Men's Golf begins spring schedule with third place finish at Muskingum Spring Invitational

By Tim Glon

ZANESVILLE — The Ohio Northern men's golf team opened its 2022 spring season with a third place finish at the Muskingum Spring Invitational on Monday at the Zanesville Country Club.

The Polar Bears (20-21-4 overall) tied for third out of six teams with Muskingum with a 308. Otterbein won the team title with a 300, Capital was second with a 307, Marietta was fifth with a 330 and Hiram was sixth with a 364.

Junior Josh Steyer (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) led ONU with a third place finish out of 54 golfers with a 2-over par 74.

Senior Andrew Slusher (Covington) tied for sixth with a 76, senior Nolan Kimberly (Zanesville) tied for 12th with a 78 and senior Austin White (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township) tied for 19th with an 80.

Muskingum's Cameron Henry won Medalist honors with a 71.

The Polar Bears will return to action April 2 at the Bluffton Spring Classic.

Team Standings

1. Otterbein 300, 2. Capital 307, t3. Ohio Northern 308, t3. Muskingum 307, 5. Marietta 330, 6. Hiram 364.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Cameron Henry (Musk) 71, 2. Kurt Fortman (Ott) 72, t3. Josh Steyer (ONU) 74, t3. Jack Curtis (Cap) 74, 5. Sam Lahmon (Ott) 75.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t3. Josh Steyer 74, t6. Andrew Slusher 76, t12. Nolan Kimberly 78, t19. Austin White 80, t33. Jared Hernandez 86.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

t22. Adam Trigg-Holdman 81, t24. Andrew Lyon 82, t26. Andrew Briars 83, t29. Sam Straker 84, t37. Noah Shaw 87, t41. Ethan Ricketts 88, t41. Dylan Morris 88, t46. Blake Michael 89, 48. Garrett Allen 92, t50. Jacob Brooks 95, 53. Matt Russo 97.