UE takes 14th in opener
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MUNCIE, Ind. – Shooting the low scores of the day for the University of Evansville men’s golf team were Nicholas Gushrowski and Caleb Wassmer. Both finished with rounds of 73 in Saturday’s final round of the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at Delaware Country Club.
Gushrowski was Evansville’s top finisher, tying for 16th. His 3-over 73 in the final 18 gave him a 218 over the three rounds. Friday’s second round saw him post his low score with an even 70. Finishing with a 223 for the tournament was Carson Parker. He carded a 76 on the final day to tie for 44th on the leaderboard. His top two rounds of 73 and 74 came on Friday.
Michael Ikejiani tied for the 60th position with a final tally of 228. After finishing strong on Friday with a 71, he carded a 78 in round three. Taking fourth on the team was Caleb Wassmer. He tied Gushrowski’s low round on Saturday with a 73. His final total of 230 strokes tied him for 67th. Luke Schneider wrapped up the tournament with a 79. Highlighting his first collegiate tournament was an even 70 in round two on Friday.
UE took 14th in the final standings with a score of 895 but was just six shots outside of the top ten. Six teams were separated by just six strokes in the standings.
Wright State took top team honors with a score of 846. They bested host Ball State by 13 strokes. Joey Wiseman (BSU) and Mikkel Mathiesen (WSU) tied for the top individual spot with scores of 208.
Next up on the schedule for the men is the Valpo Fall Invitational on Sept. 19-20.
