GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Trine University men’s golf team finished second at the MIAA Jamboree #7 hosted by Calvin College as the Thunder carded a team score of 310.
Played at the par-72, 6,739 yard Watermark Country Club, Hope took the team and individual medalist honors with a total score of 299 while Collin Breit carded a 72. Trine gained a stroke on overall leader Calvin who finished third with a 311, but fell into third behind Hope as the Thunder trail the Knights by 19 strokes with one event to play.
For the third straight event junior Nolan Eli (Genoa, Ohio/Genoa) led the Thunder, tying for fifth with a score of 75. In a tie for 13th was senior Pat Wolcott (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) and junior Graham Bennett (Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek) carding rounds of 78 for the afternoon. Junior Nick Ihrie (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) finishing his round with a 79 to finish in a tie for 20th. Freshman Miles Adams (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) rounded out the scoring for the Thunder finishing with an 80 to tie for 24th place.
Playing as an individual was freshman Connor Dwyer (Coldwater, Mich./Coldwater) who tied for 44th with a score of 89.
The fall season will wrap-up with the final MIAA Jamboree at Albion on October 9 at 1:00 p.m.