Kreikemeier Leads the Way for MSU at Twin Oaks

Final Results

Sophomore Max Kreikemeier fired a two-under-par 69 Tuesday (Mar. 23) in the final round of the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate and paced the Missouri State men's golf team to a 10th-place finish at Twin Oaks Country Club in Springfield. The Bears carded 293-287-295--875 for the tournament while Kreikemeier tied for ninth individually with 75-71-69--215.

Southern Illinois- Edwardsville nabbed the team title by three shots over runner-up Wichita State, 858-861. The Cougars rallied in the final round with a 281, three under par, to claim a sweep of top honors as Zak Butt posted 72-68-67--207 to win the medalist race. Valparaiso (869), Loyola-Chicago (870) and North Alabama (871) rounded out the top five in a tightly-bunched field that saw the Bears finish in 10th place, but just six shots out of third. Oral Roberts and Central Arkansas (872) tied for sixth, followed by Creighton (873), Drake (874), and the Bears.

UT-Martin (876) finished 11th, followed by Northern Illinois (879), South Dakota (890), Omaha and Northern Iowa (902), Western Illinois (904), Bradley (906) and Evangel (940).

Sophomore JP LaValle followed Kreikemeier with the next-best showing for MSU, shooting 74-70-74--218 to earn a tie for 20th. Senior Chris Obert tied for 25th after carding 75-69-75--219 and sophomore Carter Lee was a shot behind and tied for 31st with 72-72-76--220. Seniors Lukas McCalla and Crimson Callahan tied for 50th and 64th, respectively; McCalla shot 72-75-76--223 and Callahan 74-76-75--225.

Freshman Eric Schuessler had 79-76-76--231 for the Bears, while sophomore Eric Byun shot 78-82-78--238 and sophomore Austin Gillund had 76-80-83--239.

The Bears are idle next weekend before returning to action at the Mizzou Intercollegiate, Apr. 5-6.

Kreikemeier Leads the Way for MSU at Twin Oaks

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Players Mentioned

Eric Byun

Crimson Callahan

Austin Gillund

Max Kreikemeier

Carter Lee

Lukas McCalla

Eric Schuessler

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