Bear Golfers Finish with a Flurry in Phoenix

Final Results

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Max Kreikemeier fired a 66 and Carter Lee a 68 on Tuesday (Feb. 28) to lead the Missouri State men's golf team to a tie for sixth place at the Loyola Intercollegiate at Palm Valley Golf Club. The Bears recorded the second-best team score in school history for a single round with a 278 and made a big jump from 13th place entering the day.

MSU ended with an 862 total for the three days, tying them with Bucknell for sixth, just ahead of Missouri Valley Conference rival Southern Illinois and Idaho, which each posted 866. Utah Valley rallied to edge Marquette for the team title, 843-844, with Wright State, the leader entering the day, winding up third at 846. Marshall (852) and Loyola Md. (854) finished just ahead of MSU in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Kreikemeier shot 30 on his back nine, including a six-hole stretch where he went six under par, to post his best collegiate round and finish tied for 24th with 74-75-66--215 for 54 holes. Senior Austin Gillund enjoyed his best outing of the season, tying for 29th after carding 73-69-74--216, even par, while Eric Schuessler shot 72-72-74--218 to tie for 45th. Lee tied for 55th with 76-76-68--220 and senior JP Lavalle recorded the same finish on rounds of 77-73-70.

The Bears are back in action next Monday and Tuesday (Mar. 6-7) at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational in Houston, Texas.

Bear Golfers Finish with a Flurry in Phoenix

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Players Mentioned

Austin Gillund

Max Kreikemeier

JP Lavalle

Carter Lee

Eric Schuessler

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