MSU Men's Golf Sixth at Wichita; Kreikemeier Takes Third

Final Results

WICHITA, Kan. – Missouri State climbed one spot in the final round here Tuesday to finish sixth at the 10-team Grier Jones Shocker Invitational. Senior Max Kreikemeier (Chesterfield, Mo.) was the third-place individual finisher, carding a two-under 68-71-72—211 over 54 holes.

Host Wichita State (289-280-284—853) captured the team title, four strokes ahead of Utah Valley (857) with Northern Iowa (869) finishing third.

Missouri State's opening-round 286 was the fourth-best of the entire field, putting coach Neal Stafford's squad in third place after 18 holes. The Bears dropped to seventh place after carding a 297 in the second round, then put together a solid 294 on Tuesday to finish 286-297-294—877 (+25) for the tournament.

Utah Valley's Brady McKinlay (66-67-69—202) won the individual title, seven strokes ahead of UNI's Thomas Storbeck (66-76-67—209) and nine strokes better than Kreikemeier.

The Bears also got a top-20 finish from Carter Lee (71-76-71—218) who tied for 16^th, while JP Lavalle (75-75-73—218) tied for 34^th, and Eric Schuessler (72-75-79—229) and Austin Gillund (72-79-78—229) both tied for 46^th in the field of 61 individuals.

The Bears will wrap up the fall portion of their 2022-23 schedule in two weeks at The Clerico meet in Tulsa, Oct. 24-25.

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DAY ONE RECAP
36-Hole Results
WICHITA, Kan. -- The Missouri State men's golf team is seventh of 10 teams after the first day at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational here at Crestview Country Club. The Bears shot 286-297--583 in Monday's (Oct. 10) first 36 holes, with the final round slated for Tuesday.

Senior Max Kreikemeier paced MSU, shooting 68-71--139, five under par, which placed him in a tie for second place, but six strokes behind Brady McKinlay of Utah Valley. Senior Carter Lee was next for the Bears, posting 71-76--147 and tied for 29th. JP Lavalle and Eric Schuessler are tied for 43rd after carding identical scores of 75-75--150, while senior Austin Gillund is tied for 46th with 72-79--151.

Host Wichita State leads the team race entering the final round after posting 289-280--569 on Monday, two ahead of Utah Valley at 571. Hutchinson Community College and Drake are tied for third with 574, while Indian Hills Community College and Northern Iowa are tied for fifth at 579. Then come the Bears, South Dakota (585), Omaha (587) and Air Force (600).

MSU Men's Golf Sixth at Wichita; Kreikemeier Takes Third

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Players Mentioned

Austin Gillund

Max Kreikemeier

JP Lavalle

Carter Lee

Eric Schuessler

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