Men's Golf wins second straight championship
| Published: 10/14/2008 |
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Kohler, Wis.-Up by seven strokes going into today's final round, the MSOE Raiders held on to their lead and was crowned the Northern Athletics Conference champions for the second straight year. MSOE won the event with a two-day score of 617, five strokes ahead of second place Benedictine (622), followed by Aurora (642), Wisconsin Lutheran (655) and fifth place Edgewood (664).
Sophomore Peter Eich (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville H.S.) was low score for the Raiders, shooting 150 in the two-day, 36-hole tournament, held at Whistling Straights Country Club in Kohler, Wis. Eich finished in second, tying with R.J. Schwalabach of Benedictine University with low score for the tournament.
MSOE had outstanding performances by senior Jon Syvertson (Randolph, Wis./Randolph) and freshman Dane Zachman (Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West) as both golfers shot 154 at the event, finishing tied for fourth place overall. Junior Sam Meyers (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) placed tenth (159), while freshman Matt Brandenburg (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) placed 26th (171) among the 45 golfers participating in the NAC championship.
