Beatrice, Neb. –
The DWU men's golf team finished fourth place as a team with two members earning All-Conference honors for finishing top-10. Freshman Connor Calahan and Juan Florez led the team with the two best scores on the team, Calahan finishing sixth and Florez tied for ninth. The duo earned All-Conference honors Connor posted a pair of 75's in the first two rounds and finished his third round on par with a 72. Florez had a rough first round but was able to turn around and went one over in the last 36 holes to earn his top-ten spot. Sophomore Peyton Bettcher put in a three-round score of 233, tied for 21st. Jackson Childs, another freshman, finished with his three-round score of 237 to be the fourth best finished on the team. After some roster changes last week, men's basketball player Drew Norberg joined the Tiger golf team as a fifth scorer and posted a first-round score of 76, a solid score for his first ever collegiate golf meet. He finished the next two rounds with an 83 and 79 for the Tigers. The team finished in fourth place, only ten strokes separated them and the first-place team from Northwestern.
Quick Stats
Athlete R1 R2 R3
Connor Calahan 75 75 72
Juan Florez 81 73 72
Peyton Bettcher 80 73 80
Jackson Childs 75 79 83
Drew Norberg 76 83 80
Head Coach Jeff Meyerink had this to say about the performance in the day of the GPAC Championships "The guys really stepped up today! We knew after yesterday that we had a chance at the top three if played well today, but easily could slip to 8th or 9th if we didn't. Connor played solidly all three rounds. To place 6th in the GPAC as a freshman is impressive. Juan also really bounced back after a tough first round. He played the last two rounds plus one which proves his potential! I am so proud of how these guys played this week!"
Up Next for the Tigers –
This wraps up the season for the Tiger's golf team.