KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Vincennes University Golf team was back in action earlier this week as the Trailblazers headed to Willow Creek Golf Club for the Brad Rose Collegiate Open in Knoxville, Tenn.
VU fought hard against a tough field and came away with a strong sixth place finish as a team in the two-day 36-hole tournament hosted by Roane State Community College.
Vincennes opened the tournament Monday afternoon where VU was led by freshmen Brock Naile (Trico, Ill.) and Kadin Gibson (Franklin, Ind.) with the pair leading VU with a pair of three-over par 74 rounds with three birdies each in round one.
Freshman Landon Gardner (Danville, Ind.) and sophomore Alex Nealis (Olney, Ill.) were the next two VU finishers, finishing the first round with a pair of 79s, with Nealis also finishing his day with three birdies in the opening round.
Freshman Parker Steininger (Vincennes, Ind.) closed out the first round for the Trailblazers with an 82, including a birdie to begin the day on hole one.
The Trailblazers as a team finished the first round with a team score of 306.
Vincennes came back Tuesday morning with an even stronger day on the course, headlined by Brock Naile, climbing five spots up the leaderboard with a one-under par 70 on the day, giving him a tournament total of 144 to take seventh overall.
Kadin Gibson also put on a show on the course Tuesday morning, finishing his day two over par with a 73, including a run of four straight birdies from hole seven through 10, while picking up a fifth birdie on the day later in the back nine.
Gibson finished the tournament five over par with a 147 to place 13th overall.
Landon Gardner moved up the leaderboard one spot Tuesday morning with a final round 77, including shooting even par on the back nine, finishing 42nd overall.
Alex Nealis closed out his tournament with a final round 78 to take 47th overall and Parker Steininger closed out a very consistent tournament with a final round 82 to place 63rd overall.
Vincennes as a team finished the final round of the tournament 14 over par with a final round score of 298 for a tournament total of 604, climbing up two spots to finish sixth for the tournament.
The Trailblazers now have some time before their next tournament to get back to the range and work on their games before heading to Olive Hill, Ky. for the Kentucky Christian Spring Invitational, Monday, April 7 and Tuesday, April 8 at Grayson Lake State Park.
VINCENNES RESULTS
VU (6th) – 306, 298 – 604
Brock Naile (7) – 74, 70 – 144
Kadin Gibson (13) – 74, 73 – 147
Landon Gardner (42) – 79, 77 – 156
Alex Nealis (47) – 79, 78 – 157
Parker Steininger (63) – 82, 82 – 164
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