The Chicago State men's golf team is currently tied for third place out of seven teams at the 37th Annual HBCU Golf Invitational hosted by the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame (NBCAHOF) & Black College Golf Coaches Association (BCGCA) at the Chateau Elan Resort (6,701 yards, Par 71) in Braselton, GA. CSU's
Kieran Hogarth carded a two-under par 69 and is just two shots off the lead. Sophomore
Payton Dunahee is just outside the top 10, checking in at a tie for 11th with a 74. In the team competition, the Cougars are two strokes out of second and six off the lead. Complete results listed below.
The 54-hole event will conclude Tuesday.
Team Standings
1. Tennessee State, 289
2. Florida A&M, 293
3. Chicago State, 295
Arkansas Pine Bluff, 295
5. Florida A&M (B), 303
6. North Carolina Central, 304
7. Maryland Eastern Shore, 312
Chicago State University
2
Kieran Hogarth, 69
T11
Payton Dunahee, 74
T16 Bartek Bogusz, 76
T16
Julian Colavecchia, 76
T33
Clay Wells, 82
Playing as an individual:
T31
Ajani Johnson, Chicago State, 80
37 Jay Gunaseleen, Chicago State, 85
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title, also making an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach
Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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