The No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf program completed action at the Wrigglesworth Blugold Invitational Monday, Sept. 14, hosted by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Titans placed third in the 22-team field, with the IWU 'B' team taking eighth at Eau Claire Country Club.
Overall, Illinois Wesleyan saw three place inside the top-20 and five inside the top-30. Junior
Pablo Castro (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) paced the Titans with a third-place finish. Castro carded a final round 72 to finish one-over for the tournament. Sophomore
Ben Gelven (St. Louis, Mo.-Mary Institute and Country Day School) snagged his first career top-10 placement, tying for ninth. The second-year matched Castro with a one-over 72 to complete the tournament with a score of 147.
Sophomore
Alex Rollman (Cincinnati, Ohio-Turpin) tied for 14th (150), while classmate
Ryan Andrews (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) grabbed a share of 23rd-place (151). Freshman
Taiki Matsuya (Campbell, Calif.-Westmont) and sophomore
Tyler Short (Lake Geneva, Wis.-Big Foot High School) tied for 26th at 152.
Tournament host, UW-Eau Claire topped the field with a 36-hole total of 584. Dubuque used an eight-under 289 to grab second at 593, while IWU placed third with a 594 total.Â
The Green and White return to action at the NCAA Preview at Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va. Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 21-22.
IWU Individual Results
3.
Pablo Castro 71-73=144
T9.
Ben Gelven 74-73=147
T14.
Alex Rollman 71-79=150
T23.
Ryan Andrews 76-75=151
T26.
Taiki Matsuya 79-73=152
T26.
Tyler Short 80-72=152
T49.
Hunter Whitney 80-75=155
T49.
Sam Uutala 80-75=155
T74.
Finley Tyrrell 77-82=159
T96.
Kevin Schuh 79-84=163
Team Standings
1. UW-Eau Claire 290-294=584
2. Dubuque 304-289=593
3. Illinois Wesleyan 298-296=594
4. UW-Eau Claire 'B' 295-306=601
T5. Bethel 295-310=605
T5. UW-Stout 304-301=605
7. Lake Forest 301-305=606
8. Illinois Wesleyan 'B' 309-299=608
T9. St. Olaf 306-309=615
T9. Saint John's 'B' 303-312=615
T11. Bethel 'B' 302-314=616
T11. Gustavus Adolphus 312-304=616
T14. Carleton 321-306=627
T14. Gustavus Adolphus 'B' 316-311=627
T17. UW-Stevens Point 312-320=632
19. Central 319-324=643
20. UW-Superior 321-329=650
21. Augsburg 334-320=654
22. UW-Superior 'B' 334-331=665
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