Eagle Men Finish Ninth At GLIAC North Invite

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Ashland University's men's golf team posted an improved team score of 302 on Sunday (Sept. 17) to finish ninth in the 11-team Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Invitational at HawksHead Links in South Haven, Mich.

The Eagles finished the weekend at 307-302—609. Wayne State earned the team title at 285-284—569, followed by Grand Valley State (285-296—581) and Saginaw Valley State (291-293—584).

Topping the Ashland leaderboard was junior Austin Kondratick, whose 69-77—146 was good for a tie for 13^th individually. He has paced the Eagles in all three fall tournaments so far in 2017.

Freshman Ben Jones was tied for 40^th (77-76—153), while senior Chandler Walnsch was tied for 44^th (78-76—154). Both junior Cole Smith (52^nd, 84-74—158) and sophomore Patrick Steffen (tied for 53^rd, 83-76—159) found better footing during Sunday's round.

Juniors Tyler Starr (tied for 57^th, 80-81—161) and Frank Steffen (64^th, 78-89—167) played as individuals.

UP NEXT: Sept. 24-25 at the Findlay Fall Invitational at Red Hawk Run Golf Club in Findlay, Ohio.

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