Senior Brian Anderson moved from 47th to tie for 17th as the Illinois State mens golf team improved from a tie for 15th to a tie for 13th in the second, and final, round of the Arkansas State Indian Classic on Tuesday.
Head Coach Harland Kilborn was happy with the efforts from Anderson and the team.
Brian started out strong, and was able to have one of the top scores of the day, Kilborn said. Everybody played well today in conditions worse than yesterday and hit a solid score.
Anderson (75-72=147) carded the third lowest score of the day with a 72, while all of the Birds contributed to a team score of 298, the fifth lowest team score in the final round. Kyle Vasel ( 74-75=149) tied for 30th, Kris Wildenradt (74-77=151) tied for 44th, Chris Eddy (79-76=155) tied for 67th while Matt Maskel (81-75=156) tied for 71st.
Everyone made corrections from yesterday and scored well, Kilborn said. It was a full team effort today in bad weather and against a tough field.
Iowa State (287-293=580) took first by shooting a two-round total of 580, Nebraska (299-288=587) and Arkansas-Little Rock (288-299) tied for second by carding a 587, and Southern Mississippi, SMS, and North Texas tied for fourth by hitting two identical rounds of 287-301 for a 588. The remainder of the field placed as follows: 7. South Florida (287-303=590), 8. Oral Roberts (288-305=593), 9. Lamar (300-294=594), 10. Louisiana-Lafayette (295-300=595), 11. Louisiana-Monroe (298-299=597), 12. Middle Tennessee (296-303=599), 13. Illinois State (302-298=600), 14. Missouri (304-297=601), 15. Rice (307-303=610), 16. Arkansas State (300-313=613), 17. Louisiana Tech (299-321=620), 18. UNI (311-315=626)
Iowa States Jeremy Lyons (70-70=140) earned medalist honors after a three hole playoff against SMSs Austin Hackett (68-72=140). Lamars Chris Stroud (72-70=142) took 3rd with a score of 142, while Southern Mississippis Ben Snow (72-72=144), Nebraskas Tom Bethel (71-73=144), and North Texas Reid McPherson (69-75=144) tied for fourth.
Illinois State has one more tournament before the Missouri Valley Conference. The Birds will compete Monday, April 19th in the Illinois State Intercollegiate in Huntley, Illinois.
