Men's Golf wraps up Fall season with a fourth place finish at the Wayne State (Mich.) Invitational

By Tim Glon

DEARBORN, Mich. — The Ohio Northern men's golf team wrapped up its Fall season with a fourth place finish at the Wayne State (Mich.) Invitational Sunday-Monday at the TPC of Michigan.

The Polar Bears (16-10-1 overall) tied for fourth with 360 strokes against the field of NCAA Division II schools.

Sophomore Zach Goodchild led ONU with an eighth place finish out of 30 golfers with a 15-over par 82-77—159 on the par 72, 6750-yard course.

Junior Tyler Davis and sophomore Tim Monroe tied for 12th with 161s and junior Blaine Ricketts was 28th with a 171.

Wayne State (Mich.) won the team title with a 623, Grand Valley State (Mich.) was second with a 624, Ferris State (Mich.) was third with a 638 and Madonna (Mich.) tied ONU for fourth with a 650.

The Polar Bears will return to action on their annual Soring Break trip in March.

Team Standings

1. Wayne State (Mich.) 308-315—623, 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 318-306—624, 3. Ferris State (Mich.) 318-320—638, t4. Ohio Northern 324-326—650, t4. Madonna (Mich.) 333-317—650.

Top 5 Individual Results

1. Crawford McKinlay (WS) 71-74—145, 2. Bryce Messner (GVS) 79-74—153, t3. Zach Bialik (FS) 79-76—155, t3. Jordan Andrus (WS) 77-78—155, 5. Domenic Mancinelli (GVS) 79-77—156.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

8. Zach Goodchild 82-77—159, t12. Tyler Davis 75-86—161, t12. Tim Monroe 82-79—161, 28. Blaine Ricketts 87-84—171, 29. Rick Deichert 85-92—177.