Jake Sanders Rallies to Lead Golden Eagle Men's Golf

Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

sanders_jake09(web).jpg(St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to the St. Cloud Country Club on Sunday, September 20 and Monday, September 21 to take part in the SCSU Husky Classic. Jared Miettunen (JR, Virginia, Minn.) shot a team best 77 (+5) through the first 18 holes and was seven strokes behind leader Chris Curb from Bemidji State University (70/-2). Jake Sanders (JR, Crookston, Minn.) shot a 79 (+7) through 18 holes but rebounded to shoot a team best 75 on day two to finish with a score of 154 (+10) tied for 25th place. Payne Forester (SO, South St. Paul, Minn.) had a solid weekend shooting a 155 to finish one stroke behind Sanders. Forester finished tied for 31st place.



Minnesota, Crookston      316    319      635       +59      12th
Jake Sanders                      79    75      154       +10      t-25th
Jared Miettunen                  77    82      159       +15      t-47th
Jon Blazek                           79    81      160       +16      t-53rd
Brandon Hanson                81    81      162       +18      t-62nd
Jon Michalski                      82    87      169       +25      t-81st

Minnesota, Crookston 2      325    323      648       +72      14th
Payne Forester                         79    76      155       +11      t-31st
Mark Michalski                          80    80      160       +16      t-53rd
Eric Fisher                                 78    87      165       +21      t-71st
Kyle Rick                                   88    83      171       +27      83rd
Ben Packer                               89    84      173       +29      85th


The Golden Eagle Men's Golf team returns to the links on September 26-28 for the NSIC & RMAC Fall Crossover at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenberg, Neb. The team closes out the fall season on October 4-5 at the NSIC Championship Invite at the Hastings Country Club in Hastings, Minn.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

Photo- Jake Sanders

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).