(St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to St. Cloud, Minn. for the SCSU Husky Classic on Sunday, September 19 and Monday, September 20. The Golden Eagles closed out the two day tournament in third place behind Minnesota State and St. Cloud State (Red) with a team score of +29 (605). Jake Sanders (Sr., Crookston, Minn.) played the most consistent over the two days and took the tournament victory with a -1 (143), two strokes over second place.
 
"This was as great field and a strong finish for our team and a well-deserved individual title for Jake Sanders.  Jake has finished a number of tournaments in the top five individually over the past few years, however he has never put it all together to win one," says Head Coach Jason Tangquist. "He has really work hard the past two years on concentrating on each individual shot during a round, being in control of his emotions both highs and lows in a round, and finishing each round with focus, and he really executed these things well this past weekend."
 
Final Scores:
Minnesota, Crookston #1   300 305   605    +29   3rd
Sanders, Jake   71 72   143    -1   1st
Blazek, Jon   74 76   150    +6   t-10th
Forester, Payne   76 76   152    +8   t-14th
Walters, Nick   79 82   161    +17   t-43rd
Hanson, Brandon   81 81   162    +18   t-46th
 
Minnesota, Crookston   351 350   701    +125   14th
Michalski, Mark   86 84   170    +26   62nd
Packer, Ben   86 88   174    +30   t-65th
Michalski, Jon   87 90   177    +33   70th
Rick, Kyle   92 89   181    +37   71st
Schmitt, Clay   104 89   193    +49   74th
 
The team travels to Gothenberg, Neb. on September 25-27 for the NSIC & RMAC Fall Crossover at the Wild Horse Golf Club.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an 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).

Photo: Coach Jason Tangquist and Jake Sanders
 
 
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