ST. LOUIS – In a poll of the nine MVC men's golf coaches, the Illinois State Redbirds were picked to win the 2022 golf title.
ISU picked up six of the nine first place votes and had 77 total poll points. Valparaiso, Drake, and Southern Illinois each had one of the three remaining first place votes.
Valparaiso was picked to finish second with 70 poll points, while Drake (60), Loyola (58), Southern Illinois (47), Missouri State (37), UNI (27), Bradley (18) and Evansville (11) rounded out the nine teams in the conference.
Heading into the spring season, the Redbirds have four players having a stroke average under 75, led by Valentin Peugnet's average of 73.7, with Joe Hodgson (74.0) close behind. Parker Wisdom (74.8) and Alex McCulla (74.9) stand third and fourth, with Andrew O'Brien and Felix van Dijk fighting for the fifth spot with nearly identical scoring averages (75.8 – to – 76.0).
The Redbirds are next in action on Monday, February 28 at the Coral Creek Club Invitational, hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University.
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