Men’s golf hosted the Blue River Classic on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10 in Lincoln, NE. The Tigers brought three teams to this tournament.
Doane’s Team “A” placed 4th and broke the 54-hole school record with an 853. The leader of Team “A” is sophomore Carson Kildow placing 8th with a 210 (71,69,70), junior Jamie Pala placed 13th with a 213 (71,67,75) senior Josh Wassmer tied for 19th shooting a 216 (75,71,70) sophomore Jax Loh tied with Wassmer for 19th shooting a 216 (72,72,72) and freshman Torm Helde placed 45th ending with a 227 (80,74,73).
Right behind, Team “B” placed 6th with a total score of 868. Freshman Casey Sliva shot on top for Team B placing 16 with a 214 (69,73,72), junior Matt McConkey shooting 217 (73,75,69) placing 25th, sophomore Embree Stutsman shot a 218 (71,75,72) placing 27th, sophomore Rylan Patterson placed 34th with hitting a 221 (77, 72,72) and sophomore Ben Kottmeyer placed 45th shooting a 227.
Team “C” placed 8th with a collective score of 900. Sophomore Josh Reeves leading Tigers Team “C” with placing 32 with a score 220 (75,76,69), sophomore Eli Miller scores 225 (75,77,73) placing 40th, senior Brock Heusinkvelt placing on 45th with scoring 227 (73,72,82), freshman Calvin Wilmes placing 59th with hitting 235 (79,76,80) and sophomore Tyson Essex placed a 50th and scoring 238 (81,82,75).
Lastly, Team “D” placed 14th, scoring 948. Brock Olivo led Team “D”, placing 56th and scoring 234 (80,74,80). Alex Morrall scored 238 (78, 87, 75) and placed 73rd; Oliver DeMars placed 73rd and scored 240; junior Trey Pulte placed 79th and scored 246 (81, 81, 84); and sophomore Brady Haake placed 80th and scored 247.
On Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, the Tigers traveled to Iowa for the Siouxland tournament.
The Tigers brought two teams to this tournament. The Tigers placed 5th with a score of 876.
Kildow led with a 20th-place finish and a score of 219 (73,74,72). Wassmer placed 27th with a score of 221 (75, 71, 75), Loh placed 29th with a score of 222 (72, 77, 73), Pala placed 32nd with a score of 223 (83, 71, 69), and Silva placed 48th with a score of 228 (77, 74, 77).
Doane Team “B” scored 883 and placed 7th.
Team “B”’s leader was McConkey, who placed 7th with a score of 214 (71, 69, 74); Helde placed 20th with 219 (77, 73, 69); Patterson placed 37th with 224 (78, 74, 72); Reeves placed 44th with 224 (79, 74, 75); and Stutsman placed 63rd with 236 (86, 73, 75).
Men’s golf will play in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Midwest Regionals on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29 in Silvis, IL.
