The Chicago State men's golf team shot a final-round 292 to move past Tennessee State and finish second 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 put together rounds of 69, 73 and 72 for a 54-hole total of 214 and was the low Cougars finish and placed fourth overall, just one shot behind a three-way tie for the medalist position. Bartek Bogusz shot a one-under 70 in the final round and
Clay Wells shot a 71 in the final round and a 54-hole total of 226 to finish in a tie for 14th overall, just two strokes out of a top-10 finish.
Florida A&M earned the top spot with a second round 287 then held on for a four-stroke win over Chicago State, shooting a final round 297 to CSU's 292 and a 54-hole total of 877 to the Cougars 883.
Complete results listed below.
The next action for the men's golf team is scheduled for Oct. 3-4 at the Flyer Invitational hosted by Lewis University in Lemont, Illinois, playing at Cog Hill #4.
Team Standings
1. Florida A&M, 293-287-297-877
2. Chicago State, 295-296-292-883
3. Tennessee State, 289-301-298-888
4. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 295-295-303-893
5. North Carolina Central, 304-308-289-901
6. Florida A&M (B), 303-312-301-916
7. Maryland Eastern Shore, 312-305-304-921
Chicago State University
4
Kieran Hogarth, 69-73-72-214
T14
Clay Wells, 82-73-71-226
T16 Bartek Bogusz, 76-81-70-227
T24
Julian Colavecchia, 76-76-79-231
T27
Payton Dunahee, 74-74-85-233
Playing as an individual:
T32 Jay Gunaseleen, Chicago State, 85-78-75-238
T35
Ajani Johnson, Chicago State, 80-82-79-241
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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