HARTFORD, Wis. – The Edgewood College men's golf team secured a fifth-place finish at the Wisconsin Lutheran Fall Invitational. In a field of 14 teams and 89 individuals, the Eagles held off Bryant and Stratton by eight strokes. Two Eagles placed in the top-15, including Kasen Fager shooting a two-day total of 150.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Friday's opening round, the Eagles found themselves in fifth-place shooting 387. Edgewood College trailed fourth place Lake Forest College by two strokes and NACC foe Aurora by just three strokes.
- Fager finished in a tie for 11th place (150) after shooting a consistent 75 in both rounds.
- Jake Schroeckenthaler finished one stroke behind Beck, shooting a 151. Schroeckenthaler recorded a 75 on day one, and finished the weekend with a 76 on day two, tying for 13th place.
- Ryan Beck was next in line for Edgewood College, shooting an 80 in round-one and improving by two strokes on Sunday for a 158 total.
- Jacob Frederickson competed in his first two-round tournament for the Eagles, finishing with a total score of 159. Frederickson showed improvement, carding a 77 on day one, his career-low round.
- Peter Haideman and Raymond Jordan rounded out the Eagles lineup, carding 161 and 177, respectively.
THE OPPOSITION
- Luther came away with the title, carding a 736 (375 – 361). UW-Parkside finished runner-up, recording a 741 score. Aurora University led the NACC schools, carding a 757, good for third place. St. Norbert, MSOE, Wisconsin Lutheran, Benedictine, Concordia Wisconsin, Lakeland, Marian, and Dominican were the other NACC schools at the event.
- Brandon Dorans of Luther and Jack Vercautren of Aurora tied for medalist honors, both carding a 142. Both Dorans and Vercautren carded -1 (71) on both days of competition.
UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will compete at the Midwest Region Fall Classic beginning on Sunday, September 25. Action is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. from Kansasville, Wis. – Brighton Dale Links.
