The Gustavus men’s golf team compiled a team score of 304-310–614 to finish in seventh place at the 14-team Nebraska Wesleyan Fall Preview Invitational. Guilford College, the defending national champion, shot a second-round 293 to win the tournament by seven strokes over Nebraska Wesleyan University. NWU, who had held the first-day lead shot 306 to finish with a 36-hole total of 598. The final 18 holes of the event were played at Firethorn Golf Club, site of the 2006 NCAA Division III National Championships.
Colin Clark of Guilford captured medalist honors with a two-day total of 143. He carded a 72 on Tuesday to go with his first-round score of 71 to win the invitational by a stroke over NWU’s Travis Davis. Sophomore Mark Stuckey (St. Peter, Minn.) led the Gusties individually, ending up in a tie three-way tie for third. Stuckey shot a 36-hole total of 74-72–143. Senior Clayton Johnson (Anoka, Minn.), who led Gustavus after day one, paired his first-round 72 with a second-round 81 and finished tied for 19th place with a 36-hole total of 72-81–153.
Gustavus will return to action on Sunday, September 25 as they travel to Eau Claire, Wisconsin to participate in the Frank Wrigglesworth Blugold Collegiate Tournament hosted by UW-Eau Claire. Play both Sunday and Monday will take place at the Eau Claire Golf and Country Club.
Complete Results
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
1. Guilford College 298-293–591
2. Nebraska Wesleyan 292-306–598
3. Emory University 296-304–600
4. Greensboro College 301-304–605
5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 307-301–608
5. LaGrange College 305-303–608
7. Gustavus Adolphus C. 304-310–614
8. Central College (IA) 301-317–618
8. Texas Lutheran Univ. 308-310–618
10. Luther College 309-313–622
11. Wartburg College 308-320–628
12. Neb. Wesleyan JV 307-322–629
13. Loras College 314-323–637
14. Southwestern Univ. 312-339–651
Gustavus Individual Scores
t3. Mark Stuckey 74-72–146
t19. Clayton Johnson 72-81–153
t34. Jordan Hawkinson 77-79–156
t45. Arie DeGrio 81-78–159
t68. Jon Hagedorn 86-81–167
x-t38. Eric Harris 75-82–157
x-t42. Eric Tone 78-80–158
x-played as individuals; scores did not figure into team total.
Fin. Top 20 Players School Scores
1. Colin Clark Guilford 71-72–143
2. Travis Davis Neb. Wesl. 72-72–144
3. Mark Stuckey G.Adolphus 74-72–146
3. Ryan Wilson Greensboro 72-74–146
3. Chris Lowman Guilford 74-72–146
6. Ben Hanson Luther 74-73–147
6. Drew Harker Emory U. 76-71–147
6. Aaron Stockton Neb. Wesl. 68-79–147
9. Rocky Manning Greensboro 75-73–148
9. Jon Deines Neb. Wesl. 75-73–148
9. Joseph Poplin Guilford 76-72–148
12. Mike Greer Eau Claire 79-72–151
12. Michael Faterkowski TX Luthern 72-79–151
14. B. Maki LaGrange 77-75–152
14. Paul Suhr Greensboro 77-75–152
14. Cody Peterson Eau Claire 77-75–152
14. Richard Poole LaGrange 77-75–152
14. Rodrigo Olivero Emory U. 72-80–152
19. Brett Meyer Central 76-77–153
19. Clayton Johnson G.Adolphus 72-81–153
19. Eric Oulehla Loras 74-79–153
19. Jeremy Evans Emory U. 74-79–153
19. Cory Bradburn Emory U. 79-74–153