The Chicago State men's golf team moved up one spot on the final day of competition to place 12th in the 14-team field at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate hosted by Tennessee Tech at the Sevierville Golf Club River Course (Par 72, 6,891 yards) in Sevierville, Tennessee. The Cougars started the day in 13th but slipped past Maryville College who held a five-stroke lead over CSU but shot a 334 compared to Chicago State's 320.
Defending champion Carson-Newman was the wire-to-wire winner with an 857 (-7), 20 strokes better than runner-up North Georgia who checked in with an 877. Southern Indiana (879), Findlay (885) and Walters State CC (886) rounded out the top 5.
Kieran Hogarth was the low finisher for Chicago State, shooting a three-round 224 (76-72-76), followed by
Payton Dunahee (236),
Clay Wells (238) and
Julian Colavecchia (243).
Complete team standings and Chicago State results listed below.
The next action for the men's golf team will be March 27-28 at the Aggie Invitational hosted by North Carolina A&T State at Bryan Park in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Hosted by Tennessee Tech
March 12-15
Sevierville Golf Club (Par 72, 6,891 yards)
Sevierville, Tennessee
Team Standings
1 Carson-Newman, 280-286-291-857
2 North Georgia, 287-292-298-877
3 Southern Indiana, 287-295-297-879
4 Findlay, 287-294-304-885
5 Walters State CC, 283-298-305-886
6 UT Martin, 295-288-314-897
7 Northern Iowa, 299-302-298-899
8 Tennessee Tech, 301-293-310-904
9 Roane State CC, 297-301-310-908
10 Evansville, 291-305-314-910
11 Alabama A&M, 299-311-321-931
12 Chicago State, 304-313-320-937
13 Maryville College TN, 303-309-334-946
14 Tennessee State, 309-329-322-960
Chicago State
T26
Kieran Hogarth, 76-72-76-224
T67
Payton Dunahee, 77-80-79-236
70
Clay Wells, 75-80-83-238
75
Julian Colavecchia, 80-81-82-243
88 Zach Phelps, 76-W-N/A
Playing as an individual
T80 Jay Gunaseleen, 81-87-83-251
About Chicago State Athletics
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