Final Results Upper Iowa Invite
O'Neill sophomore
Blake Bauer fired a four-under-par round of 68 in the final round Monday to lead the Wayne State College men's golf team at the Upper Iowa Invitational played Sunday and Monday at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake Golf Course in Moravia, Iowa. As a team, the Wildcats shot season-best rounds of 311 and 307 to finish in ninth place with a 36-hole team score of 618.
Minnesota State won the 36-hole event with a 577, four strokes better than runner-up Concordia-St. Paul. Winona State was a close third at 582 and Minot State just one stroke back in fourth at 584.
Bauer posted the top Wildcat score with a one-under par 143 over 36 holes with rounds of 75 and 68 to tie for sixth place overall. The 143 score is tied for the second-best ever score in a 36 hole event by a Wildcat men's golfer and his round of 68 on Monday is also the second-best ever score in a single round by a Wildcat golfer, trailing only a 66 shot by Darrell Fuelberth in 1959 at Seward.
Other Wayne State finishers included
Garret Kuhl at 151 (73-78),
Brad Lanman shot rounds of 81 and 78 for a 159,
Colin Preston posted scores of 82 and 83 for 165 and
Spencer Shadden came in with 174 after rounds of 85-89.
The next action for the Wildcats will be April 13-14 when Wayne State plays in the second segment of the NSIC Golf Championships in Lake City, Minnesota.
2013 Upper Iowa Men's Spring Invite
Final Results – April 6-7, 2013
The Preserve on Rathbun Lake GC – Moravia, Iowa (par 72)
1. Minnesota State 286-291 577
2. Concordia-St. Paul 292-289 581
3. Winona State 286-296 582
4. Minot State 289-294 583
5. Bemidji State 291-298 589
6. Upper Iowa 287-306 593
6. Augustana College 304-289 593
8. Minnesota Crookston 295-304 599
9. Wayne State 311-307 618
Wayne State scores
T6.
Blake Bauer 75-68 143
33.
Garret Kuhl 73-78 151
T49.
Brad Lanman 81-78 159
52.
Colin Preston 82-83 165
54.
Spencer Shadden 85-89 174
