MARSHALL, Mich. - It was a tough end to the season for the Trine University men’s golf team as they finished sixth at the final MIAA Jamboree with a team score of 334. The Thunder finished the fall Jamboree season with a total score of 2,475 to qualify fourth for the four-team, three-round spring MIAA tournament which will determine the conference Automatic Qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
Played at the par-72 The Medalist Golf Club, the 6,955 yard event was won by Adrian College with a score of 312 as they also had two players tie for medalist honors with a score of 76 in Brandon Skytta and Cameron McKee.
Leading the Thunder in a tie for seventh was senior Pat Wolcott (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) and junior Graham Bennett (Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek) with scores of 79. In a tie for 25th was fellow junior Nolan Eli (Genoa, Ohio/Genoa) who finished the afternoon with an 84. Rounding out the scoring for the Thunder was freshman Cody Knapp (Liberty Center, Ohio/Liberty Center), carding a 92 for the round to finish in a tie for 39th.
Calvin won the MIAA Championship with an eight-round score of 2,446 while Hope and Adrian finished second and third respectively to also qualify for the four-team spring tournament.