Men's Golf finishes second at ONU Spring Classic
By Tim Glon
HARROD — Senior Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) finished with a 7-over par 75-74—149 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team at the ONU Spring Classic on a chilly Saturday and Sunday at Colonial Golfers Club.
The Polar Bears (17-40 overall) finished second with a 305-306—611. Tiffin won the team title with a 305-298—603 and Heidelberg was third with a 312-305—617.
Goodchild finished tied for third out of 36 golfers on the 6788-yard, par 71 course.
Sophomore Ryan Tatman (West Chester/Lakota East) finished sixth with a 76-74—150, junior Joshua Turich (Centerville) was 12th with a 77-79—156, freshman Ethan Smith (Chillicothe/Southeastern) was 13th with a 78-79—157 and senior Riku Watanabe (Centerville) tied for 18th with a 77-83—160.
Tiffin's Britton Hensel won Medalist honors with a 72-69—141.
The Polar Bears are scheduled to return to action April 21-22 at the Defiance Spring Invitational.
Team Standings
1. Tiffin "B" 305-298—603, 2. Ohio Northern 305-306—611, 3. Heidelberg 312-305—617. 4. Tiffin "C" 324-316—640, 5. Ohio Northern "B" 353-338—691.
Top 5 Individuals
1. Britton Hensel (TUB) 72-69—141, 2. Ian Friesner (UNOH) 74-74—148, t3. Zach Goodchild (ONU) 75-74—149, t3. Samuel Reed (TUB) 72-77—149, t3. Andrew Sikorski (Berg) 75-74—149.
Ohio Northern "A" Individual Results
t3. Zach Goodchild 75-74—149, 6. Ryan Tatman 76-74—150, 12. Joshua Turich 77-79—156, 13. Ethan Smith 78-79—157, t18. Riku Watanabe 77-83—160.
Ohio Northern "B" Results
t29. David Gorman 86-82—168, 31. Shane Meek 87-82—169, 33. Joe Slusher 88-88—176, 34. Brant Morton 97-86—183, 36. Aaron Sharp 92-93—185.
