Sophomore Blake Bauer tied for 10^th place overall at five over par with rounds of 74 and 75 to lead the Wayne State College men's golf team at the Husky Classic in St. Cloud, Minnesota played Sunday and Monday.  As a team, the Wildcats improved by 13 shots on the second day shooting rounds of 334 and 321 for a 36-hole team score of 655 to finish in 15^th place out of 16 teams.
            Host St. Cloud State captured the team title by three strokes over Minnesota State 590-593.  Manitoba was third at 597 with Bemidji State (599) and Concordia-St. Paul (601) rounding out the top five team scores.
            Bauer, a graduate of O'Neill High School, posted the top score for the Wildcats with his two-day, 36-hole total of 149.  Four players, Bennett Blake and Ross Miller of Minnesota State, John Hafdal from Bemidji State and Devin Holmes of St. Cloud State, tied for medalist honors with even par scores of 144.  Other WSC finishers included freshman Jack Peterson (South Sioux City) at 164 with rounds of 81 and 83, sophomore Spencer Shadden came in at 169 (87-82), Kimball freshman Jeff Greenwood shot 93 and 81 for 174 and Garret Kuhl shot 92-85 for a 177. 
            Wayne State returns to action on October 8-9 when the Wildcats play in the first segment of the Northern Sun Conference Championships in Brainerd, Minnesota.
           
Husky Classic
September 23-24, 2012
St. Cloud Country Club – St. Cloud, Minnesota (par 72 – 6,676 yards)
 
1.         St. Cloud State             288-302 590
2.         Minnesota State           295-298 593
3.         Manitoba                        296-301 597
4.         Bemidji State                297-302 599
5.         Concordia-St. Paul      303-298 601
6.         Sioux Falls                    299-305 604
6.         Winona State                308-296 604
8.         Manitoba                        300-311 611
9.         Concordia-St. Paul B   306-306 612
10.        Minot State                    307-311 618
11.        Minnesota, Crookston 309-310 619
11.        North Central                 303-316 619
13.        St. John's                      309-313 622
14.        St. Cloud State B          324-305 629
15.        Wayne State                 334-321 655
16.        Minot State B                329-333 662
 
Wayne State scores
T10.      Blake Bauer                   74-75                149
T74.      Jack Peterson               81-83                164
T81.      Spencer Shadden        87-82                169
87.        Jeff Greenwood             93-81                174
88.        Garret Kuhl                     92-85                177