UMC MEN’S GOLF CONCLUDES MINNESOTA CROOKSTON INVITATIONAL

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) men’s golf team finished the two-day Minnesota Crookston Invitational in 6th place, 45 strokes behind first-place Minot State’s 592 in the tournament hosted by UMC at the King’s Walk Golf Course in Grand Forks, ND.  The University of Manitoba’s Devon Scahade (R-Sr., Beausejour, Manitoba) was the medalist with a one-under-par two-round total of 143, one shot clear of St. Cloud State’s Troy Ryynanen (Sr., Cokato). Ryynanen’s Huskies took second place as a team, four strokes behind the Beavers.
Connor Humble (Soph., Rosemount) finished in a tie for 15^thplace shaving one stroke off his opening-round 78 for a two-round total of 155. Ben Koisti (Sr., Lake Norden, SD) shot an impressive 76 in his second round after an opening round 82 for a 24^thplace finish. Dylan Wenzel (Fr., Lino Lakes) matched Koisti’s second round score of 76 following his first-round 84 to finish in 28^thplace. Ben Lord (Jr., Brunswick, ME) gave three-strokes back after a first round 79, carding an 82 on Monday finishing in a tie for 29^thplace. Ethan Magsam (Fr., Crookston) shot 79 on Monday for a two-round total of 162, good for a tie for 31^stplace. Ethan Johnson (Sr., Roseau) bounced back from an opening-round 85 with a 78 on Monday to finish in 33^rdplace. UMC’s Ben Trostad (Fr., Crookston) improved upon his opening-round 85 with an 83 on Monday for a 38^thplace finish, while Joey Kekke (Fr., Argyle) closed out the Golden Eagles’ efforts with back-to-back 94s to finish in 41^stplace.
Minnesota Crookston returns to the links on Monday, September 24 for the start of the two-day J.R. Watkins Northern Regional hosted by Winona State at The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, MN.