By: NWC Athletic Communications
ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- The Northwestern College men's golf team shined at the Siouxland Spring Invite on Saturday on the home course of Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City as the Raiders posted a top-10 team round score.
The Northwestern varsity men posted a season-low team score of 281 on Saturday, leading them to a tied for second-place finish in the one-round event amongst a field full of Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) teams.
The team score sits tied for seventh in program history, tying the 2017 Siouxland Invite (Landsmeer) mark of 281 (-3) set by Evan Schuler, Justin Kraft,
Austin Reitz, and
Jake Olsen.
"I'm so proud of the way our men have embraced the tough weather we've encountered this spring; and today was no different," said head coach
Aaron Alberson. "They came into today knowing we were going to face less than ideal conditions but they handled it really well. I love the way we are trending heading into the GPAC Championships!"
The Raiders were led by the round of
Trenton De Haan (Jr., Orange City, Iowa/MOC-Floyd Valley), who returned to the clubhouse with the score of 68 (-3), which landed him a tied for third-place finish. The round is tied for his career-low he set back on September 14, also at Landsmeer.
"Trent's round was more of a grind than it may have looked from his scorecard but that's a testament to his willingness to fight when he doesn't have his best," says Aberson. "That's the best compliment a golf coach can give a player!"
De Haan was accompanied by the rounds of
Brock Murphy (Jr., Tea, S.D./Tea) and
Kyle Christy (So., Orange City, Iowa/MOC-Floyd Valley) who signed the scores of 69 (-2), providing them both with a tied for sixth-place finish. Another Raider to shoot under par was
Ezra Meyer (Jr., Spencer, Iowa/Spencer), who finished with the score of 70 (-1).
The Raider JV squad also saw some stellar play, completing the round with a team score of 289, which secured them a fourth-place finish amongst the field.
Morningside University snagged the team title in the one-round event with a team score of 272 (-12). Iowa Western's Thomas Craig took home the individual title with an outstanding round of 65 (-6).
Raiders at the event (Italics = team low round):
T3
Trenton De Haan (
68)
T6
Brock Murphy (69)
T6
Kyle Christy (69)
T11
Ezra Meyer (70)
T13
Alex Snyder (71)
T25
Jackson Laven (73)
T25
Kolby Newborg (73)
T43
JT Klinghagen (75)
T43
Matt Wynne (75)
T50
Michael Storey (76)
77
Jacob Sandbulte (84)
Up Next: The Raiders will be in action on April 22-23 in Vermillion, S.D. at the Bluffs Golf Course for the GPAC Championship.
