Final Results Wayne State Men's Golf Spring Invitational

            Sophomore Blake Bauer fired a three-under-par 69 Saturday in the second and final round of the 2013 Wayne State College Men's Golf Spring Invitational played at the Wayne Country Club.  As a team, the Wildcats shot a 319 Saturday for a nine-stroke improvement from Friday's first round in the first spring event of the season.
            Minnesota State won a tightly-contested team race with a 585 (290-295), four shots ahead of second place Nebraska-Kearney at 589 (300-289).  Concordia-St. Paul was third at 592 followed by St. Cloud State (593) and Minnesota Crookston fifth at 596 as the top five teams were separated by just 11 shots.
            Augustana came in sixth at 600 with Bemidji State seventh at 604.  Upper Iowa was two shots back in eighth at 606, Winona State ninth at 608 and Sioux Falls 10^th with 609.  Northern State (641) and Wayne State at 647 (328-319) rounded out the team scoring.
            O'Neill sophomore Blake Bauer led the Wildcats with his 81-69 for a 150 to finish tied for 18^th overall.  Garret Kuhl carded rounds of 79 and 85 for a 164 with Colin Preston next for the Wildcats at 166 after shooting scores of 86 and 80.  Other WSC finishers were Brad Lanman with a 168 (83-85) and Spencer Shadden at 170 with rounds of 85 both days.
            The next action for the Wildcats will be April 6-7 when Wayne State plays in the Upper Iowa Invitational in Waterloo, Iowa.
           
2013 Wayne State Men's Spring Invite
Final Results – March 29-30, 2013
Wayne Country Club – Wayne, Nebraska (par 72)
 
1.         Minnesota State                        290-295 585
2.         Nebraska-Kearney         300-289 589
3.         Concordia-St. Paul        292-300 592
4.         St. Cloud State             300-293 593      
5.         Minnesota Crookston    296-300 596
6.         Augustana                    298-302 600
7.         Bemidji State                304-300 604
8.         Upper Iowa                   300-306 606
9.         Winona State                308-300 608
10.        Sioux Falls                    304-305 609
11.        Northern State               318-323 641
12.        Wayne State                 328-319 647
 
Wayne State scores
            Blake Bauer                  81-69    150
            Garret Kuhl                    79-85    164
            Colin Preston                86-80    166
            Brad Lanman                 83-85    168
            Spencer Shadden          85-85    170