SIOUX FALLS, SD – The University of Mary men's golf team had a strong outing to close out the regular season at the Augustana Invitational, placing 5
th out of 10 teams.
Gavin Argent earned his second top-5 finish in a row, placing 3
rd. Freshman
Quinn Breidenbach had the best outing of his young career with a 5
th place finish.
The Marauders were in 3
rd place after round 1, but fell two spots on Tuesday after shooting a 303 (+15) as a team. There were several strong individual performances with three Marauders in the top-15.
Gavin Argent was stellar with a 3
rd-place finish. The senior shot a 71 (-1) in round 1 and followed up with a 73 (+1) in round 2 to finish with an even-par 144. There were seven birdies on his scorecard across the two rounds. Argent now has five top-5 finishes dating back to the fall season.
Quinn Breidenbach, who was on the B team, had his best performance of the season. The freshman shot an even-par 72 on day 1, which was good enough for 5
th. He held his ground on the second day with a 73 (+1) for an overall 145 (+1). He tallied three birdies and an eagle in his two rounds of golf.
Beyond Argent on the A team,
Evan Booth finished 12
th with a 149 (+5).
Lucas Greenlun was 34
th with a 156 (+12).
Lucas Schoepp rounded out the team scoring in 38
th with a 158 (+14).
On neither the A or B teams, Bismarck senior
Kade Rohlfs was in 22
nd with a 152 (+8).
Kristian Knodel (154, +10) and Hunter Lien (155, +11) finished 28
th and 29
th, respectively, in strong performances for the B team.
Full results
can be found here with the final team standings below:
Augustana University – A: 587 (+11)
Minot State University: 590 (+14)
University of South Dakota – B: 597 (+21)
University of Jamestown: 598 (+22)
University of Mary – A: 602 (+26)
South Dakota School of Mines: 608 (+32)
University of Sioux Falls – A: 608 (+32)
University of Mary – B: 611 (+35)
Augustana University – B: 657 (+81)
University of Sioux Falls – B: 660 (+84)
Up next for the Marauders will be the NSIC Championship in nine days. The tournament will be held from Apr. 17 to 19 at the Adams Point Golf Club in Blue Springs, MO.
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