Blue Springs, MO - After two days of the NSIC Preview, the University of Sioux Falls Men's Golf team places 15th. No NSIC programs finish in the top three.
USF ended both days in 15th place but did show improvement on the second day by dropping 16 strokes. The Cougars carded 315 on day 2 which, combined with their 331 from day 1, gave them a 70-over 646 for the event.
In a surprising finish, the NSIC Preview concluded its second day of competition with its 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams all being from out of conference. Rogers State claimed the title shooting four-over 580 (290-290), Rockhurst held second with a 21-over 597 (308-289), and Drury secured third with a 22-over 598 (297-301). Winona State was the highest placing NSIC team, they took 4th.
Individually, Rogers State's Luke Palmowski claimed victory on the strength of a five-under performance resulting in a 139 stroke total. Second place saw a tie between two par scores of 144 by Rockhurst's Jack Junge and Drury's Walker Tynes.
USF Individual stats:
Jack Evans - T32nd, 10-over 154 (76-78), carded two birdies and nine pars on the final day, totaled 4 birdies and 21 pars
Jimmy Clark - T71st, 17-over 161 (81-80), carded three birdies and seven pars on the final day, totaled 4 birdies and 15 pars
Cole Harste - T83rd, 21-over 165 (90-75), carded four birdies and nine pars on the final day, totaled 4 birdies and 18 pars
Jake Oetzmann - T92nd, 24-over 168 (86-82), carded two birdies and six pars on the final day, totaled 2 birdies and 14 pars
Austin Boomsma - 95th, 26-over 170 (88-82), carded eight pars on the final day, totaled 2 birdies and 13 pars
Hank Eggebraaten (I) - T87th, 23-over 167 (82-85), carded a birdie and six pars on the final day, totaled 1 birdie and 16 pars
Anthony Cylkowski (I) - 108th, 35-over 179 (97-82), carded nine pars on the final day, totaled 1 birdie and 14 pars
The Cougars will tee off next at the Hardrocker Invitational in Rapid City, SD on April 5th at Arrowhead Country Club. Check the Men's Golf schedule for live stats during the event.
