OMAHA, Neb. – The Wichita State men's golf team competed in the Big O Classic this week in Omaha, Nebraska at Indian Creek Golf Club. The Shockers put together a 6
th place team finish and
Zach Sokolosky carded a top-5 finish after an exceptional third round.
The Shockers put together a team score of 892 with rounds of 296, 302, and 294, 28-over par and 6th place in the team standings. The tournament host duo of Omaha and Creighton finished in a tie for first with Omaha taking the crown based on their score in the third and final round.
The Shockers got off to a positive start in round one, thanks to a surplus of birdies from
Blake Lorenz,
Michael Winslow, and
Aston Castillo. The Shockers briefly took the lead as a team, but some late trouble on the back nine saw the team stumble into 4th place where they would finish the round.
Competing in his first event of the year, Castillo put up a very impressive round that saw him take hold of the individual lead for a time and he finished the round just one stroke off the leader at -1.
ROUND ONE STANDINGS
t-3rd
Aston Castillo: 71 (-1)
t-17th
Zach Sokolosky: 73 (+1)
t-20th
Michael Winslow: 74 (+2)
t-37th
Blake Lorenz: 78 (+6)
t-65th
Lucas Scheufler: 81 (+9)
Team: 4th, 296 (+8)
Individuals:
t-13th
Ty Adkins: 73 (+1)
The team got into a hole early in round two that they were not able to climb out of, finishing +14 for the round and sliding back into 8
th place on the team leader board.
Lorenz had the best round for the Shockers, finishing just one-over. He recorded the Shockers only birdie of the tournament on hole 11. Castillo finished two-over for the round, pushing him into 8
th place.
ROUND TWO STANDINGS
t-8th
Aston Castillo: 71-74 (+1)
t-23rd
Zach Sokolosky: 73-76 (+5)
t-34th
Blake Lorenz: 78-73 (+7)
t-43rd
Michael Winslow: 74-79 (+9)
t-72nd
Lucas Scheufler: 81-79 (+16)
Team: 8th, 296-304--598 (+22)
Individuals:
t-34th
Ty Adkins: 73-78 (+7)
In round three, the Shockers battled through some tough weather conditions to finish a very solid +6 for the round and landing themselves a 6
th place finish for the tournament. Sokolosky put together an excellent final round, recording a score of just 69 (-3). This impressive result boosted him up to 5
th place in the individual standings.
ROUND THREE STANDINGS (FINAL)
t-5th
Zach Sokolosky: 73-76-69--218 (+2)
t-13th
Aston Castillo: 71-74-75—220 (+4)
t-39th
Michael Winslow: 74-79-75--228 (+12)
t-43rd
Blake Lorenz: 78-73-79—230 (+14)
t-72nd
Lucas Scheufler: 81-79-75-235 (+19)
Team: 6th, 296-302-294--892
Individuals:
t-39th
Ty Adkins: 73-78-77--228 (+12)
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1st. Omaha – 878 (+14) (Omaha won tiebreaker over Creighton based on third round score.)
2nd. Creighton – 878 (+14)
t-3rd. North Dakota – 881 (+17)
t-3rd. Indian Hills CC – 881 (+17)
5th. Lindenwood – 891 (+27)
6th. Wichita State - 892 (+28)
7th. Hutchinson CC - 893 (+29)
8th. U of St. Thomas - 897 (+33)
9th. Northern Iowa – 901 (+37)
10th. Weber State – +38 (Withdrew in third round due to weather)
11th. Dodge City CC – 911 (+47)
12th Western Illinois – 926 (+62)
The next action for the Shockers is close to home, as the Shockers will host their lone home tournament of the year, the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kansas October 9-10.
