The University of Southern Indiana men’s golf team, led by senior Kyle Tanriverdi (Pewaukee, Wisconsin), took fourth out of the nine-team field at the Dan Salisbury Memorial hosted by the University of Illinois Springfield. Tanriverdi paced the Screaming Eagles with a top-10 finish, tying for ninth among the 53-players with a plus-eight score of 152 (79-73).
Freshman Nate Caudle (Wayne City, Illinois) was the next closest finisher with a 153 (79-74) and a tie 11th-place. Following Caudle was senior Preston Van Winkle (Santa Clause, Indiana) in a tie for 17th with a two-day total of 155 (73-82).
Sophomore K.O. Taylor (Madisonville, Kentucky) and freshman Carson Pierce (Jasper, Indiana) rounded out team scoring for the Eagles with totals of 156 (84-72) and 167 (80-87). Taylor’s 156 tied him for 19th, while Pierce tied for 49th.
Individual finishers for USI included sophomore Will Giesler (Jasper, Indiana), who tied for 30th with a score of 161 (81-80), and fellow sophomore Trevis Bell (Madisonville, Kentucky), who finished with a 163 (80-83) in a tie for 38th-place.
USI took fourth in the nine team tournament with a grand score of 612 (311-301) with host Illinois Springfield taking the victory in 600 (303-297). Trevecca Nazarene University was second in 603 (293-310), while the University of Wisconsin-Parkside took third with an overall score of 609 (307-302).
The Eagle’s next challenge will be October 9-10 for the Midwest Regional at Fox Run in Eureka, Missouri at the Fox Run Golf Club hosted by Missouri St Louis.
