Thunder Remain in Third Place in National Qualifier

Thunder Remain in Third Place in National Qualifier

WEST OLIVE, Mich.-- The Trine men's golf team remained in third place in the MIAA National Qualifier following a third-place finish in round two Friday at Wuskowhan Players Club.

Thunder golfers combined for a score of 312 to finish 28-over par in round two. The performance leaves Trine in third place in the National Qualifier standings, 46 strokes back of first-place Hope and 34 strokes behind second-place Calvin. The winner of the three-round, 54-hole tournament receives an automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III National Championships.

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Austin Tevlin (Edwardsburg, Mich. / Edwardsburg) finished with a three-over 74 to card the best score by a Thunder golfer on the day. Tevlin's performance included a two-under score on the front nine. He finished sixth overall in round two.

Cody Knapp (Liberty Center, Ohio/ Liberty Center) finished with a 77 to place second among Trine golfers. Connor Dwyer (Coldwater, Mich. / Coldwater) finished with an 80, while Dillon Kreutzer (Antioch, Ill. / Antioch Community) finished with an 81 to round out the team's top four scorers.

The MIAA National Qualifier concludes tomorrow at Wuskowhan Players Club. The final round tees off at 9 a.m.

Team standings are listed below.

  Team Rd. 1  Rd. 2  Rd. 3  Total
1.  Hope 297 288 ---- 585
2. Calvin 302 295 ---- 597
3. Trine 319 312 ---- 631
4. Kalamazoo   324 318 ---- 642