Meet Results

GALENA, Ill. – The Edgewood College men's golf team secured a fourth place finish at the Midwest Region Classic. In a large field of 32 teams and 176 individuals, the Eagles held off Lake Forest College by four strokes. Three Eagles placed in the top-20, with Jensen Peck shooting a two-day total of 152.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Friday's opening round, the Eagles found themselves in fourth place shooting 309. Edgewood College trailed third place Wheaton by eight strokes, and leader UW-Superior by 11 strokes.
- Jensen Peck finished in a tie for 12th place (152) after making a massive comeback to move up nine spots on day two. On day one Peck finished the day with an Eagle, leaving him with a day-one score of 77.
- With six birdies overall, Matthew Davidson finished in a tie for 14th place with a two-day score of 153.
- Not far behind, Dawson Hinz finished in a tie for 18th place shooting a 154. On day-two Hinz was able to improve his day one score (80) by six strokes on day two (74).
- Jackson Eversoll checked in with an 80 on Friday, but brought his best for a 78 on Saturday to finish with a 158.
- Josh Hentrich rounded out the pack with a 78 on Friday on his way to a two-day total of 158.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- Every single Eagle that participated in the Midwest Region Classic in 2017 made an improvement, for a total 27 stroke improvement.
- Jensen Peck made an impressive 15 shot improvement from his two-day total of 167 in 2017 at the Midwest Region Classic.

FOR THE OPPONENTS
- Carthage College came away with the victory, shooting 600. Carthage was able to overcome UW-Superior on day two, after finishing two shots behind on Friday.
- UW-Superior fell into a second place tie with Wheaton College, both shooting 609 overall.

UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will move forward into next weekend's UW-Whitewater Fall Classic at The Oaks G.C. in Cottage Grove, Wis.