finished tied for third with teammate Jackson Eversoll after a blistering back nine. At one point, Hentrich posted four birdies in a five-hole stretch and nearly took home his second career victory
-Eversoll earned his best finish of the season after tying a season-best 74
-Freshman Matthew Davidson, coming off a third-place performance at the NACC Championships last weekend, tied for ninth with a 76
-Josh Hentrich, Jensen Peck, and senior Alex Wedige all tied for 11th with a 77 while Taylor Ryman was 14th with a 79
SENIORS
-Zach Hentrich broke his own school record by finishing the season with a 74.95 scoring average over 19 rounds. The master of consistency shot between 72 and 77 in 15 of his 19 rounds this season and will conclude his career with the best scoring average in school history (75.8)
-The senior trio of Hentrich, Gilbert, Wedige, and Wiebe (transferred this season) end their careers with three straight NACC runner-up finishes, 17 Top-3 team finishes, and four team wins
NEXT UP
The Eagles will be back next season when they host their season opener, the Culver's Edgewood College Fall Classic in Janesville, Wis., on August 31st.
