RESULTSHUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Wichita State men's golf finished in 3
rd place at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational. The Shockers shot an 844 over the 54-hole competition at Guyan Golf and Country Club.
Junior
Grant Bennett led the Shockers with a -6 under par, shooting 67-69-71 for a total of 207 at the Invitational. Bennett finished tied for 8
th place. Bennett set a new career-best for lowest tournament score by a stroke, and tied his best career low round score. This was also Bennett's 10
th time finishing in the top ten of a tournament.
Sophomore
Jacob Bishop tied for 20
th after shooting a 212 at the tournament. Bishop's 75-68-69 put him at -1 under par at the Invitational. This is Bishop's third top-20 finish in his career. Bishop shot a career-best tournament by two strokes, and tied his career-best for a low round score.
Junior
Max Mason finished tied for 28
th, shooting 72-74-68 to finish with a score of 214, good for +1 over par. Mason's third round score is the lowest round he has shot in his career. His 214 tournament score topped his previous career-best score of 226.
Sophomore
Conrad Walcher tied for 49
th place, shooting 70-74-73 for a total of 217 to put him at +4 over par. Walcher's tournament score is a new career-best.
Junior
Gage Ihrig shot scores of 69-76-73 for a total of 218. Ihrig finished +5 over par, making him tied for 54
th place.
Senior
Alec Heinen competed as an individual. Heinen was tied for 23
rd place after shooting 73-70-70 for a total of 213, putting him even with par and tying his career-best for tournament score.
Player Results T8 –
Grant Bennett – 67-69-71-207
T20 –
Jacob Bishop – 75-68-69-212
T28 –
Max Mason – 72-74-68-214
T49 –
Conrad Walcher – 70-74-73-217
T54 –
Gage Ihrig – 69-76-73-218
Individual T23 –
Alec Heinen – 73-70-70-213
Team Results (3rd out of 16)1. Belmont University – 280-275-279-834
2. Bowling Green – 285-281-269-835
3. Wichita State – 278-285-281-8444. Northern Kentucky – 283-287-277-847
T5. Youngstown State – 290-289-275-854
T5. Dayton – 283-283-288-854
T7. Wright State – 287-285-283-855
T7. Eastern Kentucky – 280-287-288-855
T7. Richmond – 285-281-289-855
T10. Morehead State – 290-285-283-858
T10. Cleveland State – 287-286-285-858
T10. Ohio – 281-281-296-858
13. West Virginia – 283-293-283-859
14. Marshall University – 281-296-283-859
15. Samford – 295-290-279-864
16. Longwood – 287-295-284-866
The Shockers' next competition will be the Ram Masters Invitational, hosted by Colorado State, on Sept. 21-22 at Fort Collins Country Club in Fort Collins, Colo.
-Wichita State-